A High Cup Nick Circuit in the North Pennines 

9.5miles 1950ft

Setting off from the village of Dufton

Looking back down the path towards Dufton

Dufton Pike from the path up Peeping hill

Zooming in on the village of Dufton

Arriving on the west side of 'the nick' where some wild ponies were happily grazing....

....and again

looking back south with Murton Pike above 'the nick'

Looking to the head of 'the Cup'....

....and again

The rock pinnacle named Nichol's chair named after the local cobbler who reputably not only climbed it but repaired a pair of boots on it's top!!!?

Looking down the length of 'the Nick'

After leaving High Cup Nick I climbed up to the cairn on the high point of Backstone Edge 2211ft....

....and continued along the Edge to Great Rundale.... 

....which was once the site of much mining activity

Dufton Pike stands at the bottom of the valley

There is plenty of evidence of the mining activity

Looking back up the valley....

.....and down it again

Dufton village comes into view again lower down

Finally back at my car in the little carpark in Dufton village.

I've never ceased to tire of climbing High Cup Nick since I first arrived at it from Teesdale when walking the Pennine Way some years ago.

Always a very enjoyable day's outing