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Name: | Pipers Hill |
Hill number: | 16090 |
Height: | 485m / 1591ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2559 Tarn Crag (Sleddale) |
RHB Section: | 34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Far Eastern Fells |
County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
Catchment: | Lune |
Class: | Tump (400-499m) (Tu,4) |
Grid ref: | NY 55866 04580 |
Summit feature: | no feature: rough grass |
Drop: | 80m |
Col: | 405m NY556056 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL7N |
Observations: | all ground within 5m is very close in height; ground 35m S at NY 55878 04544 is c 0.5m lower |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 91 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
From lay-by on A6 for round of Pipers Hill, Whinash, Winterscleugh, Whinfell Beacon, Castle Fell, Mabbin Crag and Ashtead Fell. Followed tracks all the way. Took just over 5 hours. | PeterD | 31/01/2023 |
Bad news for lazy baggers, the titillatingly named Breast High Road is about to be closed to motor vehicles, for repair. Good news - means road might be drivable without a 4x4 from 2023. | Martin R | 27/03/2022 |
From the lay-by on the A6 at NY 55218 03790. Took the path down the north side of Borrowdale, then stony track up to the col between the two fells. Two walls to scale to reach the summit of Pipers Hill. Returned to the col, then ATV track up to the summit of Whinash. Return by outward route. With AT and JT. 8.1km with 360m of ascent. | Man of Kernow1 | 18/12/2021 |
Parked in layby by phonebox on A6 for a circuit of Borrowdale over 6 summits. 6/6 | PGCE | 18/11/2021 |
Up Breasthigh Road from the A6 then a trod to the wall junction then over rough ground to the top | Fellhugger | 21/08/2021 |
From Roundthwaite then ridge to Pipers Hill. Return via Bretherdale. Clear quad bike tracks to Breasthigh Road. Dry underfoot. N | Nick Caunt | 29/06/2021 |
Fr0m Huck's Bridge. 4 hills to whinfell, then drop down into Borrowdale and ascend between Bush Howe and Jeffrey Mount. Along to Jeffrey Mount and then all the way along the ridge to Piper's Hill and back to Huck's Bridge over the stepping stones. Just under 5 hours. | Longwojo | 29/05/2021 |
13.5 mile circular from A6 layby following good but boggy trail over Ashtead Fell, Mabbin Crag, Castle Fell, Whinfell Beacon, Grayrigg West Top (23m prominence) and Grayrigg. Then descending to valley and following easy grass trails across Winterscleugh, Whinash and pathless Pipers Hill back down to car. 1071m ascent. Sunny/breezy conditions with nice views. No one about. From Breasthigh road we climbed easily over 2 collapsed walls up to summit. Then retraced our steps to road then followed river back to A6. The footpath below Greenside Crag is passable eventhough the bank has fell away into the river below. | DanTrig | 18/05/2021 |
Ashtead Hill to Pipers Hill horseshoe and then bike back to Kendal | trimarc2 | 01/04/2021 |
From Huck's bridge with Andy | colinfielding | 29/09/2020 |
From Huck's Bridge, up Breasthigh Road and onto Whinash. | Andrew Pearson | 29/09/2020 |
Parking at Low Borrowbridge - Whinfell Beacon - Castle Fell - Mabbin Crag - Ashtead Fell - Pipers Hill - Whinash - Winterscleugh - Jeffrey's Mount - Low Borrowbridge | Isbjorn | 21/09/2020 |
1/3 From Shap Summit, round to Pipers Hill using footpath and then along edge of walls, then crossed the Breasthigh road to join quad bike tracks all the way to Winash (Repeat Visit) and Winterscleugh. 
Then the fastest return ever to beat a thunder storm. Rain started as we go to car, thunder had been extensive! | nickywood1 | 12/08/2020 |
See Jeffrey's Mount entry for full route but note Breasthigh Road track stepping stones on way to Ashstead Fell were impassable. Had to detour to A6 bridge | Neil Midgley | 23/06/2020 |
Revisit. A6 Shap Memorial-Packhorse Hill-Crag Hill-Thorny Bank-North Side Trig-Winterscleugh North Top-Whinash-Dennison Hill-Pipers Hill-Crookdale Crag-A6 Shap Memorial | Dave Geere | 21/01/2020 |
From the layby at Hucks Bridge - 551038. To the top of Breasthigh road then easily to the summit. Headed to Whinash. Solo. | bolton | 19/12/2019 |
from Huck Bridge and back to Pipers Hill | IWC | 13/12/2019 |
Beautiful frosty day. From A6 high point. Circular route, Pipers Hill, Whinash, down Breasthigh Road(icy) to Bretherdale. Thorny Bank and back to start. With B and R. | jenx | 30/11/2019 |
From Whinash Hill and on to the A6 at the memorial/layby. | Moorponder | 06/10/2019 |
Parked in layby 150m S. of Huck's Bridge at 552038 - Over bridge & along along path above badly eroded N. bank - Up Breasthigh Road & about 100yd from col forked left & up trod to wall corner - Alongside wall to high point at 560048; wall easily crossed as no wire & conveniently placed 'through stones' - Short walk over rough grass to unmarked summit. Continued to Whinash. (S) | gerrybowes | 19/09/2019 |
Pipers Hill, Whinash, Jeffrey's Mount from parking area at E end of Borrowdale. Walked along glen then ascent to Pipers Hill and return along the ridge. Snow at all levels, camped overnight in very cold conditions on ridge just before Piper's Hill. | RobertP | 03/02/2019 |
From Hucks Bridge | briandiggle | 28/12/2018 |
From Thorny Bank. Seemed to take forever, toiling up the wet, spongy slopes on a compass bearing in the fading light. Made it back to the car at the last gasp of day. A disappointing walk because of the weather but from the little I could see it seems a strangely neglected area. Pencilled in for a return in fine weather. Incredible that Wainwright didn't include a walk here in The Outlying Fells. 6 hrs 45 mins. | Wycombe Wanderer | 20/10/2018 |
From layby on A6 nr Hucks Bridge. | Crib Goch | 22/07/2018 |
From layby on A6 (NY 5522 0378). RoW initially, then across rough pasture; on to Whinash. 2 hills missed out when doing other hills in the area and ran out of daylight in Nov 2017. | jonglew | 19/07/2018 |
Ashstead Fell Northwest Top - Ashstead Fell West Top - Ashstead Fell - Mabbin Crag - Old High - Castle Fell - Shooter Howe - Whinfell Beacon - Grayrigg Forest Pt 412m - Grayrigg Forest Pt 439m - Grayrigg Forest - Birk Knott - Jeffrey’s Mount - Casterfield Hill - Belt Howe - Roundthwaite Common - Winterscleugh - Winterscleugh North Top - Whinash - Dennison Hill - Pipers Hill - Crookdale Crag from GR: NY 55261 03664 | ronaldo333 | 24/03/2017 |
With Jo, as catman and oscarrosie, circular walk from Roundthwaite over Casterfell Hill, Belt Howe and Winterscleugh to Whinash and Pipers Hill, returning via Bretherdale. Weather; sunny, cool breeze, good visibility. | amblerbob | 08/03/2017 |
From roadside parking on A6 at 390m, cut up to wall then Pipers Crag and onto Whinash, ground just about frozen, snow flurries | nordicstar | 10/02/2017 |
With Eire, Evan, Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 31/07/2016 |
A straightforward walk from the top of the Breasthigh Road. | JohnW | 04/10/2015 |
Parking at Huck's Bridge. Follow the Breast High road to the col and pick up an easy track to the summit. Good viewpoint. | moorsman | 18/06/2015 |
From High Borrow Bridge after first going to Whinash. Single stone poking out of the snow on top. | Aye Jimmy | 22/01/2015 |
Ashstead Fell, Mabbin Crag, Castle Fell, Whinfell Beacon, Whinash, Pipers Hill | keithouk | 06/07/2014 |
Pipers Hill, Winash, Jeffery's Mount - Solo - Walked up valley from tebay end then along the ridge, saw 8+ 4x4 on the track over the ridge | dads | 02/06/2014 |
Up from lay-by on road to Roundthwaite on grand Spring day with excellent visibility.Could see Cross Fell in one direction and Heysham Power Station in the other! Back by Breasthigh Road.Very enjoyable walk.With Oscar. | catman | 21/05/2014 |
With Catman. | oscarrosie | 21/05/2014 |
Circuit over Pipers Hill, Whinash, Thorny Bank and Whatshaw Common E Top from Shap summit. | jimbloomer | 29/01/2014 |
Three stones mark the probable top. | peebs | 31/05/2013 |
Lovely circuit of (the other) Borrowdale ticking off a whole cluster of peaks (bagging 400m tops). w Lesley from west. B& B on edge of Kendal. | Chris Pearson | 31/05/2006 |
pleasant summit & view. stile from layby 551041 | RHW | 18/04/2003 |
solitaryfellwanderer | 31/12/2023 | |
ad-lib | 26/09/2023 | |
Matt | 02/04/2023 | |
DC11main | 12/02/2023 | |
stevent0809 | 18/09/2022 | |
PJT | 03/07/2022 | |
ramblyandy | 19/04/2022 | |
Ben Rinnes | 06/03/2022 | |
Sprog | 18/12/2021 | |
David Bell | 15/09/2021 |