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Name: | Whiteside [Whiteside West Top] |
Hill number: | 2418 |
Height: | 707m / 2320ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2386 Grisedale Pike |
RHB Section: | 34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - North Western Fells |
County/UA: | Cumberland |
Catchment: | Derwent (Workington) |
Class: | Nuttall, Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge (N,W,B,Sy,Fel,BL,Bg) |
Grid ref: | NY 17045 21948 |
Summit feature: | a few stones |
Drop: | 17m |
Col: | 690m NY171220 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 89 90 (1:25k) OL4S |
Survey: | obvious summit |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 1195 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Meetup walk with Tania; Grasmoor round | deurgar | 18/05/2025 |
https://www.komoot.com/tour/1476174975 | Modestas | 23/03/2024 |
R Superb winter day | Richard Tait | 15/01/2024 |
Wet and wild day up Grizedale Pike, Hopegill and Whiteside. New jacket failed | Winter Round | 09/12/2023 |
From Lanthwaite Green. 
13 km, 950 m asc. 
By Whin Ben and the Whiteside tops to Hopegill Head. Over Sand Hill and down to Coledale Hause. 
Up to Wandope and Thirdgill Head Man and over Whiteless Pike. 
Back by Rannerdale and the road. 
Dry, warm. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720310958071 | SalmonJoe | 02/09/2023 |
Crummock Water, Whitesaide, Hopegill Head, Swinside using Honister Rambler bus | trimarc2 | 24/08/2023 |
Dawn solo. En route to Anna's for the Helvellyn 200 on Saturday 10th June. Had the pink Unicorn in the car, and met up (accidently with Lawrence). Very hot day - did Whiteside, then Wandope and finished with Grasmoor. | River-Girl | 09/06/2023 |
Solo from Buttermere road. Whiteless Pike, Saddlegate, Thirdgill head Man, Wandope, Sand Hill, Hopegill Head, Gasgale crags, Whiteside East Top, Whiteside, Whiteside Wainwright, Whin Ben. Absolutely stunning day and out early so no one about. 9.2 miles 3092 ft elevation. | nell1583 | 02/06/2023 |
11.8 miles 3804ft walk, start at Lanthwaite Green Crummock Water to Whiteless Pike, Wandope, Sand Hill, Hopegill Head, Ladyside Pike, Gasgale Crags, Whiteside and Dodd. | stephenbuda | 18/05/2023 |
The Classic Grisedale Pike and Eel Crags ridges, all of them visiting 11 Wainwrights, along with 4 minor peaks. 
Parked in Braithwaite, then up Grisedale Pike via Kinn, and along the ridge visiting Hobcarton Crag, Hopegill Head, Gasgale Crags, and both Whiteside summits. Back to Hopegill Head and over Sand Hill and down to Coledale Hause. Then up Grasmoor, and back along the ridge to Wandope, and up to the impressive Eel Crag. Then down the Causey Pike ridge via Sail and Scar Crags, before cutting across to Outerside. Finally, over Stile End and along the curving Barrow back to Braithwaite. 24km with 1800m ascent in 9h 20m. | silverwolf_alan | 13/05/2023 |
Ridge to Hopegill, great views. Company: SC | iandesbottes | 19/03/2023 |
Whin Ben, Whiteside, Whiteside East Top, Gasgale Crags, Hopegill Head, Sand Hill, Grasmoor, Wandope, Thirdgill Head Man, Whiteless Pike, Rannerdale Knotts | keithouk | 15/01/2023 |
With Keith and Claire | geoffryan | 15/01/2023 |
Bob & Duke. | DukeNukem | 02/01/2023 |
From Lanthwaite Green. 
13 km, 930 m asc. 
Up over Whin Ben to Whiteside summit (West Top) and continuing over Whiteside East Top and Gasgale Crags to the summit of Hopegill Head. Down over Sand Hill to Coledale Hause and up S to the col between Crag Hill and Grasmoor. Up SE to Wandope summit and W to Thirdgill Head Man and then over Whiteless Edge to Whiteless Pike. Down the S ridge to Low Bank col and NE along Squat Beck to join the road at Cinderdale Common. 
Cold, misty. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720303424507 | SalmonJoe | 04/11/2022 |
Wainwright Walk 18: Spider (Grasmoor, Wandope, Hopegill Head, Whiteside, Whiteless Pike & Rannerdale Knotts) | DavidHiner | 04/11/2022 |
LERC District weekend - Lanthwaite to Keswick | NumptyDumpty | 23/10/2022 |
Across on to Hopegill head | emily | 24/09/2022 |
With: hb sb; From Lanthwaite up Whin Ben, Whiteside & Hopegill Head. Down over Sand Hill to Coledale Hause then Whiteside for lunch. Over Wandope to Grasmoor. Descent by S ridge to Lad Hows & Cinderdale Common. Lake path back to car. | Ian Baines | 18/09/2022 |
Up via Whin Ben. Beautiful day, with Grasmere and Whiteside poking out above clouds to start, finishing with bright summer sunshine. Lots of mild scrambling to achieve the top of Whiteside. With all the family. | Ham and Skate | 25/08/2022 |
Extended Coledale Horseshoe - Grisedale Pike, Hopegill Head, Whiteside, Crag Hill (Eel Crag), Sail, Scar Crags, Causey Pike, Outerside, Barrow | Barns150 | 10/06/2022 |
Marshall WtW no.29. W/GR & Teddy. | Sedge | 08/05/2022 |
Round via Whiteside, Hopegill Head, Sand Hill, etc. | SlowOl | 22/03/2022 |
RRDPTH | Richard Tait | 12/03/2022 |
Lanthwaite Green > Whin Ben > Whitside(wainwright top) > Whiteside(East top) > Gasgale Crags > Hopegill Head > Gasgale Crags > Whiteside (East top) > Dodd > Cold Gill > Lanthwaite Green. Just me and H, Glorious autumnal day but quite cold on the tops. Clag on the ridge at first but cleared when I was eating lunch on Hopegill Head. Colours quite magnificent. | johnkaysleftleg | 03/11/2021 |
My final Wainwright | David Bell | 08/09/2021 |
By myself from Whinnets Pass. | munkyennui | 26/08/2021 |
Lanthwaite - Whiteside - Hopegill Head - Whiteless Pike - Rannderdale Knotts - Lanthwaite | The Playful Pig | 24/08/2021 |
27km loop of 12 Wainwrights from Braithwaite. Lovely day. | atreides7887 | 14/08/2021 |
Ladyside Pike (2nd); Hopegill Head (3rd); Gasgale Crags; Whiteside East; Whiteside West; Whin Ben. With Ben. | ytfckent | 12/08/2021 |
Solo on way home from Buttermere YHA. Back via Hopegill Head and Gasgale Gill. | robba_wag | 12/07/2021 |
With Keith, Simon and Anne. | christine99 | 30/06/2021 |
See Kamoot entry for full details/gps downloads: 
https://www.komoot.com/tour/397615578 | outlawcatcher | 21/06/2021 |
Wainwright 189 | LANGDALE | 21/06/2021 |
1st of 5 fells walked with Tony, Rufus and Betty. Onto Hopegill Head, Grasmoor, Wandope, Whiteless Pike | ESkelton | 04/06/2021 |
round of 20 tops from Braithwaite. Cloudy and low vis | holtsd | 26/05/2021 |
Walked up the nose in the dark. Very wet. Spent the night just away from the summit with JP | danielmudd1982 | 21/05/2021 |
Grasmoor from Lanthwaite Green: visiting Whin Ben, Whiteside West Top, Whiteside East Top, Gasgale Crags, Hopegill Head, Ladyside Pike, Sand Hill, Grasmoor, Eel Crag, Eel Crag (B), Wandope, Thirdgill Head Man, Whiteless Pike, Rannerdale Knotts. 20km with 1500m ascent in 8 hours. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 19/05/2021 |
Whiteside and Hopegill Head from Lanthwaite. Lovely climb, only later realised I’d already climbed Whiteside. Path down from Coledale Hause badly affected by stonefall in places. | douglas_easton | 30/04/2021 |
Lanthwaite Green - Whiteside - Hopegill Head, returning down Gasgale Gill. | milimana | 23/04/2021 |
Veryhappybunny | 11/04/2021 | |
Veryhappybunny | 29/12/2020 | |
Along the ridge from Hopegill Head. Solo. Even though it's not the highest point of Whiteside, it is a fantastic place! W85 Rnd6. | Dangerous Dave | 22/11/2020 |
From Whiteside East Top | rfoster | 16/10/2020 |
Loweswater - Whiteside - Hopegill Head - Grisedale Pike | twg27 | 04/10/2020 |
With John. Brief shower before heading up then lovely. A bit slippy getting down from hopegill head so bum got grubby as had to shuffle! | Veryhappybunny | 01/10/2020 |
71 | windybilly | 29/09/2020 |
The re-visitation of 15 North Western fells with Nick. Fell to ourselves and amazing views. | Jacqdaw | 30/08/2020 |
Crummock Horseshoe | Dan Baddeley | 30/08/2020 |
RK from Coledale | Richard Tait | 13/08/2020 |