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Name: | Grey Knotts |
Hill number: | 2424 |
Height: | 697m / 2287ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2367 Great Gable |
RHB Section: | 34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Western Fells |
County/UA: | Cumberland |
Catchment: | Derwent (Workington) |
Class: | Nuttall, Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger, Bridge (N,W,B,Sy,Fel,Bg) |
Grid ref: | NY 21730 12566 |
Summit feature: | cairn on outcrop on W top |
Drop: | 16m |
Col: | 681m NY216122 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 89 90 (1:25k) OL4S |
Observations: | outcrop 155m ENE at NY 21876 12581 is as high and OS bolt and cairn 45m NE of this at NY 21914 12615 is lower |
Survey: | Abney level |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 1442 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Pleasant walk from Brandreth, on snowy/icy path. Descended to Honister Pass by the fence line, as the sun was setting. | LizH | 14/01/2024 |
12.1 miles 3757ft walk,start at Honister Pass NT carpark to Honister Crag, Fleetwith Pike, Haystacks, Base Brown, Brandreth, Grey Knotts. | stephenbuda | 15/10/2023 |
Honister, Grey Knotts, Brandreth, Base Brown, Green Gable, Windy Gap, Great Gable, Kirk Fell, Windy Gap, Seathwaite Fell, Honister over Seatoller Fell. | AvidSockWearer | 09/09/2023 |
From Honister Mine. Grey Knotts, Brandreth, Base Brown, Green Gable, Windy Gap, Great Gable, Kirk Fell, Windy Gap, Seathwaite Fell, return to Honister over Seatoller Fell. 13.5 miles/2200m ascent. With AvidSockWearer. /D | meltdiceburg | 09/09/2023 |
Gillercomb Round from Seathwaite, Base Brown via Sourmilk Gill, Green Gable, Brandreth, Grey Knotts and back down via the old plumbago mines. Super hot. | MountainTerrier | 06/09/2023 |
English Nuttall Walk 3.1: Great Gable from Honister Pass. Visiting Honister Crag, Fleetwith Pike, Kirk Fell, Kirk Fell East Top, Great Gable, Green Gable, Base Brown, Brandreth, Grey Knotts. A perfect day in the Lakes with great views, although the amount of scree on Gable's steep slopes is rather tiring. 20km with 1600m ascent, taking 9 hours. | silverwolf_alan | 16/08/2023 |
From National Trust Car park, Honister Pass NY 2254 1353 Via Green Gable, Great Gable, Green Gable & Brandreth. Returned to start. | Westdenewalker | 11/08/2023 |
From Honister pass to Green Gable > Great Gable > back over Green Gable > Brandreth > Grey Knotts. accompanied by WestdeneWalker. | Kwalkway | 11/08/2023 |
From the mine car park with DW, DS10 and DD8. Brandreth and Grey Knotts. Into a very strong Westerly for the outward. | nukeboy1 | 11/08/2023 |
3320 Black Star, 3569 Green Crag, 7944 Great Round How, 2424 Grey Knotts (repeat from 26/7/92), 7963 Seatller Fell from Honister | Jim.Fothergill | 09/08/2023 |
From Wasdale Head, Lingmell Beck to Sty Head via the Bursting Knott, climbers traverse Scrambling along threaded through Napes Needle, the flake under arrowhead ridge and Sphinx rock. Scramble down little hells gate to climbers traverse, hit Gavel Neese and scrambled over White Napes & on to Great Gable. Amazing clear 360 views all around the Lakes. Down to Windy Gap, up to Green Gable. Quick there and back to Base Brown to almost the top of GG, to Brandeth and Grey Knotts then back towards Beck Head and last slog up Kirk Fell. We were Rewarded with the alt view of GG and amazing vistas over the Scafell Massif. Heading NW off the back of KF, through gully of Kirkfell crags, Black Sail Pass into Wasdale Head. | ByronHaywood | 22/06/2023 |
Honister slate mine/Brandreth then back to Grey knotts on a very nice hot day | electricratman | 11/06/2023 |
/7661858307 | ravioli7938 | 06/06/2023 |
Climbed as part of the Coast to Coast | Paul_142_uk | 04/06/2023 |
Boss sunny day with Gareth | Kenny Morris | 29/05/2023 |
From Seatoller. 
13 km, 1000 m asc. 
To Seathwaite and Sourmilk Gill, leaving the Gillercomb path to climb SE to join the Big Rock and Hanging Stone traverse path and climbing up to Base Brown summit. SW to Green Gable, down to Wind Gap and up to the memorial and summit of Great Gable. Back over Green Gable and N to Brandreth and Grey Knotts summits. NE down the fence to Honister Hause and back by the old toll road. 
Dry, sunny. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720308686780 | SalmonJoe | 24/05/2023 |
Directly from Brandreth and then down to Honister YHA | jeffpl | 24/04/2023 |
Company: SC | iandesbottes | 09/04/2023 |
From Honister Slate Mine, over Grey Knotts, Brandreth, Green Gable and Great Gable, Back by lower path to Honister Mine. Great views particularly down Ennerdale and Buttermere. With Ben. | Victor | 03/04/2023 |
Wainwright Walk 49: (Green Gable, Brandreth, Grey Knotts & Base Brown) | DavidHiner | 15/03/2023 |
Honister Pass to Great Gable. W/TH & Teddy. | Sedge | 01/03/2023 |
Big loop up from Seathawaite Farm, 6 new Ws (9 total). | atreides7887 | 25/02/2023 |
Part of a 12.6-miler with Will, recce-ing bits of leg 4 & 5 of the BGR: 
From Honister - Fleetwith Pike, Brandreth, Grey Knotts, Dale Head, Hindscarth, Robinson & back to Honister. | NumptyDumpty | 18/02/2023 |
With Keith | christine99 | 21/01/2023 |
Challenging weather solo day (hail, horiz rain, 60mph+ wind). Boggy in places and most paths raging torrents by the end of the day. 
 
Parked at Honister slate mine and did Grey Knotts, Brandreth, Green Gable, Great Gable and Base Brown. Very, very windy over both Gables | Winter Round | 08/11/2022 |
Part of a wander to Great Gable and Kirk Fell | munkyennui | 18/06/2022 |
From Seatoller. 
13 km, 1000 m asc. 
Up the old toll road to Honister Hause and up by the fence to Grey Knotts summit, on to Brandreth summit cairns and S to Green Gable summit. Drop to Windy Gap and up to Great Gable summit. Back down to Windy Gap, over Green Gable and down the NE ridge to Base Brown summit. Continue NE down the nose and mess about finding a good route NW below the Hanging Stone to join the stony Gillercomb path to Seathwaite by Sourmilk Gill waterfalls and Seathwaite Slabs. To Seatoller by the road. 
Dry, mild, unusually quiet - where is everyone? Platinum Jubilee! 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720299661696 | SalmonJoe | 05/06/2022 |
From Seatoller. Base Brown, Brandreth, Grey Knotts, Fleetwith Pike and Honister Pike. 16k 3000ft elevation. Lovely warm day. | nell1583 | 14/05/2022 |
Completed as part of route from Keswick to buttermere on the great Lakeland 3 dayer | emily | 30/04/2022 |
Wedding anniversary walk with Becks. | DaveT | 29/04/2022 |
R K | Richard Tait | 19/04/2022 |
From Honister, lovely day. | hils | 27/03/2022 |
Bob & Duke | DukeNukem | 23/03/2022 |
1 of 5 on 6 mile hike starting at honister slate mine car park. Steep incline out of the car park with a couple of fake summits before reaching perfect views. A slight dusting of snow always makes the hills look good. Wainwright no.73 | The-Z-Man | 24/02/2022 |
Laura and jay on to Brandreth | Lauralj84 | 01/12/2021 |
RRPTH | Richard Tait | 25/10/2021 |
12km circuit from Seathwaite in 5.5hrs. Base brown, green gable, great gable, brandreth, grey knotts | Nicky C | 12/10/2021 |
Alone from Honister Slate Mine. Mild & dry but misty on summits. Continuing on to Brandreth, Green & Great Gables. Very stony & hard on the feet! | Gazza1951 | 11/10/2021 |
From Honister Pass | trimarc2 | 08/10/2021 |
Climbed as part of a route from Borrowdale via other peak, done with PD | Tor worth it | 01/09/2021 |
Grey Knotts, Brandreth, Seavy Knott, Haystacks SE Top, Innominate Peak, Haystacks - wild camp at Blackbeck Tarn - Green Crag, Great Round How, Little Round How. | lindslow | 07/08/2021 |
Parked the night on Wed 19th in Honister slate mines car park. As grim rainy forecast blowing in from noon-ish, hyper early start at 5.30. Even at my slow pace reckoned is get round a triangle of Fleetwith Pike, Haystacks 'n Brandreth in about 6 hours. Rains arrived early about 10.30. Got well soaked in the last hour. | vegibagger | 20/05/2021 |
with Elizabeth. | Cumbrianexile | 19/05/2021 |
Ascent from Honister Pass via fence. Cool, clear and part sun. | markm | 29/04/2021 |
Honister - Grey Knott - Brandreth - Green Gable and return by Moses' Trod. | milimana | 26/04/2021 |
Honister Hause > Grey Knotts > Brandreth > Base Brown > Green Gable > Windy Gap > Moses' Trod > Old Tramway > Honister Hause. Just me and H and not many others seen. Dry Day with quite a bit of high cloud, cold wind on the higher ground but feeling warm when sheltered lower down. Ground really quite dry. | johnkaysleftleg | 21/04/2021 |
Birthday walk with Emma C. Last of the day from Seatoller, Base Brown, Brandreth and down via Honister. 
SuperClear day. Lemon Meringue Pie and prosecco at the top! | ESkelton | 01/12/2020 |
HardenC | 19/09/2020 | |
Round of fleetwith, Brandreth, and grey knots. | Mountainhikes | 29/07/2020 |
Climbed from Honister mine.. | billames | 14/07/2020 |