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Name: | Hard Knott |
Hill number: | 2469 |
Height: | 549m / 1801ft |
RHB Section: | 34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Southern Fells |
County/UA: | Cumberland |
Catchment: | Duddon, Catchment Boundaries, Esk (Ravenglass) |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Dodd (500-599m), Dewey, Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger, Clem (Ma,Hu,Tu,5,Dew,W,B,Sy,Fel,Cm) |
Grid ref: | NY 23188 02376 |
Summit feature: | rock 8m NW of cairn |
Drop: | 156m |
Col: | 393m NY237039 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 89 90 (1:25k) OL6N |
Observations: | top 200m SW is lower |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 1018 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
The Harter Fell Ridge from the Duddon Valley: Visiting Border End, Hard Knott (S Top), Hard Knott, Peat Hill Crag, Peat Hill Crag (S Top), Horsehow Crags, Demming Crag, Harter Fell, Green Crag. Much low mist around, and very wet underfoot. 19km with 1100m ascent taking 7hours. | silverwolf_alan | 18/02/2024 |
solo walk with Jess | jonsutterby71 | 28/01/2024 |
Windy and cold day bagging Hard Knott, Green Crag and Harter Fell. Almost 20km | Winter Round | 27/01/2024 |
14 miles 3345ft walk ,start at Birks Bridge NT carpark, to Hard Knott, Harter Fell, Green Crag, Border End, Peathill Crag, Horsehow Crags, Demming Crag, Crook Crags and White How. | stephenbuda | 21/10/2023 |
No actual summit but a brilliant technical orienteering event all around and over the many rocky crags of the long summit ridge and high ground. The O map depicting all of this complex rocky terrain is a work of precision magic. Before my run helped set up the High Start with Angie & Nigel on a lovely sunny warm still clear October day -unbelievable after days of clagged in fells and heavy rain. Had a good run on Green 7/56. Poor Angie came back battered and bloodied having taken a tumble, and sadly another competitor required mountain rescue and air ambulance to Preston Hospital with talk of a broken leg - grim. MT leader said it was rare for orienteers to require a call out. The compulsory carry a whistle rule makes sense. | Chris Pearson | 08/10/2023 |
Straightforward ascent from top of Hardknott Pass | Rockdoctor | 13/08/2023 |
Climbed with Alex from Jubilee Bridge via the fort, then onto Harter Fell | MrD | 10/08/2023 |
long day in Langdale & back of Esk Pike - Harnott | Dave Sargent | 25/07/2023 |
Revisit with JD | Dave Geere | 21/07/2023 |
Rocky summit with excellent views of Scafell Pike and Eskdale, also completed Hard Knott south top and Border End, warm morning but a pleasant suprise for the views | matty1971b | 10/06/2023 |
From Brotherilkeld phone box. 
15 km, 850 m asc. 
To Lincove Bridge and then N to Throstlehow Crag, Scar Lathing and High Gait Crags summits. S to Pianet Knott, across Lingcove Beck and continuing to Yew Bank, Hard Knott and Border End. Down to Hardknott Pass and back by Hardknott Castle Roman Fort. 
Dry, sunny. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720308686080 | SalmonJoe | 21/05/2023 |
Quick bag from top of HK pass. | Longwojo | 28/04/2023 |
Climbed with Head for the Hills. Walk lead by Raymond Greenhow, with Marilyn Knight, Claire Greenhow, Freya and Ryan. Walked Harter Fell and Green Crag on same day. Boggiest walk ever with water up to knees. | River-Girl | 16/04/2023 |
Wainwright Walk 40: Spider (Hard Knott) | DavidHiner | 19/02/2023 |
Cockley Beck -> Little Stand -> Stonesty Pike -> First Crinkle -> Crinke Crags -> Third Crinkle -> Fourth Crinkle -> Fifth Crinkle -> Shelter Crags -> Rest Gill -> Hard Knott -> Hard Knott Pass road -> Cockley Beck | briandiggle | 04/11/2022 |
With all the family from the cairn on top of HK pass. Very wet underfoot in places. | Ham and Skate | 26/10/2022 |
Really enjoyable walk despite the weather, back along the valley | ejjohnstone | 23/10/2022 |
Zoe & Martha | neilblair353 | 02/10/2022 |
Green Crag, Crook Crag, Great Whinscale, Dow Crag, Kepple Crag, Harter Fell, Peathill Crag South Top, Peathill Crag, Hard Knott | keithouk | 02/10/2022 |
Second ascent. | PeteF | 25/09/2022 |
With K, JC, RE and baby W. Parked in top of pass | Ashley | 24/09/2022 |
From top of Pass. Windy and wet. | Andrew Pearson | 18/09/2022 |
With: hb sb; From Brotherilkeld CP up onto Harter Fell via SW, down to Hardknott Pass then Hard Knot, Yew Bank and Lincove Beck. Path to Ore Gap & round to Esk Hause then Sprinkling Tarn. Camped on peninsular. | Ian Baines | 22/08/2022 |
R | Richard Tait | 15/08/2022 |
With CP and YP | garth87 | 05/08/2022 |
Rocky summit with excellent views of Scafell Pike and Eskdale.Worth descending a little to observe the Eskdale Needle | freethehilltops | 27/07/2022 |
Ascent from Hard Knott Pass summit cairn | jd16 | 26/07/2022 |
Walk from Woolpack to Old Dungeon Ghyll | trimarc2 | 14/07/2022 |
126 | windybilly | 05/07/2022 |
MQ | quartley | 13/06/2022 |
From Hard Knott Pass. Combined with Harter Fell | geralddavison | 04/06/2022 |
With Trout and Bassy from the Woolpack, with wild camp at Stony Tarn. Slight Side and Hard Knott. | robba_wag | 03/06/2022 |
From Jubilee Bridge. 
11 km, 780 m asc. 
Up by the Birker Fell bridleway and the W to Harter Fell summit. Down N to Hardknott Pass and up and back to Hard Knott summit. 
Return by Hardknott Castle Roman Fort . 
Mild and Showery. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720299158340 | SalmonJoe | 21/05/2022 |
4/6 from the Duddon Valley | JonathanConey | 02/05/2022 |
Revisit | Dave Geere | 08/04/2022 |
From Jubilee Bridge via Border End and Hard Knott South Top | RWG | 19/03/2022 |
From the road with Carl + Maddy. Early morning bag before heading home. 1.5 miles 518 ft elevation. | nell1583 | 14/11/2021 |
My final English Marilyn. Parked at the bottom of Hard Knott Pass to the east and walked up the steep road to the high point before heading north up to Hard Knott. A reasonable track all the way up from the road. High winds on top making it tricky to take the photos and hold the flag. Just enough energy to find the geocache up here. Retreated a bit down before opening the alcohol-free prosecco and home-made ginger cake. | Father Ted | 26/10/2021 |
Harter Fell (653m), Demming Crag (525m), Hardknott Pass (393m), Hard Knott S Top (523m), Hard Knott (549m) & Border End (522m). Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 08/10/2021 |
Quick bag from the top of hard Knott pass | thecoopers | 02/09/2021 |
From Jubilee Bridge, walked out via River Esk to Tongue Pot and Lingcove Beck from the bridge. Wild camped on the outside of the bend opposite Pianet Knott. After a cracking nights camp I bimbled up onto Hardknott via Yew Bank. Returned to the car via Border Crag and Hardknott Fort. | Butty | 18/07/2021 |
See Kamoot entry for full details/gps download: 
https://www.komoot.com/tour/395296988 | outlawcatcher | 18/06/2021 |
Doctor Bridge - Green Crag - Harter Fell - Hardknott Pass - Hard Knott - Border End - Hardknott Roman Fort - Eskdale | MountainTerrier | 12/06/2021 |
From Elterwater to Eskdale: Hard Knott and Harter Fell | PhilipChaston | 09/06/2021 |
Climbed from Wrynose Bottom at head of Dunnerdale, up Cold Pike, Crinkle Crags, Bowfell via Climbers Traverse, Yew Bank and Hard Knott (both tops). 12.5 miles, 4800 ft ascent. | mavero10 | 05/06/2021 |
also climbed early eighties | jef | 26/05/2021 |
from the Roman fort round north of Border End. Then carried on 2 bag 2 missed Synges (Heron and Brock Crags). The fort is very impressive. To get posted there you must have really annoyed someone. | benarbia again | 21/05/2021 |
Hard Knott Roman Fort > Border End > Hard Knott > Yew Bank > Lingcove Beck > Hard Knott Roman Fort. Solo walk. Early start to avoid heavy rain and wind due mid morning. Overcast with clag on the high fells. Felling cold in the wind. | johnkaysleftleg | 20/05/2021 |
Hannah, Jim, Sophie and reuben | Jim Baz | 13/04/2021 |
Revisit | Dave Geere | 12/04/2021 |