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Name:Pike How
Hill number:7988
Height:622m / 2041ft
Parent (Ma):2540  Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor]
RHB Section:34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - Far Eastern Fells
County/UA:Westmorland and Furness
Catchment:Catchment Boundaries, Eden (Carlisle), Leven (Ulverston)
Watershed:Morecambe Bay, St Bees Head to Ravenscar, Solway Firth
Class:Synge
(Sy)
Grid ref:NY 41130 08990
Summit feature:cairn
Drop:2m
Col:620m  NY411089  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 90
(1:25k) OL7N
Survey:obvious summit
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Linear route from Kirkstone Pass carpark taking in St. Raven's Edge, Hart Crag, Pike How, Stony Cove Pike, Caudale Moor (John Bell's Banner), Raven Crag and Hartsop Dodd. Returned via the reverse route.BobHancock18/06/2022
From Kirkstone pass with Anthony.colinfielding28/03/2022
FtF drain run.DaveT19/03/2022
Kirkstone Pass Loop from Hartsop. Hartsop Fell, Stony Cove Pike, Caudale Moor before dropping down to the Inn for a pint and ascending Red Screes, via the Kilnshaw Chimney this time. Middle Dodd then Little Hart Crag & High Hartsop Dodd to finish.Barns15018/03/2022
Circular route from Troutbeck. Through Limefitt Park to join bridleway on E side of Trout Beck. Crossed bridge below Troutbeck Tongue and climbed directly to summit. Continued N along ridge then up valley to col between Thornthwaite Crag and Stoney Cove Pike. Climbed Stoney Cove Pike (summit and Wainright), then Caudale Moor. Continued to Pike How, Hart Crag, St Ravens Edge, crossed main road and continued on path to Wansfell, Baystones, and Wansfell Pike. Descended on good path back to Troutbeck.RobertP18/01/2022
A dash to Stony Cove Pike and the snow turned up: St Raven's Edge, Pike How and Caudell's Moor as well.PhilipChaston04/12/2021
See route for St Ravens Edgesmocks and denims25/11/2021
With Sue from Kirkstone pass Inn, St Raven's Edge, Hart Crag, Pike How, and Caudale Head/Moor and Stoney Cove Pike, cold and sunny. Return St Ravens Edge.Frank22/11/2021
A highly enjoyable short circuit from the Kirkstone Inn: St Raven's Edge, Hart Crag and Pike How. The summit cairn on Pike How is easily seen ascending from Hart Crag, but more difficult to spot from the descent after St Raven's Edge.Nick Down129/06/2021
First post lockdown walk! 10 miles in the wind pretty arduous.atreides788705/04/2021
Parked in Car Park by Kirkstone Inn. Foggy and boggy in places. Not too difficult to find with OS mapping app. Lovely little fell, part of circuit from St Raven's Edge, Hart Crag continuing onto John Bell's Banner, Hartsop Dodd, Raven Crag, Stoney Cove Pike, Thornthwaite Crag North Top, Grey Crag Centre Top and Grey Crag. A good walk with Nick.Jacqdaw14/09/2020
Synge bagging and Wainwright re-bagging day with Jacqui. Easy to follow grass path from Hart Crag Synge following old stone wall initially. Easy short path to re-join main path up to Caudale Moor. Still in mist.Hillsidenick14/09/2020
3/6 St Raven's Edge (Revisit), Hart Crag, Pike How, Caudale Moor (Revisit) Raven Crag, Stoney Cove Pike (Revisit) all from the Kirkstone Inn car park. Another very hot day.nickywood114/08/2020
A whole day expedition around the fells north of Kentmere and Troutbeck from Church Bridge. Visited Capple How, Sour Howes, Sallows, Yoke, Ill Bell, Froswick, Lingmell End, Mardale Ill Bell, High Street, Thornthwaite Crag, Caudale Moor - both Stony Cove Pike and John Bells's Banner, Pike How, Hart Crag, St Raven's Edge, and Troutbeck Tongue. The whole expedition of 33km with 1750m ascent in super weather taking 10 hours 40 minutes.silveracorn_alan30/05/2020
A gentle afternoon stroll in the early Autumn sunshine. Kirkstone Pass-St Raven's Edge-Pike Howe-Hart Crag-Stony Cove Pike-St Raven's Edge- Kirkstone Pass. On own.MorecambeMonkey16/09/2019
From Kirkstone Pass steeply up to St Raven's Edge, up to Caudale Moor via Pike How cairn, missed the Atkinson Monument, easy across to Stony Cove Pike then steep down to Threshthwaite Mouth & even steeper back up to Thornthwiate Crag-impressive tower cairn/beacon, nice steady up to High Street, down past The Knott, Angle Tarn to Boredale Hause &to Patterdale, warm & dry, periods of sunshine.apricorum07/07/2019
On route to Hart Crag. With Bryher.jenx19/05/2019
From Caudale Moor, and on to Hart Crag.jonglew18/07/2018
With K en route from Raven's Edge to Stoney Cove PikeAshley23/05/2018
From Kirkstone Pass Inn with Geordie and a party from WBMCJohn Lee14/01/2018
With GFE in snow. From Kirkstone Pass Inn - St Raven's Pass, Pike How, Hart Crag, Caudale Moor, Stony Cove Pike, Thornthwaite Crag, Froswick, Ill Bell and Yoke. Descent via Troutbeck, Town End and Jenkin Crag to YHA Ambleside. 20kmFionalevey18/12/2017
St Raven's Edge, Hart Crag, Pike How, Stony Cove Pike, Thornthwaite Crag, High Street, Kidsty Pike, Rampsgill Head, The Knott, Rest Dodd, Satura Crag, Buck Crag, Brock Crags, Angletarn Pikes South Top, Heck Crag, Angletarn Pikes, Stony Riggkeithouk08/10/2017
St Raven's Edge - Pike How - Hart Crag - Cauldale Moor [John Bell's Banner] - Stony Cove Pike [Cauldale Moor] - Raven Crag - Stony Cove Pike [Cauldale Moor] - St Raven's Edge from GR: NY 40114 08066ronaldo33310/09/2017
Watershed baggingjimbloomer16/08/2017
Solo. Hartsop & Kirkstone Wainwrights.Vin01/06/2017
With the boysgarth8705/05/2017
Overcast, 6 degrees at Kirkstone. With Richard. On to Hart Crag.Wycombe Wanderer05/03/2017
As part of a round with Andy starting at a layby on the Kirkstone Road. Great views throughout. Route based on a Birkett walk.JohnStoneham06/10/2016
Company: Soloiandesbottes30/07/2016
R Richard Tait12/11/2015
Lakes Sky UltraLittledave12/09/2015
St Ravens edge, pike how, stones cove and caudle head on a lovely sunny dayTobo196907/09/2015
Supporting Steve Cliff's Joss Naylor Challenge - I ran Leg 1 Pooley Bridge to Kirkstone with him. I love that Joss included Pike How while omitting the much more obvious in-the-way St Raven's Edge!RHW18/07/2015
Pleasant spot. Easy to get to from path to west.destaylor10/07/2015
Windy, but otherwise pleasant.pwithnall06/06/2015
Part of 15 peak / 31km / 1673m climb route from Kirkstone Pass pub including: St Raven's Edge - Caudale Moor - Hartsopp Dodd - Stony Cove Pike - Gray Crag - Thornthwaite Crag - Kidsty Pike - The Knott - Rest Doddstevem7623/04/2015
Windermere Holiday 2015 Treadycwrci05/04/2015
Patterdale to Ambleside via Hartsop Dodd, Raven Crag, Stony Cove Pike, Caudale Moor, Pike How, St Raven's Edge and The Struggle to Ambleside. Another blue-skied November day with fantastic views of the surrounding fells!nosdrahcir30/11/2014
Parked at the Kirkstone Pass Inn. St Raven's Edge, Hart Crag, Pike How, Caudale Moor, Stony Cove Pike, Thornthwaite Crag and Troutbeck Tongue. Great weather for November!! :-)AlunRees3116/11/2014
Parked at the Kirkstone Pass Inn. St Raven's Edge, Hart Crag, Pike How, Caudale Moor, Stony Cove Pike, Thornthwaite Crag and Troutbeck Tongue. Great weather for November!! :-)Alunrees3316/11/2014
Detour along with Hart Crag on way to Stony Cove Pike on perfect autumnal day.Aye Jimmy29/10/2014
From Kirkstone Pass CP down the valley(!)then up to John Bell's Banner,Caudale Moor(revisit),here,Hart Crag and St Raven's Edge.Mild,mostly cloudy day.With Bridget and Oscar.Very enjoyable.catman01/06/2014
With Catman and Oscar.rosiebridge01/06/2014
With Bridget and Catman.oscarrosie01/06/2014
En route to Stoney Cove Pikebardolph24/05/2014
From Kirkstone Pass with Alf. Another strange top on the flank of a hill. Large old cairn on grassy outcrop.mick21/05/2014
With Andy. I make summit NY41128,08989.There is a few metres of ascent, though not obvious on map.Crib Goch11/03/2014
From Kirkstone summit CP via St Raven's EdgeAnduril12/02/2014
With Jo, linear walk from Kirkstone Inn: St Raven’s Edge, Hart Crag, Pike How, Stony Cove Pike, Caudale Moor, Raven Crag (good views into Pasture Bottom), Hartsop Dodd , down The Tongue to Caudale Bridge. Weather; high cloud, occasional sunny intervals, warm, very good visibility.amblerbob27/07/2013
With Alfie.Dangerous Dave25/11/2012