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Name:Hopegill Head
Hill number:2395
Height:769.6m / 2525ft
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:Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright, Birkett,
Synge, Fellranger, Subhump, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge
(Tu,Sim,Hew,N,W,B,Sy,Fel,sHu,BL,Bg)
Grid ref:NY 18567 22162
Summit feature:rock
Drop:97.2m
Col:672.4m  NY 1906 2198  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 89 90
(1:25k) OL4S
Survey:obvious summit
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Meetup walk with Tania; Grasmoor round deurgar18/05/2025
Coledale round from Braithwaite deurgar15/07/2024
Coledale Horseshoe. From car park near Braithwaite, Grisedale Pike Hopegill Head, Eel Crag, Sale, Scar Crag and Outerside. Low cloud all day so no view except from Outerside. Drizzle to start off. With Ben.Victor16/02/2024
R Superb winterRichard Tait15/01/2024
Wet and wild day up Grizedale Pike, Hopegill and Whiteside. New jacket failedWinter Round09/12/2023
Birkett 3 With Gill,Andy & FudgeDave Geere24/11/2023
Revisit. On route between Ladyside Pike and Hobcarton End.PGCE05/09/2023
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/72177720310958071SalmonJoe02/09/2023
Crummock Water, Whiteside, Hopegill Head, Swinside using Honister Rambler bustrimarc224/08/2023
Coledale Roundianwkitson21/07/2023
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.nell158302/06/2023
The Coledale Horseshoe. Grisedale Pike - Hopegill Head - Wandope - Eel Crag (Crag Hill) - Sail - Scar Crags - Causey Pike - Outerside - Barrowsms.3727/05/2023
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.stephenbuda18/05/2023
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_alan13/05/2023
Company: SCiandesbottes19/03/2023
With: hb; From CP in Whinlatter Pass, throgh forest and up Ladyside Pike. Then up to Hopegill Head in icy conditions and across to Hobcarton Crag and Grisedale Pike. Descent over Hobcarton End back to Whinlatter.Ian Baines07/03/2023
R Richard Tait24/01/2023
Whin Ben, Whiteside, Whiteside East Top, Gasgale Crags, Hopegill Head, Sand Hill, Grasmoor, Wandope, Thirdgill Head Man, Whiteless Pike, Rannerdale Knottskeithouk15/01/2023
With Keith and Clairegeoffryan15/01/2023
Bob & Duke.DukeNukem02/01/2023
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/72177720303424507SalmonJoe04/11/2022
Wainwright Walk 18: Spider (Grasmoor, Wandope, Hopegill Head, Whiteside, Whiteless Pike & Rannerdale Knotts)DavidHiner04/11/2022
LERC District weekend - Lanthwaite to KeswickNumptyDumpty23/10/2022
From Whitesideemily24/09/2022
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 Baines18/09/2022
With Sue from Braithwaite, logging second Round of Wainwrights', taking in Kinn, Grisdale Pike, Hopegill Head and Hobcarton Crag. Return via mine track.Frank02/09/2022
Extended Coledale Horseshoe - Grisedale Pike, Hopegill Head, Whiteside, Crag Hill (Eel Crag), Sail, Scar Crags, Causey Pike, Outerside, BarrowBarns15010/06/2022
Marshall WtW no.29. W/GR & Teddy.Sedge08/05/2022
On the third day of the Great Lakeland 3 dayeremily02/05/2022
Parked at Lanthwaite Green. Visiting SIMMS on Nuttall 2.2, the Crummock Horseshoe. Whiteside East Top -> Hopegill Head -> Grasmoor -> Wandope -> Whiteless Pike.Peter_W_Mitchell 23/03/2022
Round via Whiteside, Hopegill Head, Sand Hill, etc.SlowOl22/03/2022
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.johnkaysleftleg03/11/2021
Lanthwaite - Whiteside - Hopegill Head - Whiteless Pike - Rannderdale Knotts - LanthwaiteThe Playful Pig24/08/2021
27km loop of 12 Wainwrights from Braithwaite. Lovely day.atreides788714/08/2021
Ladyside Pike (2nd); Hopegill Head (3rd); Gasgale Crags; Whiteside East; Whiteside West; Whin Ben. With Ben.ytfckent12/08/2021
With louise, val, John and Mizzi2510chris01/07/2021
With Keith, Simon and Anne.christine9930/06/2021
See Kamoot entry for full details/gps downloads: https://www.komoot.com/tour/397615578outlawcatcher21/06/2021
2nd of the day. Walked from Whiteside. Onto Grasmore, Wandope and Whiteless PikeESkelton04/06/2021
round of 20 tops from Braithwaite. Cloudy and low visholtsd26/05/2021
1st of the day with JP after spending the night on Whiteside. Visibility poor this morningdanielmudd198222/05/2021
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_alan19/05/2021
Lanthwaite Green - Whiteside - Hopegill Head, returning down Gasgale Gill.milimana23/04/2021
With Brian, Alison and John. Warm and sunny - then snow! Veryhappybunny11/04/2021
Veryhappybunny29/12/2020
I love coming up here from Ladyside Pike! Solo. W84 Rnd6.Dangerous Dave22/11/2020
From Ladyside Pikerfoster16/10/2020
Loweswater - Whiteside - Hopegill Head - Grisedale Piketwg2704/10/2020
Veryhappybunny01/10/2020
72windybilly29/09/2020