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Name: | Hampstead Heath |
Hill number: | 5459 |
Height: | 136m / 446ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2874 Wendover Woods [Haddington Hill] |
RHB Section: | 39: Central and Eastern England |
County/UA: | Greater London |
London Borough: | Camden (LB) |
County (CoH): | County of London (CoH) |
Catchment: | Thames |
Class: | Tump (100-199m), Historic County Top, London Borough Top, Clem (Tu,1,CoH,CoL,Cm) |
Grid ref: | TQ 26222 86279 |
Summit feature: | ground under trees |
Drop: | 50m |
Col: | 86m TQ255905 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 176 (1:25k) 173 |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 241 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
900. | trimarc2 | 09/03/2024 |
HP could be in slightly raised wooded ground S of the pond. | Vulcan | 21/02/2024 |
On a walk around Hampstead Heath. | justin_j_evans | 03/02/2024 |
850th time to top from Maida Vale | trimarc2 | 25/11/2023 |
100th visit this year. Usual 7 mile round trip route. | trimarc2 | 29/09/2023 |
A much better outing than expected, walked from Archway to Hamstead tube stations via Parliament Hill. Busy roads cross the levelish summit area with no distinguishing high point. There's a large duck pond set in paved area between roads, a very tall flag pole with streaming flag in area of uncut grass. There’s a war memorial on the N side of the summit area and a raised covered reservoir within iron railings on the S side. Reservoir is topped by the Hamstead Scientific Soc. Observatory. High point could be trees/grass next to Summit Lodge to W of pond or the pavement on Lower Terrace. Seems at least possible that the reservoir was built at the natural high point. FB on summit Lodge visible from the gate. | RichardM | 15/07/2023 |
800th recorded visit to top | trimarc2 | 08/07/2023 |
750th visit to top. Usual 3.5 mile trip from home - 7 mile round trip | trimarc2 | 29/03/2023 |
Walked from Belsize Park tube through the Heath, would have gone via Parliament Hill if not for P's ankle trouble. | catie | 28/01/2023 |
148th walk to top this year. 3.5 miles from home so 7 mile round trip. 733rd recorded ascent | trimarc2 | 31/12/2022 |
Upper Holloway to South Hampstead station | colinfielding | 15/11/2022 |
From Hampstead Underground Station/ Highgate Underground, 4 tops: Hamstead Lane, Hamstead Heath, Highgate and Highgate Hill. Fine autumn day with good visibility. | Lazylizzie | 30/10/2022 |
700th recorded walk to top. 6.5k from home via Primrose Hill | trimarc2 | 30/09/2022 |
100th visit to top this year | trimarc2 | 31/08/2022 |
From Hampstead Tube Station. | peter4lc | 09/06/2022 |
65th visit this year. 650th recorded visit to top. 6 mile there and back walk from home | trimarc2 | 21/05/2022 |
46th visit to top this year - 7 mile round trip on foot. 631st recorded visit in total | trimarc2 | 29/03/2022 |
3rd visit of 2022 | trimarc2 | 09/01/2022 |
161st walk to top this year. 9 miles round trip. | trimarc2 | 18/12/2021 |
Hampstead Heath from GR: TQ 26234 86204 | ronaldo333 | 29/08/2021 |
Hampstead Heath from GR: TQ 26234 86204 | Hippster | 29/08/2021 |
On own. Return visit following summit relocation 10/09/2020. Walk from Swiss Cottage through Hampstead to new location amongst trees off West Heath Road across from Whitestone Pond. | Beeliner | 14/06/2021 |
Arc of four tops north of Hampstead Heath. Walked solo from South End in bright sunshine during LF's EAT weekend. Route: East Heath Road, Hampstead Heath (Whitestone Pond), Hampstead Lane, Highgate, and Highgate Hill (CoL) | Skip | 23/05/2021 |
100the visit to top this year, this one with Philippa. Snowing! | trimarc2 | 05/04/2021 |
500th recorded visit to the top which is a 3.5 mile walk from home. Lockdown has some benefits. | trimarc2 | 10/03/2021 |
Oak Hill College to Hampstead Lane and Hampstead Heath by bike. | Mark Jackson | 31/12/2020 |
During a run today | lerritt | 17/10/2020 |
One of the results of Lockdown and this odd summer is extra time on my local tump of Hampstead Heath and today I reached the top for the 403rd time. There have been more but 403 is the total of the ones individually recorded. | trimarc2 | 26/09/2020 |
Done as part of a long cycle - https://strava.app.link/FHzMLwx4y9 | livvips | 06/09/2020 |
Needn't have got off the bus | PaulB | 13/08/2020 |
on bike | Scott Morley 86 | 15/07/2020 |
Bike ride: Oakwood - Highgate - Hampstead Heath - Parliament Hill - Seven Sisters Road - Oakwood. | Mark Jackson | 11/07/2020 |
Bike ride: Oakwood - Hampstead Heath - Shepherds' Bush - Hanger Hill - Wembley Hill - Barn Hill - Wakemans Hill - Oakwood. | Mark Jackson | 06/06/2020 |
49 minute walk from home with Philippa for my 300th recorded visit to the top. Followed up with a 2 hour walk around the Heath and back home via Primrose Hill. Actual number of ascents is far higher but I did not start recording them until 2009. | trimarc2 | 03/06/2020 |
Not the first time I've come through the Spaniards but return today to make this ascent to make it the proper order of the London Boroughs, lowest to highest. | pclyndes | 31/05/2020 |
Lockdown bike ride from Oakwood to Hampstead Heath, Hampstead Lane and Highgate. Got a puncture and had to walk back! | Mark Jackson | 02/05/2020 |
Visited summit for 452nd time today. The snow of the last 2 days, has gone but there is still ice on the pond. It is about a 3 mile walk from home so with various route deviations, including Primrose Hill, this is a 9/10 mile round walk for me. | trimarc2 | 27/01/2020 |
Iconic name,dull top.7/11. | Bramley | 21/01/2020 |
Short stroll to highest point from Royal Free hospital. | Mark Jackson | 25/10/2019 |
On own. Short walk from Hampstead station. | Beeliner | 23/02/2019 |
Nice snowy walk up from Kilburn to pick up the summit and wander the heath. | atreides7887 | 01/02/2019 |
Bagged by chance, walking from Hampstead Heath mini-zoo to Hampstead tube station with friends. Didn't realise the HP was at the junction until months later. | Mark Jackson | 26/01/2019 |
A lunch time walk whilst working in London | jmistry86 | 28/10/2018 |
Uphill all the way from Swiss Cottage 
Through Hampstead and to the top. Fortunately there is a bench near the top | ChinnockC | 20/10/2018 |
Brisk walk up from Hampstead Heath overground station on a lovely Autumny morning | Ramblingpaul | 21/09/2018 |
First top along the B519 Ridge. | summitter | 17/09/2018 |
Very early start. At Hampstead Heath for 05.00 on a Sunday. Great way to bag in a city centre and avoid the traffic. Top appears to be opposite the bus shelter on Spaniards Road. Handy parking a few meters away at this time of day. | Campbell Singer | 01/07/2018 |
After stroll on Heath on John’s birthday on way to restaurant | prwild | 30/06/2018 |
Walked over it from Hampstead without realising it. We thought Parliament Hill was the summit! With Andy and M. | Karmakarl | 25/05/2018 |
walk around Hampstead | callumorr | 05/05/2018 |