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Cow Green Reservoir and Dam – Cauldron Snout Waterfall loop from Cow Green Reservoir

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Cow Green Reservoir and Dam – Cauldron Snout Waterfall loop from Cow Green Reservoir

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Cow Green Reservoir and Dam – Cauldron Snout Waterfall loop from Cow Green Reservoir

01:41

6.09km

80m

Hiking

Hard hike. Great for any fitness level. 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

Get Directions

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

6.09 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.82 km

922 m

837 m

312 m

175 m

Surfaces

3.86 km

1.06 km

447 m

379 m

312 m

Elevation

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Highest point (510 m)

Lowest point (450 m)

Weather

Monday 25 May

22°C

9°C

39 %

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