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Name: | Great Round How |
Hill number: | 7944 |
Height: | 554m / 1818ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2367 Great Gable |
RHB Section: | 34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Western Fells |
County/UA: | Cumberland |
Catchment: | Derwent (Workington) |
Class: | Synge (Sy) |
Grid ref: | NY 20683 12839 |
Summit feature: | outcrop |
Drop: | 5m |
Col: | 549m NY206127 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 89 90 (1:25k) OL4S |
Survey: | obvious summit |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 128 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
12.1 miles 3757ft walk,start at Honister Pass NT carpark to Honister Crag, Fleetwith Pike, Haystacks, Base Brown, Brandreth, Grey Knotts. | stephenbuda | 15/10/2023 |
After Green Crag. 1/5 | PGCE | 03/09/2023 |
Bob & Duke Wednesday 30th/8/2023 Z 1129 hrs. | DukeNukem | 30/08/2023 |
3320 Black Star, 3569 Green Crag, 7944 Great Round How, 2424 Grey Knotts, 7963 Seatller Fell from Honister | Jim.Fothergill | 09/08/2023 |
A 7 mile round of the various listed rocky lumps on Haystacks, finishing on Seatoller Fell | Moorponder | 24/04/2023 |
From Gatesgarth farm carpark a Six and half mile route reaching the summits of Grey crag, High crag, Seat, Haystacks, Green crag, High Round How and Little Round How, taking Six and a quarter hours. The pay and display for the carpark is currently out of order. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 10/10/2022 |
Part of a wander to Great Gable | munkyennui | 18/06/2022 |
2/7 Little Round How, Great Round How, Seavy Knott, Haystacks South East Top, Innominate Peak, Haystacks (repeat) and finally Green Crag. All from free parking half way up to Honister from Seatoller. Easy enough walk. Lost our camera on the way round but some nice soul found it and handed it in at Honister Mines (thank you very much whoever you are). | nickywood1 | 20/03/2022 |
R | Richard Tait | 04/09/2021 |
Grey Knotts, Brandreth, Seavy Knott, Haystacks SE Top, Innominate Peak, Haystacks - wild camp at Blackbeck Tarn - Green Crag, Great Round How, Little Round How. | lindslow | 08/08/2021 |
Across from Seavy Knott, before climbing up to Moses Trod for the return to Honister Hause. | Andrew Pearson | 19/05/2021 |
I did the scramble on Great Round How on 22/04/2017 but did not go to the top as the top, though attractive, is so insignificant. | Alan Moore | 18/04/2021 |
Parked at Honister Hause NT car park. A small cairn marks the summit. Lovely crags below. With Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 05/12/2020 |
A bit of infilling with a round of Little Round How, Green Crag, Haystacks SE Top, Seavy Knott and Great Round How. | clivevilla | 07/07/2020 |
From Wasdale over Black Sail & Scarf Gap, picked up the Haystacks tops and back via Moses & Beck Head. | Mountain Goat | 31/05/2020 |
date estimated | fellstoby | 01/01/2020 |
From Little Round How. Went to three possible summits so consider it well explored and bagged. On to Seavy Knott. | Wycombe Wanderer | 27/10/2019 |
With Bryher. From Grey Knotts. Great views all round. | jenx | 20/05/2019 |
From Gatesgarth - Dodd, Red Pike, High Stile, Grey Crags, High Crag, Seat, Haystacks, then the 5 rock bumps circling Blackbeck Tarn. Hot Easter Sunday - ice-cream rewards at Gatesgarth Farm. | summitter | 21/04/2019 |
Black Sail YH - Base Brown - Black Star - Little Round How - Great Round How loop | screeleep | 23/03/2019 |
From Honister mine: Little Round How -> Great Round How -> Seavy Knott -> Haystacks SE Top -> Seatoller Fell. Mopping up exercise for hills in this bit of Cumbria. | jonglew | 26/01/2019 |
With FR and SR from Honister mine. Little Round How - Green Crag - Haystacks - SE top - Seavy Knott - Great Round How. Cold but often clear day light wind. | Bheinn | 10/01/2019 |
With Sue and NB from Honister mine. Little Round How - Green Crag - Haystacks - SE top - Seavy Knott - Great Round How. Cold but often clear day light wind. | Frank | 08/01/2019 |
with Fay | JamesJolly | 06/01/2019 |
Honister Crag (Black Star) - Fleetwith Pike East Top - Little Round How - Green Crag - Haystacks SE Top - Seavy Knott - Great Round How - Brandreth - Grey Knotts - Seatoller Fell from GR: NY 22618 13403 | ronaldo333 | 25/06/2017 |
knocking off the synges deep snow stunning day solo | colinfielding | 23/03/2017 |
Round of Haystacks and tops from Gatesgarth. | RobertP | 30/12/2016 |
4th of the day and wandered around to the high points of this area. Solo. | bolton | 14/10/2016 |
With Bill Andy and Alf from Honister via Grey Knotts. Super Synge lovely top, great views. | mick | 25/07/2016 |
Grey Knotts, Brandreth, Great Round How, Little Round How, Hay Stacks | keithouk | 25/03/2016 |
With Clare, Eire, Evan, Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 21/11/2015 |
Walked from NT car park by Honister Slate Mine. Little Round How - Great Round How - Seavy Knott - Haystacks SE Top - Haystacks - Green Crag - cafe at Honister Slate mine for well earned tea and cake. | Jacqdaw | 16/10/2015 |
Doing a few oddments from top of Honister. Continued to Seavy Knott. | Aye Jimmy | 04/10/2015 |
From Honister via Drum House | Anduril | 17/02/2015 |
Round of Little Round How, Great Round How, Saavy Knott and other knobs from Warnscale Head bothy at dusk on a spectacular night. | Eddie | 16/09/2014 |
Walked across from Haystacks | bardolph | 09/07/2014 |
a JJ trip, Steve, Alan and Frank, sunny day, bagging fells around Seatoller, from Seavy Knott, onto Green Crag. | Lou | 17/05/2014 |
Direct ascent of Green Gable (from Seatoller) to meet Lindsay, Steve and Alan. Then walk continued over Seavy Knott, Great Round How, Green Crag, Little Round How, Fleetwith Pike, Black Star and Seatoller Fell. | knarf | 17/05/2014 |
With Jo, circular walk from Honister House: track to Drum House, Little Round How, Green Crag, Great Round How, Brandreth, Grey Knotts. Weather; overcast, cool wind, good visibility. | amblerbob | 21/03/2012 |
With Lewis | PeteF | 04/01/2009 |
Gatesgarth Farm > Fleetwith Pike > Honister Crag > Grey Knotts > Brandreth > Great Round How > Green Crag > Haystacks > Scarth Gap Pass > Gatesgarth Farm | Tony Hartry | 31/10/2007 |
W. Lesley from Honister - linking Synges & Wainwright repeats. | Chris Pearson | 29/07/2006 |
Route from Fleetwith Pike. | smocks and denims | 26/04/1998 |
Top with RA and again with SB. | Dugswell2 | 27/07/1996 |
On first circuit of ennerdale head - also w Jenx in 2007, complete Ennerdale round | nordicstar | 01/09/1991 |
With: muhc; Buttermere YH up Red Pike then down into Ennerdale! Crossed R Liza and climbed up to Steeple then Scoat fell. Round to Pillar & Black Sail P over Kirk Fell & up Gable then Green Gable & Brandreth & down to Gatesgarth. Long way for February! | Ian Baines | 28/02/1976 |
Did part of my first outdoor training course on this hill, camping just below the summit. Messed up the whole sleeping arrangements as I refused to share a tent with a member of the opposite sex thereby preventing everyone else doing swops and having a randy night I was a spoilsport even them! Hills come first with me ....... every time! | moorsman | 24/05/1975 |
Final day of Synges | conanharrod | blank |
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emily | 30/04/2022 | |
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Ever Onward | 10/12/2020 | |
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Andy West | 31/07/2020 | |
CraigDring | 17/06/2020 | |
mart0797 | 01/10/2019 | |
ssstevesreeves | 06/07/2019 | |
jamiehighton | 28/05/2019 | |
salen | 12/05/2019 | |
NickDelaney | 15/07/2018 | |
phenderson42 | 19/05/2018 | |
softsquare | 28/04/2018 | |
kathmedwards | 31/03/2018 | |
ALHEJ Wilkins | 24/06/2017 | |
Wilkins Synges | 24/06/2017 | |
ALHEJ B3 | 24/06/2017 | |
Lucky | 05/05/2017 | |
maknipe | 05/05/2017 | |
chalky1953 | 24/02/2017 | |
IWC | 22/10/2016 | |
PaulineC | 22/10/2016 | |
Fellwoman | 17/08/2016 | |
taff | 18/06/2016 | |
Matt | 12/06/2016 | |
GaryJones | 03/04/2016 | |
Hillsidenick | 16/10/2015 | |
andrew brown | 22/08/2015 | |
DARRENG | 22/08/2015 | |
OLIVERS | 22/08/2015 | |
David Doherty | 22/08/2015 | |
kev65 | 24/07/2015 | |
roddycun | 10/07/2015 | |
Nick Caunt | 04/06/2015 | |
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KatieJayne | 07/10/2014 | |
mcbiydw2 | 07/09/2014 | |
Rambling Ray | 15/08/2014 | |
peebs | 02/07/2014 | |
m0untain_n0mad | 28/04/2014 | |
jimbloomer | 10/03/2014 | |
Dave Geere | 17/11/2013 | |
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RHW | 18/08/2013 | |
Crib Goch | 13/04/2013 | |
AdyGray | 21/10/2012 | |
Marra1 | 27/05/2012 | |
mae | 30/07/2011 | |
Derek_Snaith | 24/06/2011 | |
Liz_N | 24/06/2011 | |
Tony Rogers | 02/04/2011 | |
Steve Q | 03/05/2010 | |
Guy Heelis | 12/01/2010 | |
Alan Caine | 08/04/2009 | |
DC11main | 30/06/2007 | |
PeteN | 04/07/2006 | |
peterh | 27/08/2005 | |
Edwin Gradwell | 23/07/2000 | |
brianb | 20/01/2000 | |
Martin R | 31/12/1999 | |
Isbjorn | 25/04/1999 | |
AlanD | 09/07/1988 | |
IainT | 15/07/1987 | |
David Bell | 02/04/1987 | |
ngthack | 20/02/1982 | |
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