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Name: | Clough Head |
Hill number: | 2547 |
Height: | 726m / 2382ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2515 Helvellyn |
RHB Section: | 34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Eastern Fells |
County/UA: | Cumberland |
Catchment: | Derwent (Workington) |
Class: | Hump, Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge, Clem (Hu,Tu,Sim,Hew,N,W,B,Sy,Fel,BL,Bg,Cm) |
Grid ref: | NY 33394 22541 |
Summit feature: | trig point/wind shelter |
Drop: | 108m |
Col: | 618m NY331214 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL5S |
Survey: | obvious summit |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 1318 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
bramcrag quarry -> Fisher's wife's rake -> Clough Head -> Threlkeld Knotts -> Bramcrag Quarry | briandiggle | 25/02/2024 |
From Legburthwaite via ridge | trimarc2 | 30/11/2023 |
The Dodds round | Paul_142_uk | 07/09/2023 |
Repeat ascent on walk from Wythburn to Threlkeld. | vuirich | 02/09/2023 |
Up the Red Screes path from Threlkeld Knotts, easier than it looked from below. Perfect conditions on top. | agentmancuso | 31/08/2023 |
From High Row. 
14 km, 690 m asc. 
W over Low How, High Brow and Randerside to Great Dodd. 
Over Little Dodd and N to Calfhow Pike, Clough Head and White Pike. 
Back by the Old Coach Road. 
Wet. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720310198548 | SalmonJoe | 01/08/2023 |
Overcast, humid day. Started at Threlked, Wainwright group joining local geological society. Very tough climb,luckily visibility gradually improved, so fantastic views towards Bassenthwaite and Keswick. 3 hours to reach summit - had photo- shoot for magazine then a slippery descent to the old coach road.Fascinating detour around machinery quarry/vintage railway and remains of stone age village. Finished about 5pm having only put up with a bit of drizzle. | Peak Rambler | 22/07/2023 |
First for a long time | Ade9043 | 27/05/2023 |
From Great Dodd, down via White Pike and back to High Row on the Old Coach Road | jeffpl | 15/05/2023 |
Great How, Smaithwaite Hill, High Rigg SE Top, High Rigg, High Rigg, Clough Head, White Pike | keithouk | 19/03/2023 |
Walk with Dad | byron2302 | 28/01/2023 |
From Great Dodd. With Tony J. Too cold to spend any time on the summit. A quick descent by the path under armed Screes. W13 Rnd7. | Dangerous Dave | 29/12/2022 |
The Dodds from Dockray. Visited Common Fell, Watermillock Common, Swineside Knott, Brown Hills, Birkett Fell, Hart Side, Green Side (White Stones), Stybarrow Dodd, Watson's Dodd, Great Dodd, Little Dodd, Calfhow Pike, Clough Head, and White Pike. A perfect winter's day with cloudless skies, a thin layer of frost / snow and absolutely calm. 21km with 950m ascent taking 7h 30m. | silverwolf_alan | 12/12/2022 |
Wainwright Walk 23: Spider (Great Dodd, Stybarrow Dodd, Watson's Dodd, Hart Side & Clough Head) | DavidHiner | 30/11/2022 |
R | Richard Tait | 29/11/2022 |
Very sunny, very clear, the most beautiful views have seen in 40 years of fell walking in the Lake District. Ascent from Wanthwaite via old coach road and white pike. Descent back the same way. | markm | 13/10/2022 |
Clough Head walk- Parked at Wanthwaite Farm, walked to Hill Top Farm, Birkett Bank, Threlkeld Knotts, Old Coach Road, White Pike and to the top of Clough Head. Retraced our steps back to the car. Very sunny, very clear and the autumn light was amazing. For most of the way up you had really good views of Blencathra. | jking | 13/10/2022 |
With Nadia | Daisy Dee | 02/10/2022 |
With Sue, David, Linda, Don and Liz on a anticlockwise circuit of 9 summits from High Row. | Phreerunner | 14/09/2022 |
Climbed with Phoebe. Lost route on Fisher's Wife's Rake and ended up scrambling a novel (and hopefully never-to-be-repeated) ascent to the Jim's Fold track. | MrD | 29/08/2022 |
From High row on a circular of the Dodds | Matt2901 | 26/08/2022 |
Via Fisher's Wife's Rake and back over White Pike | MountainTerrier | 18/06/2022 |
Parked at NY3202024600, on N side of old railway. Used old railway FP, E, to AL access point at NY3307524635 (No fell access via the museum). Threlkeld Knotts, White Pike, Clough Head, Calfhow Pike, Little Dodd, Great Dodd, Randerside, Matterdale Common, Cockley Moor, Old Corpse Road back to Threlkeld Quarry. | Isbjorn | 27/04/2022 |
High Row Car Park - Birkett Fell, Hart Side, Green Side, Stybarrow Dodd, Watson Dodd, Great Dodd, Calfhow Pike, Clough Head, | ytfckent | 21/04/2022 |
From High Row CP, Matterdale. 
17 km, 760 m asc. 
Up by the Old Coach Road and the Clough Head NE ridge to White Pike and Clough Head summit. Around to Great Dodd, Watson's Dodd and Stybarrow Dodd summits. Down by Hart Side and Birkett Fell and its NE ridge to Dowthwaite Head. 
Dry and Cold, Easter Monday. | SalmonJoe | 18/04/2022 |
From Bramcrag Quarry. Clough Head (via Fisher's Wife's Rake - not for the faint hearted) - Calfhow Pike - Great Dodd - Watson's Dodd - Stybarrow Dodd - Raise - White Side. Descent over Brown Crag to Thirlspot. | forsterfamily7 | 15/04/2022 |
With mizzi and louise | 2510chris | 02/04/2022 |
From White Pike. | Andrew Pearson | 26/03/2022 |
Huge day hiking from Threlkeld to Rydal covering 15 wainwrights! | thecoopers | 23/03/2022 |
Quick run up and down. Lovely summit views. 4.8 miles 1899 ft elevation | nell1583 | 15/03/2022 |
With Hartside, Great Dodd, Watson's Dodd and Stybarrow Dood from Dowthwaite Head | Chopperbrown | 15/03/2022 |
With: hb, sb, str; From Wanthwaite up via quarries track onto Clough Head. Then via Calfhow Pike, Great Dodd, Watson's Dodd, Sybarrow Dodd, Raise & White Side to Browncove Col. Descended via good track over Brown Crag to Legburthwaite & 2nd car. | Ian Baines | 05/03/2022 |
A circular walk from high row. Super sunshine. With Rick and the dogs. | jenx | 27/02/2022 |
F7-8 winds on top, but mostly visable. | DaveT | 15/02/2022 |
From Wanthwaite along the Old Coach Rd then to the summit via White Pike and return. Light snow covering. Wonderful view of Blencathra. | Pete Pozman | 05/01/2022 |
St John's in the Vale Skyline: St John's in the Vale - Clough Head - Calfhow Pike - Little Dodd - Great Dodd - Watson's Dodd - Stybarrow Dodd - High Rigg - St John's in the Vale | JHes | 26/11/2021 |
Up wide track from farm to the west. Two guys from Fanfoss near Pocklington, east Yorkshire started and time, carrying paragliding equipping on their backs. Bear in mind it's late Nov and a light breeze, half way up, and striding down the track towards us was a middle aged guy naked rambler, boots, small rucksack but nowt else. W stopped and chatted for a bit. Aparently, recently there's been an upsurge of people doing this. Told him about my occasional visits to naturist beaches and clubs. 
Higher up, cut up slope south to minor top then diagonal push up steep final slope. Trig S5946 on summit. | vegibagger | 23/11/2021 |
With Dad. Ascent from Vale of St John via quarry and pas sind Threlkeld Knott. Steep descent to the Old Coach road | M0YDH | 14/08/2021 |
https://jimearl6.com/a-walk-along-the-dodds/#more-4350 | Jimearl6 | 19/07/2021 |
With Gosia | MooseWire | 18/07/2021 |
From Stanah village hall, towards Sticks Pass, then directly up towards Stybarrow Dodd > Great Dodd > Clough Head, and back via White Pike, Hausewell Brow and RoW via Bridge House and Sosgill Bridge. | Peter_W_Mitchell | 08/07/2021 |
part of Paul Haigh's BG | breweryman | 29/05/2021 |
With Samuel Healing, good clear views but slightly overcast with occasional grey cloud and attempt at hail/ snow. 
Parked at Threlkeld Bridge and walked from there along railway path and then up via Birkett Beck onto the fell, skirted along bottom past the quarry to get onto the path from Wanthwaite Farm up to the Red Screes path. Really enjoyed this route. Hugged the trig pillar and then had lunch just off the top out of the wind. Then continued onto Calfhow Pike and back down via Rowantree Beck to the old coach road and back round to Birkett Beck and the railway path. Sam lost his watch about halfway through the walk but found it again the next day. Strava stopped tracking for me sometime up Red Screes and then I restarted it at Calfhow Pike and it drew a straight line between the two points. So it looks like we didn't summit Clough Head but I have a photo of me hugging the trig as proof. | Ruth Mackay | 01/05/2021 |
windy and cold with Maddy | MandyBaldam | 28/04/2021 |
Clough Head and the Dodds with MK | Nab Scar | 23/04/2021 |
From Great Dodd. An enjoyable little climb from the saddle at Calfhow Pike. I then doubled back there and took a sharp descent towards the farm at Fornside following the beck. | thomasrandall96 | 19/04/2021 |
FINALLY, lockdown restrictions lifted just enough for us to Travel. Covid 19 has been a nightmare in completing these 214. having dropped Myla off at James's and Jack still in bed we head for round 2 with Clough head after dangerously failing last summer on Fisher Wifes rake. no issues this time taking the safe route up and down the old corpse road down. we stopped and had bacon butties and beer/prosecco as a treat for Bec getting to 200. stopped at Tebay on the way home. SO SO GOOD TO BE BACK | Scotty 2 Hotty | 01/04/2021 |
Lovely walk | ejjohnstone | 22/12/2020 |
10 miles in the wind and rain to pick up a few more hills. | atreides7887 | 20/12/2020 |
with IAN | Theslayer | 04/11/2020 |