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Name: | Hugh's Laithes Pike |
Hill number: | 2619 |
Height: | 419m / 1375ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2528 High Street |
RHB Section: | 34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Far Eastern Fells |
County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
Catchment: | Eden (Carlisle) |
Class: | Wainwright Outlying Fell, Synge (WO,Sy) |
Grid ref: | NY 50215 15161 |
Summit feature: | cairn |
Drop: | 6m |
Col: | 413m NY501151 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL5S |
Observations: | Sy is ground 6m SSE at NY 50212 15157 and is 0.5m higher |
Survey: | Abney level |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 252 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
From Wallow the terrain was very tough, high heather, bracken and uneven ground made it tough going and not helped by my GPS being crap leading us all over the place. Finally got to the summit and again this was a good summit with a cracking cairn overlooking Haweswater | Scotty 2 Hotty | 22/10/2023 |
Naddle Horseshoe from parking on Concrete road. Great little walk, apart from the descent from point 395 which was head ferns for what seemed miles but was probably a couple of hundred yards. Just under 3 hours. | Longwojo | 07/07/2023 |
From Naddle Farm road end. 
13 km, 450 m asc. 
E Along the Frith Wood Concrete Road and SW on the Rosgill Moor track to the summits of Scalebarrow Knott and the two tops on Harper Hills, continuing to Powley's Hill and Hare Shaw summits. NNW down to the RSPB walk path and up to Naddle High Forest, Wallow Crag, Hugh's Laithe Pike, Low Forest and the nameless cairn (Naddle Farm End). S to join the track to Naddle Farm. 
Good tracks in the beginning and end. Rough, boggy, pathless sections from Harper Hills to the Naddle Farm track. 
Sunny. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720308112131 | SalmonJoe | 07/05/2023 |
yorkielad | 14/02/2023 | |
Reference Route for Scalebarrow Knott. | smocks and denims | 09/04/2022 |
I’m sure you used to have to climb a deer fence to get to the cairn in the old days. Revisit. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 24/12/2021 |
AW's Naddle horseshoe, clockwise to go with the lay of the bracken (mostly), from parking at NY528156. Not popular, not surprising given the ankle wrecking terrain when not on one of the intermittent paths, which themselves were often obscured by deep grass. Faint FP descent from final pt 395 vanishes in a swamp infested with big tussocks, I missed the correct exit and ended up in grade 5+ veg [FIGHT] down to track Y-junction. Back along UU's private road - the dire warnings of this road's propensity to be a car-killer were ignored by several - but I saw no sick, injured or deceased cars en route. | Isbjorn | 10/10/2021 |
With Carol. Naddle Valley (8 miles; 5 hours). Park near the concrete road (Rosgill Moor) at junction with the Swindale Road. Track to Scalebarrow Knott and Harper Hill (bypassed, as repeats). Follow path close to wall to gate north of Hare Shaw. (Part of this was not easy.) Head north and then east to Naddle High Forest, Wallow Crag, Hugh’s Laithes Pike, summit to south (Low Forest) and cairn to east. Head southwest to hurdle in fence. Decent grass and bracken slope and pick up track. Walk to Naddle Farm and continue to road. Return to concrete road (United Utilities). Not an easy walk. A lot of rough walking in deep bracken, heather and clumps of grass. Not one for a repeats list! | DABT | 24/09/2021 |
The Naddle Horseshoe from the concrete parking area where the Swindale Road crosses a private road. Scalebarrow Knott, Harper Hills, Powley's Hill, Hare Shaw, High Forest (Kit Crag), Wallow Crag, Low Forest (a heathery beast!), Hugh's Laithes Pike and a nameless Summit (Synge's Naddle Farm Top). Pleasant, spacious walking. | Nick Down1 | 02/07/2021 |
Circuit of the Mardale skyline from Burn Banks - Wether Hill, Red Crag, High Raise, High Street, Mardale Ill Bell - Harter Fell - Branstree (both tops) - Selside Pike - Hare Shaw and four of the minor tops in Naddle Forest | Gary Heath | 27/05/2021 |
Outlying Fells Walk 50: The Naddle Horseshoe from Swindale Foot, visiting Scalebarrow Knott, Naddle Low Forest, Nameless - Naddle Horseshoe 1, Hugh Laithes Pike, Wallow Crag, Naddle High Forest, Brown Howe, Hare Shaw, Powleys Hill, Harper Hills, Swindale Foot Crag. 16.5km with 670m ascent, taking 5.5 hours. | silveracorn_alan | 21/04/2021 |
Naddle Forrest and Howes | tomd4 | 31/03/2021 |
Circuit of tops around Naddle valley. Still mostly freezing. With B and R | jenx | 12/01/2021 |
The Naddle Horseshoe - Scalebarrow Knott; Harper Hills; High Forest; Low Forrest; Wallow Crag & Hare Shaw with Deb. | outlyingfells20 | 18/10/2020 |
With FR and SR via Naddles Farm | Bheinn | 23/06/2020 |
With Sue and NB, from small parking space near Naddle Farm. Hugh Laithes Pike NE top, Hugh Laithes Pike, Wallow Crag, Kit Crag. Return using lower path to start. Wet and warm day. | Frank | 23/06/2020 |
Sy summit and Wainwright top. 4 Wainwright Outliers in Naddle Forest. Parked near entrance to Naddle Farm. | PGCE | 05/06/2020 |
From lay-by on at Swindale: Scalebarrow Knott, Harper Hill, Powleys Hill, Hare Shaw, Brown Howe, Naddle High Forest, Wallow Crag, Naddle Low Forest and Hugh's Laithes Pike. Naddle Horseshoe, but managed to miss last fell out. Hottest day of the year so far, stifling at times. | Lazylizzie | 29/05/2020 |
Solo | Vin | 09/12/2019 |
Completed Hugh Laithes Pike NE top, Hugh Laithes Pike, Wallow Crag, Kit Crag, Hare Shaw, Harper Hills and Scalebarrow Knott. | Walkingmurphy | 08/07/2019 |
Parked near the dam, up through Naddle Fm onto nameless (Naddle Horseshoe - 3), Hugh's Laithes Pike, Wallow Crag [nameless (Naddle Horseshoe - 2)], Naddle High Forest [nameless (Naddle Horseshoe - 1)], Hare Shaw, Harper Hills, Scalebarrow Knott and back down through Naddle Fm. | Chipstertrain | 22/05/2019 |
From Hazel Shaw to Scalebarrow Knott on to Harper Hills and Hare Shaw. Across Woodhowe Moss to Naddle High Forest, Wallow Crag, High’s Laithes Pike and ‘Nameless Peak’. Descend through forest bridleway to Naddle Farm, return via road through Frith Wood to Hazel Shaw. | raymooremanx | 05/01/2019 |
From Burnbanks a round of Scalebarrow Knott, Harper Hill, Powleys Hill, Hare Shaw, Brown Howe, Naddle High Forest, Wallow Crag, Naddle Low Forest and Hugh's Laithes Pike. | rhalstead | 22/12/2018 |
Solo..Done as part of the Naddle Horse Shoe | Shutterlag | 05/06/2018 |
Naddle Horseshoe inc Brown Howe | Ajm0310 | 24/03/2018 |
A round of 9 Synges, this the eighth. From Naddle Low Forest; on to Naddle Horseshoe 3. Rough heathery ground; little in the way of tracks (found). | jonglew | 14/01/2018 |
Parked on hard standing concrete NY52800 15700. Swindale foot Crag -> Harper Hills -> Powleys Hill -> Hare Shaw -> Brown Howe (Mardale) -> Naddle High Forest (nameless (Naddle Horseshoe -1)) -> Wallow Crag (nameless (Naddle Horseshoe -2)) -> Naddle Low Forest -> Hugh's laithes pike -> Nameless (Naddle Horseshoe -3) -> Scalebarrow Knott. Good weather, but used GPS for a few bags because most looked like a lump of mounds! Those private roads were interesting, must drive them some time ;-) | Jhimmy | 19/11/2017 |
Cj bw | chrisj1965 | 27/10/2017 |
AW's outliers sixth top reached of seven when walking 8 miles around the Naddle horseshoe taking in Scalebarrow knott, Harper hills, Hare shaw, namesless Kit crag, nameless Wallow crag, Hughs Laithes pike and a further nameless top. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 03/09/2017 |
From Rosgill. wet walk and forgot boots! | Dunks | 19/08/2017 |
WOs 79-85; Bs 66-72. Found we could have an extra week in the Lakes so decided to bag all the Shap fells and so do all the Outliers in one go. Started with basically a reverse of W's Naddle Forest horseshoe. From end of path above the farm through thick bracken, reeds and bog to the first nameless top, then more bracken but picked up an intermittent path over Hugh Laithes Pike, Wallow Crag and Naddle High Forest, adding Naddle Low Forest. Joyce returned down the valley. Then a horrid rough ascent to Hare Shaw and rough ground over Powley's Hill to the very boggy track. Harper Hills and Scalebarrow Knott made an easier finish and Joyce picked me up at the waterworks road. Good, clear weather but hard work. | BURGESS | 08/08/2017 |
Bagging the round of WOs | bardolph | 06/07/2017 |
From Wallow Crag on good path. Very well made cairn with excellent views. Came back here again after Naddle Farm top to have our lunch. Not the highest, but certainly the best fell in the Naddle Forest area. Then on to bag the disappointing Naddle Low Forest. | Hillsidenick | 29/04/2017 |
Solo | Aimless Rambler | 31/12/2016 |
Done as part of the Naddle Horseshoe. Weather fantastic with stunning views of the snow capped lakeland fells. | falunty | 25/11/2016 |
Done as part of the Naddle Horseshoe. Weather fantastic with stunning views of the snow capped lakeland fells. | nitranrenrut | 25/11/2016 |
From Naddle Low Forest - on to innominate cairn. | Wycombe Wanderer | 24/08/2016 |
Walked on my own from The top of the Swindale Road. Warm and Sunny. | flockwatcher | 30/05/2016 |
Parked in layby on minor road east of dam at NY50608 15639 (Space for 3 cars) – SE along bridleway to Naddle Farm & then continued up bridleway to ridge – Starting with Scalebarrow Knott, completed a clockwise circuit of the Naddle Horseshoe, bagging the 7 WOs as well as Powley’s Hill (B), Brown Howe (B) & Naddle Low Forest (B). (PM) | gerrybowes | 08/04/2016 |
9th of 10 with GB. | bolton | 08/04/2016 |
A round of Scalebarrow Knott, nameless WO, Hugh's Laithes Pike, Naddle Low Forest, Wallow Crag, Naddle High Forest, Hare Shaw, Brown How and Powleys Hill from the Swindle car park. Hard going through tall bracken (in October) and over rough ground. | Eddie | 12/10/2015 |
Remaining tops of Naddle Horseshoe(others bagged previously)on perfect late summer's day.Powleys Hill-Naddle High Forest-Wallow Crag(best top I thought)-Hugh's Laithes Pike-Naddle Low Forest(easily the worst)-Final Nameless Mound.With Oscar. | catman | 16/09/2015 |
With Catman. | oscarrosie | 16/09/2015 |
Delicious whinberries enjoyed with some shortbread sat at summit cairn. | Nick Caunt | 23/07/2015 |
nearing end of a good morning walk | colinfielding | 01/05/2015 |
Second visit - wandered across after bagging Synge top to the east | Crib Goch | 04/04/2015 |
W Jenx, parking near Haweswater dam, took upper footpath, after gate cut up hill using sheep tracks, beyond old wall is a disused drove track that leads up onto fell side. Good cairn on the nameless peak, path leads onto Hugh Laithes Pike, then Naddle Crag and Wallow Crag, repeats but a nice day to be up there so why not. Back down by old drove track which was followed to rad nr FP origin. | nordicstar | 29/03/2015 |
KeithByTheC | 30/11/2014 | |
With Katy. Dull then very sunny! | George Thompson | 26/09/2014 |
An impressive cairn with good views | moorsman | 19/06/2014 |