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Name: | Red Knott |
Hill number: | 3766 |
Height: | 452m / 1483ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2400 Dale Head |
RHB Section: | 34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - North Western Fells |
County/UA: | Cumberland |
Catchment: | Derwent (Workington) |
Class: | Birkett (B) |
Grid ref: | NY 22108 17960 |
Summit feature: | rock |
Drop: | 2m |
Col: | 450m NY220179 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 89 90 (1:25k) OL4S |
Observations: | higher ground to S has little or no drop |
Survey: | obvious summit |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 429 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Horseshoe of Little Dale from Little Town. Scope End, Red Knott, High Crags, Hindscarth, Dale Head, Robinson and High Snab Bank. | BobHancock | 14/10/2023 |
Little Town > Scope End > Red Knott > High Crags > Hindscarth > Robinson > Bea Crags > High Snab Bank > Little Town. Glorious day of sunshine but with a nice cooling breeze on the tops. Very dry underfoot but clegs out in force. Walked solo. | johnkaysleftleg | 16/06/2023 |
Bob & Duke Saturday 21st/1/2023 Z 1629 hrs. | DukeNukem | 21/01/2023 |
Company: Solo | iandesbottes | 16/01/2023 |
Skelgill Bank - Cat Bells - Maiden Moor - High Spy - Dale Head - Hindscarth - High Crags - Red Knott - Scope End | JHes | 18/12/2022 |
The Newlands Horseshoe anticlockwise from Little Town, with the aim of collecting 7 Birketts / Synges not yet visited on my countless walks along the main ridges. So rather than ascending Robinson, I took the Scope End ridge direct up to Hindscarth, visiting the summits of Scope End, Red Knott and High Crags enroute. Then the usual path to Dale Head. Descended part way towards Honister Pass, taking minor track in a long sweep across the boggy High Scawdel, dropping past the head of Tongue Gill. There then followed very tough terrain along the side of High Spy to bag Low Scawdel and Nitting Haws. From there used the track to bring me out onto the main ridge. Headed S to the main top, then returned N to the N Top. Followed the wonderful cliff edge track to the summit of Maiden Moor, then on along the main track, before dropping steeply down the east side of the crags and across the undulating shelf to High Crags, and back to Little Town. 18km with 1200m ascent, taking me 7 hours. | silveracorn_alan | 25/10/2022 |
From Chapel Bridge, Little Town, Newlands. 
15 km, 990 m asc. 
S along the Dale Head mine track to Goldscope Mines. Cross Newlands Beck and take the ridge path SW and S over Scope End, Red Knott and High Crags to the summit of Hindscarth. Continue by Hindscath Edge to Dale Head summit. E down to Dalehead Tarn and then N over High Spy and Maiden Moor and onto Catbells summit. Return S to Hause Gate and take the Yewthwaite Comb bridleway back to Little Town. 
Sunny. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720303032668 | SalmonJoe | 18/10/2022 |
W/DC. Birkett CLF DAL 1. | Sedge | 09/06/2022 |
Climbed en route to Hindscarth and Dale Head from HF Derwent Bank via Little Town. | PeakyPete | 04/06/2022 |
Along ridge from Scope End. | Andrew Pearson | 25/04/2022 |
Modified Newlands Valley Horseshoe route (clockwise), including Catbells. Cut short before Robinson and came down the Hindscarth ridge due to light and conditions. Great views while clambering down. | Barns150 | 17/03/2022 |
Around Little Dale from Little Town | Jim.Fothergill | 03/09/2021 |
From Rosthwaite to Dale Head via tongue gill then descent via hindscarth High crags red knott and scope end | keenwalker | 14/07/2021 |
While descending Hindscarth N ridge | trimarc2 | 07/07/2021 |
9 mile loop starting at little town car park. Including high snab, Robinson, dale head, hindscarth, high crags, red knott and scope end. With Chantelle | The-Z-Man | 02/07/2021 |
With Mat | Theslayer | 24/12/2020 |
From: Little Town via Scope End | RWG | 20/09/2020 |
DRY BUT HIGHER TOPS IN CLOUD. FROM CHAPEL BRIDGE UP THE SCRAMBLY PATH FOR AN INTERESTING ASCENT OF SCOPE END AND THEN AN EASY STROLL OVER RED KNOTT AND HIGH CRAGS. BACK THE SAME WAY. AS A SHORT EXPEDITION POPPED UP AND DOWN KINN FROM BRAITHWAITE LATE AFTERNOON. | BURGESS | 16/09/2020 |
Sat 29/08/2020: Gillbrow - Low Snab - Scope End - Red Knott - High Crags - HINDSCARTH - ROBINSON - High Snab Bank - back. 8.5mi, 6hrs | mnph | 29/08/2020 |
7/8 High Crags, then Revisits to Maiden Moor, High Spy Dale Head and Hindscarth before new hills of High Crags, Red Knott and Scope End on shoulder of Hindscarth. Cracking horseshoe. | nickywood1 | 01/08/2020 |
Laura and kay doing a catbells circular | Lauralj84 | 13/06/2020 |
Hawse End -> Skelgill Bank -> Catbells -> Maiden Moor -> High Spy North Top -> High Spy -> Dale Head -> Hindscarth -> High Crags (Newlands) -> Red Knott (Newlands) -> Newlands Church -> Scope End -> Hawse End | briandiggle | 16/03/2020 |
date estimated | fellstoby | 01/01/2020 |
(Walkers with) Torun Mcmoran (Parking/start point) Newelands Hause - Buttermere Moss - Robinson - Littledale Edge - Hindscarth - Scope End - Newlands Church - Gillbrow Farm - Aikin Knott - Ard Crags - Knott Rigg - Newlands Hause. | redbob | 20/09/2019 |
With andrew G | Dave Sargent | 14/03/2019 |
Walked over Skelgill Bank, Catbells, Maiden Moor, High Spy, Dale Head, Hindscarth, High Crags, Red Knott and Scope End | Cap_Thunderbolt | 11/01/2019 |
Solo, running fr Little Town car park over Robinson and Hindscarth, pleasant dry bright day though overcast; cold strong wind on tops. This descent was pleasant and absorbing! | NorfolkPT21 | 29/08/2018 |
Done with Richard T as part of a circuit taking in Scope End, High Crags and Hindscarth. Got caught in a blizzard ascending Hindscarth!! | falunty | 02/05/2018 |
Done with Richard T as part of a circuit taking in Scope End, High Crags and Hindscarth. Got caught in a blizzard ascending Hindscarth!! | nitranrenrut | 02/05/2018 |
From Little Town. Scope End, Red Knott, High Crags, Hindscarth, Dale End, Robinson then down to High Snockrigg and steeply back up before descending ridge via High Snab Bank. 10 miles. | clivevilla | 15/04/2018 |
From the Chapel Bridge car park. Quick up and over 4 Birketts/Synges, this the second. Nice little ridge walk along to High Crags then steeply down, across Little Dale and back up onto High Snab Bank. | jonglew | 12/04/2018 |
Evening walk from Little Town, Scope End, Red Knott and High Crags, dropped down to follow Newland Beck back. | rhalstead | 31/03/2018 |
Solo | Vin | 09/02/2018 |
Parked at Little Town and headed to Low House farm and the ascent up Hindscarth. Summited on this route. | Zoe Little | 02/02/2018 |
Parking area by Chapel Bridge - After bagging Scope End, continued SW along ridge to to the summit rock which lies less than 10yd NW of the path and is marked with 5 stones. Continued to High Crags. (S) | gerrybowes | 18/09/2017 |
From Scope End and continuing to High Crags. With Marli and even wetter now! | bolton | 10/09/2017 |
24/05/2017 
Cat bells, Maiden Moor, High Spy Dale head and coming down Hindscarth 
Back into Little town 
In glorious weather | Tobo1969 | 24/05/2017 |
Pretty dull and uninspiring top on what is otherwise and excellent ridge walk north from Hindscarth. Not sure why this ridge needs 3 Birketts. On to Scope End (a far better top) and down to car at Newlands car park near church. | Hillsidenick | 24/05/2017 |
Veryhappybunny | 07/05/2017 | |
Parked at Little Town round of Dale Head,Hindscarth,High Grags,Red Knott and Scope end.Some kind soul as Sprnkled a few pebbles to mark the tops of High Grags and Red Knott,thank you! | jocks1 | 13/03/2017 |
An absolutely fantastic round with superb ridges, tops, scrambles, ridge walking galore, great views all round, could see the see (blighted with wind turbines), had a bit of a cloud come through on Hindscarth but apart from that great walking weather. Went up the Hindscarth ridge from the Newlands Chapel, round onto Robinson and down the ridge from there back to the Chapel. Will definately do that route again sometime. Set off at 10 and down by 2.30 | Mark T | 01/02/2017 |
Newlands round | ejjohnstone | 27/12/2016 |
Circular from Little Town taking in Scope End, Red Knott, High Crags (Newlands), Hindscarth, Robinson, Buttermere Moss, Newlands Hause, Knott Rigg, Ill Crag Knott Rigg, Ard Crags and Aikin Knott. Walked with Dave and Lindsey. Light breeze, sunny all day (but cloudier further south). | Skip | 18/12/2016 |
Up from Scope End with Clare, Eire, Evan, Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 26/10/2016 |
Horseshoe from little town b&b 
Up cat bells, maiden moor, high spy, dale head and hindscarth all WR's 
Plus high crags, scope end, red knott,high spy noth top, & high crags | Tobo1969 | 20/09/2016 |
From Little Town (NY 23168 19396) - Skelgill Bank - Cat Bells - High Crags - Maiden Moor - High Spy North Top - High Spy - Dale Head - Hindscarth - High Crags (Newlands) - Red Knott - Scope End. | david230201 | 14/08/2016 |
12th top of the day on the 6th and final leg of my alternative Bob Graham's round from the Black Sail hostel to Keswick, climbing Haystacks, Seat, High Crag, Grey Crag, High Stile, Red Pike, Dodd (down to Buttermere for coffee & soup) continuing over High Snockrigg, Robinson, Hindscarth, High Crags and to this top. Rain now a steady downpour. | Dazingdale | 11/06/2016 |
From Little Town. Scope End, Red Knott, High Crags (as Wainwright says, a mile of sheer delight, Hindscarth, Dale Head, Robinson, High Snab Bank, again as Wainwright says, three awkward steps - easily descended by shuffling. | ijpowell | 18/03/2016 |
skelgill bank, catbells, maiden moor, high spy north top, high spy, dale head, hindscarth, robinson, high crags, red knott, scope end, C/W from cp at little town, nice sunny day. | robertphillips | 13/03/2016 |
En route to Hindscarth summit bagging all bumps on the climb. | Eddie | 07/11/2015 |