"Great Coum is at the northern end of a long 5km grassy ridge linking it with Gragareth before it descends in to the Lune Valley. The summit lies at the head of the Leck Valley, overlooking Dentdale to the north. However the finest views are reserved for the trig point at Crag Hill which is 1km to the west. Here the Howgills interrupt (in a nice way) a panorama of Lake District fells with the sea beyond.
Great Coum is best climbed by combining it with the climb of Gragareth and a return via the Leck Valley. It is straightforward walking throughout although the end of the day involves a short sharp climb to the car or a longer but more leisurely walk back to the village of Leck. An approach from Dent is also descibed, it is a bit of a slog but much shorter than the walk from the south.
I have always enjoyed striding out over the long grassy ridges of the eastern Lakes and the western Dales and the 4 1/2 km from Gragareth, past Green Hill to Great Coum proved to be particularly pleasant. To the SW Crag Hill and its trig provided a particularly memorable view point and signifies the end of the grassy ridge. However the walk is barely half complete with the joys of Leck Beck to follow."
