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Cauldron Snout Waterfall – High Cup Nick loop from Cow Green Reservoir

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Cauldron Snout Waterfall – High Cup Nick loop from Cow Green Reservoir

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Cauldron Snout Waterfall – High Cup Nick loop from Cow Green Reservoir

06:06

22.2km

340m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 2.76 km for 299 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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51 m

Cow Green reservoir is 3km long and was completed in 1971 to supply water to Teesside. It controls the flow in the river Tees keeping the supply to industry downstream safe during dry periods.
The area surrounding the reservoir is an important habitat for rare alpine plants.

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2.91 km

Cauldron Snout Waterfall

Highlight • Natural Monument

Cauldron Snout is a rocky ravine below Cow Green Reservoir that the infant River Tees descends through spectacularly. The falls, which nestle within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), are caused by the upper Tees passing over dolerite steps of the Whin Sill.

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3.08 km

Cow Green Reservoir Dam

Highlight • River

10.2 km

View of High Cup Nick

Highlight • Canyon

High Cup Nick is an absolute must. What a beautiful and impressive place, although it is difficult to reach by bike. The paths to here are all grassy, stony and muddy. You'll need to allow plenty of time for the ride (or hike-a-bike) to High Cup Nick, but it will be worth it if you have the time.

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11.1 km

High Cup Nick

Highlight • Gorge

High Cup Nick is the best example of a glaciated u-shaped valley in Northern England. Situated high on the western flanks of the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the view from this spot is utterly breathtaking. Here, you can see the grey-blue dolerite crags which also form High Force and Cauldron Snout.

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13.5 km

Maize Beck Wooden Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

22.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.2 km

4.61 km

837 m

312 m

175 m

Surfaces

8.50 km

7.19 km

3.86 km

1.10 km

1.06 km

461 m

Elevation

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Highest point (580 m)

Lowest point (450 m)

Weather

Wednesday 20 May

13°C

8°C

67 %

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Cauldron Snout Waterfall – High Cup Nick loop from Cow Green Reservoir

Cow Green Reservoir

Cow Green Reservoir and Dam

Cauldron Snout Waterfall

Cow Green Reservoir Dam

View of High Cup Nick

High Cup Nick

Maize Beck Wooden Bridge

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