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Watch Hill Summit – Setmurthy Common Summit loop from Cockermouth

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Watch Hill Summit – Setmurthy Common Summit loop from Cockermouth

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Watch Hill Summit – Setmurthy Common Summit loop from Cockermouth

02:29

8.72km

200m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 12, 2026

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Lake District National Park

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Parking

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3.00 km

Watch Hill Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

Watch Hill is one of the Wainwright Outlying Fells (235m). A grassy and gradual approach from Cockermouth over fields full of curious sheep. The ground beyond the summit is rippled and undulates on to Sethmurthy Common.

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3.98 km

Setmurthy Common Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

The knoll in front of the point where these two boundaries meet is the summit of Setmurthy Common, a fell featured in Alfred Wainwright's Outlying Fells of Lakeland book. It's easily hiked from Cockermouth together with Watch Hill. Enter the woodland to a symphony of bird song.

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5.50 km

Setmurthy Woods

Highlight • Forest

Setmurthy woods - lovely trails to the side of Watch Hill in North East Cockermouth, Cumbria

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5.72 km

Setmurthy Woods

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The trails through this woodland are wide and easy to follow. Right on the edge of Cockermouth, they make a great place for an evening or weekend stroll

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6.25 km

View of the Lake District from Watch Hill Ascent

Highlight • Trail

Beautiful views from the ascent of Watch Hill over to the Lake District National Park.

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6.60 km

Sheep Pasture Path

Highlight • Viewpoint

This was a great location on a mild sunny day

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8.72 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.74 km

2.05 km

1.98 km

940 m

Surfaces

5.46 km

1.98 km

1.27 km

Elevation

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Saturday 9 May

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Watch Hill Summit – Setmurthy Common Summit loop from Cockermouth

Watch Hill Summit

Setmurthy Common Summit

Setmurthy Woods

Setmurthy Woods

View of the Lake District from Watch Hill Ascent

Sheep Pasture Path

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