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The Cockpit Stone Circle – View of Ullswater loop from Sockbridge and Tirril

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United Kingdom
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North West England
Cumbria
Eden
Sockbridge And Tirril

The Cockpit Stone Circle – View of Ullswater loop from Sockbridge and Tirril

Hard

2

hikers

The Cockpit Stone Circle – View of Ullswater loop from Sockbridge and Tirril

05:10

18.8km

310m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

5.38 km

View of Ullswater from Heughscar Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

Suggest doing this when conditions are dry as can be boggy under foot.

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2

6.75 km

The Cockpit Stone Circle

Highlight • Historical Site

This is an impressive stone circle on the ancient High Street roman road, measuring 89 feet (27 m) in diameter.

Because of its antiquity, it's unclear what it was actually …

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3

7.68 km

View of Esthwaite Water

Highlight • Lake

This part can turn into a small river after/during rain

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4

9.05 km

View of Ullswater

Highlight • Lake

Keeping looking back as the views along ullswater are amazing

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5

12.2 km

Ullswater is the second largest lake in the Lake District. It formed in a glacial trough where the glacier scraped out the valley bottom and then dammed the end with …

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6

13.4 km

Pooley Bridge (2020)

Highlight • Viewpoint

Pooley Bridge got a new bridge on 23rd October 2020! The new bridge is 128ft (39 m) in length and replaces the 18th-century stone bridge that was destroyed during Storm …

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7

13.6 km

Pooley Bridge occupies an enviable position at the north eastern tip of Ullswater, where the River Eamont begins its journey to join to River Eden. The village is very popular …

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18.8 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.64 km

6.36 km

3.43 km

821 m

531 m

Surfaces

6.70 km

4.10 km

3.43 km

2.33 km

1.28 km

942 m

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

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Tuesday 13 October

15°C

7°C

31 %

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