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| Name: | Combe Door Top |
| Hill number: | 2431 |
| Height: | 676m / 2218ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2359 Scafell Pike |
| RHB Section: | 34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Southern Fells |
| County/UA: | Cumberland |
| Catchment: | Derwent (Workington) |
| Class: | Nuttall, Synge, Buxton & Lewis (N,Sy,BL) |
| Grid ref: | NY 25332 10886 |
| Summit feature: | small cairn on outcrop |
| Drop: | 17m |
| Col: | 659m NY252108  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 89 90 (1:25k) OL4S OL6N |
| Survey: | obvious summit |
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| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 490 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| From Seatoller. 10 km, 770 m asc. To Strands Bridge and S, leaving the Combe Gill footpath and up to Thornythwiate Fell summit. Continuing S to Combe Head and pathless E and N over Combe Door Top and Dovenest Crag and up to Rosthwaite Cam and Bessyboot. Down W by Rottenstone Gill and Combe Gill. Dry, sunny. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720309087343 | SalmonJoe | 04/06/2023 |
| Nuttall Walk EN 5.4, in reverse. The Glaramara Group from Seatoller, visiting Bessyboot, Rosthwaite Cam, Dovenest Top, Combe Door Top, Combe Head, Glaramara, Looking Steads, Red Beck Top, High House Tarn Top, Allen Crags, Seathwaite Fell South Top, Seathwaite Fell, and Seathwaite Fell (Wainwright Summit) 21km with 1300m ascent in 8 hours. | silverwolf_alan | 16/05/2023 |
| Company: SC | iandesbottes | 16/04/2023 |
| Wainwright Walk 51: Spider (Allen Crags, Glaramara, Seathwaite Fell & Rosthwaite Fell) | DavidHiner | 19/03/2023 |
| Parked at Seatoller for a circuit around Coombe Gill over 6 summits. 3/6 | PGCE | 15/11/2021 |
| 22.5 miles 5036ft walk. Start at Great Langdale NT campsite followed Cumbria Way and Rossett Gill to Angle Tarn, Tongue Head, Allen Crags,High House Tarn Top, Red Beck Top, Looking Steads, Glamara, Combe Head, Combe Door, Dovenest Crag, Rosthwaite Fell and Bessy Fell to Rosthwaite and return by Cumbria Way to Great Langdale. | stephenbuda | 22/05/2021 |
| From Wasdale Head via Sprinkling Tarn, Allen Crags, High House Tarn Top, Red Beck Top, Looking Steads, Glaramara, Combe Door Top, Thornythwaite Fell, Thorneythwaite Farm, Allerdale Ramble to Seathwaite, then the long drag back up to Sty Head and back down to Wasdale Head | Isbjorn | 01/10/2020 |
| 12 miles or so. Up Cam Crag scramble, over to Glarama and the following Nuttals, then back over Bessyboot and down. | atreides7887 | 26/09/2020 |
| All Summits on Glaramara | jmistry86 | 26/09/2020 |
| Went straight to glaramara from thornythwaite fell. Came back along ridge for this and combe head headed towards bessyboot. Ground path less at times and boggy | keenwalker | 15/09/2020 |
| Starting at Seathwaite, one way Traverse over eight tops including HuMP Glaramara and three other TuMPs This one fifth | vegibagger | 19/01/2020 |
| From near Seatoller incl Thornythwaite Fell, Combe Head, Come Door Top, Combe Gill Top, Dovenest Top(Stonethwaite Fell), Rosthwaite Cam and Bessyboot | Wayne Mac | 12/10/2019 |
| Nuttalls route on a sunny but windy day | Gary Heath | 14/09/2019 |
| Lakes Seatoller trip day 2 | gavopeo | 02/07/2019 |
| From Seatoller carpark with Hiking Manchester. Scramble ascent via Aaron Crags: Seathwaite Fell (Wainwright Top), Seathwaite Fell (Great Slack), Esk Pike, Allen Crags, High House Tarn Top, Red Beck Top, Looking Steads, Glaramara (all tops)Comb Head, Comb Door Top, Dovenest Top, Rosthwaite Cam, Rosthwaite Fell (Bessyboot). Lovely spring day, perfect clear conditions. | Lazylizzie | 12/05/2019 |
| Parked in CP in Seatoller at 24550 13809, back along road to bridge, up track then path to Thornythwaite Fell and continued a circuit of Coombe Head, Coombe Door Top, Dovenest Top, Rosthwaite Fell and Bessyboot before a steep descent. | clivevilla | 24/04/2019 |
| Thornythwaite Fell NNE Top > Thornythwaite Fell > Glaramara North Top > Glaramara > Combe Head > Combe Door Top > Combe Gill Top > Dovenest Top (Dovenest Crag) > Rosthwaite Fell (Rosthwaite Cam) > Rosthwaite Fell - Bessyboot from GR: NY 24943 13489 | ronaldo333 | 01/12/2018 |
| From Dovenest Top, on to Combe Head. | Wycombe Wanderer | 27/10/2018 |
| from Seatoller with Marin and Frank on a very warm day, High House tarn Top, Red Beck Top, Looking Steads, Glaramara, Combe Head, Combe Door Top,Dovenest Top and Rosthwaite Fel | Lou | 19/05/2018 |
| From Seatoller with Martin and Lindsay on a warm sunny day taking in Allen Crags High House Tarn Top, Red Beck Top, Looking Steads, Glaramara, Combe Head, Combe Door Top,Dovenest Top and Rosthwaite Fell. | knarf | 19/05/2018 |
| with CBH | Littledave | 23/03/2018 |
| From Thornythwaite with FR in soft snow. Thornythwaite Fell, Combe Door, Dove nest top,Rosthwaite Fell,Bessy boot. | Bheinn | 07/02/2018 |
| With NB from Thorneythwaite Farm CP circuit of Coomb Door and Bessyboot. Sunny cod and snow underfoot. | Frank | 07/02/2018 |
| Solo. Down from Combe Head. Birketts 2nd round. | Dangerous Dave | 09/12/2017 |
| 5 of 6 today. Dont think I've ever had a bad day in the lakes until now terrible weather all day and the drive up took 4 hours compared to the usual 2. Never mind there's always next time | The-Z-Man | 06/11/2017 |
| 25km circuit from Seathwaite Fell to Scafell Pike and back via Glaramara ridge to Bessyboot | MrD | 09/08/2017 |
| From Glaramara. On to Coombe Head. | Eddie | 29/07/2017 |
| TD & C | This Dog | 23/07/2017 |
| Weather forecast good and did not disappoint. Parked at Stonethwaite and went up onto Bessyboot and along the Glaramara range. Skirted round Allen Crags and along the Seathwaite Fell tops. 12 tops 7 1/2 hours. More ascent than I anticipated but hey ho no pain no gain. | Mark T | 28/05/2017 |
| Bob & Duke | DukeNukem | 28/03/2017 |
| with Andy from seatoller great views perfect day | colinfielding | 27/03/2017 |
| Around from Combe Head before heading down to Dovenest. Great views on a glorious day. | Andrew Pearson | 27/03/2017 |
| 4 of 5 hills on a short round from Borrowdale hosrel. From Dovenest Top, on to Thornythwaite Fell. Nice rounded rocky outcrop for a summit. | jonglew | 07/03/2017 |
| Nuttall Walk EN 5.4 The Glaramara Group from Seathwaite, visiting Seathwaite Fell, Seathwaite Fell South Top, Allen Crags, High House Tarn Top, Red Beck Top, Looking Steads, Glaramara, Combe Head, Combe Door Top, Dovenest Top, Rosthwaite Fell, also Bessyboot. 16km with 1030m ascent in 7 hours. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 17/08/2016 |
| From Seatoller, Rosthwaite Fell and Glaramara (with peaks between) and down back to Seatoller via Thornythwaite Fell. With Sally. | Victor | 01/08/2016 |
| bessyboot, glaramara, allen crags, seathwaite fell, base brown, green gable, brandreth, grey knotts, fleetwith pike and all tops in between from seatoller cp. | robertphillips | 17/06/2016 |
| Parked at Stonethwaite, through Chapel Farm and up Combe Gill, Bessyboot, Rosthwaite Fell, Dovenest Top, Combe Door, Combe Head, Glaramara, Looking Steads and back down over Thornythwaite Fell. | Chipstertrain | 23/04/2016 |
| Solo as part of Langstrath horseshoe | Aimless Rambler | 01/10/2015 |
| Stomethwaite Stanger Gill Combe Door Top Combe Head Glaramara Alllen Crags Esk Hause Esk Pike Bow Fell North Top Bow Fell Ore Gap Angle Tarn Langstrath Stonethwaite | Andy Hirst | 14/09/2015 |
| Solo - A long day from Stonethwaite to Bessyboot-Roshthwaite Fell - Glaramara - Allen Crags | Shutterlag | 05/08/2015 |
| With Dave from Borrowdale Hostel, doing Bessyboot and all Nuttalls on the Rosthwaite Fells | stevem76 | 26/06/2015 |
| Yes, care needed to get to this one from Combe Head as there are crags in the way. Looped around them and arrived safely. | Father Ted | 16/06/2015 |
| Belles Knott, Sergeant Man, High Raise, Tongue Head, Allen Crags, Red Beck Top, Glaramara, Combe Door Top, Dovenest Top, Rosthwaite Fell, Bessyboot. | keithouk | 10/05/2015 |
| poor weather | bardolph | 28/10/2014 |
| Loop from Seathwaite: up to Esk Hause and along the ridge from Allen Crags to Rosthwaite Fell. The last 4 tops were new to me and well worth an explore. Brilliant day with clear views in all directions. | ruthatlast | 14/10/2014 |
| Ascent via Combe Gill | The Playful Pig | 21/09/2014 |
| Borrowdale YHA - Seathwaite Fell - Great End - Allen Crags - Glaramara - COMBE DOOR - Rosthwaite Fell (Bessyboot)- Borrowdale YHA | eviljeff9 | 24/07/2014 |
| Seathwaite- Styhead tarn- Sprinkling tarn-Esk Hause- Allen Crags- Glaramara- Rosthwaite Fell. 'Bessyboot'- Combe gill- Thornythwaite farm- Seathwaite. Cloudy on Glaramara. Walked with sis, 8h. | Daisy Dee | 13/07/2014 |
| From Seatoller | rb | 15/06/2014 |
| 13 tops in a day without too much exersion, 11 are Nuttals and the other 2 are Wainwrights - where else can you do that? Seathwaite, Seathwaite Fell (Wainwright) (leave the Sty Head path 300m after the waterfall plantation up a grassy break between the rocks) Seathwaite Fell (Great Slack), Seathwaite Fell (South Top), the beguiling Sprinkling Tarn, Allen Crags, High House Tarn Top, Red Beck Top, Looking Steads, Glaramara, Combe Head, Combe Door Top, Dovenest Top, Roshthwaite Fell, Rossthwaite Fell (Bessyboot). | ijpowell | 30/05/2014 |