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Name: | Rampsgill Head |
Hill number: | 2532 |
Height: | 792.4m / 2600ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2528 High Street |
RHB Section: | 34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Far Eastern Fells |
County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
Catchment: | Eden (Carlisle) |
Class: | Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge (Tu,Sim,Hew,N,W,B,Sy,Fel,BL,Bg) |
Grid ref: | NY 44333 12871 |
Summit feature: | rock |
Drop: | 41.1m |
Col: | 751.3m NY 4458 1308 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL5S |
Observations: | Wainwright's cairn is 145m SW at NY 44227 12772 and is 1m lower; rock 80m SW at NY 44293 12800 & ground 90m SW at NY 44276 12801 are both of similar height |
Survey: | Abney level |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 1435 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
16km hike over from Hartsop to the head of Haweswater taking in Brock Crags incl wainwright, Satura Crag, The Nab, Rest Dodd, The Knott, Rampsgill Head, High Raise, Kidsty Pike. 5 hrs in perfect condtions, definitely a day to remember. | Nicky C | 06/01/2024 |
Amazing walk | ejjohnstone | 11/12/2023 |
With dad. | AJScourfield | 26/10/2023 |
From the Hause in Martindale - The Nab - Rest Dodd -The Knott - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike - High Raise and descent back to Martindale to the side of Steel Knotts. Fantastic clear Autumn day. | Benarbia_4 | 15/10/2023 |
from Kidsty Pike. | M0YDH | 08/10/2023 |
White Knott, Arthur's Pike, Bonscale Pike, Swarth Fell, Loadpot Hill, Wether Hill, Wether Hill, Raven Howe, High Raise, Kidsty Pike, Rampsgill Head, The Knott | keithouk | 17/09/2023 |
From Martindale Church. Swarth Fell, Bonscale Pike, Arthur's Pike, Loadpot, Wether Fell(both tops), Red Crag, High Raise, Kidsty Pike, Rampsgill Head, The Knott, Rest Dodd, The Nab(very steep descent). Rain arrived whilst on Rest Dodd, stair-rods!. Took wrong descent from Rest Dodd in poor visibility and had to bog hop to rectify. | Longwojo | 10/09/2023 |
12 of 15 starting at st. Martins church. From kidsty did take a few minutes to take in the views. Wainwright no. 104 | The-Z-Man | 03/09/2023 |
with sean. 15 in 1 day and passed 100 hills | jordanwalmsley1987 | 03/09/2023 |
A walk with Alma Aurea to try and visit some unfound Wainwrights, a few revisits and a couple of other summits on a warm sunny day. Parked at Haweswater Mardale, up via Mardale Ill Bell (revisit), Thornthwaite Crag (revisit), out to Gray Crag (new), back around to High Street (revisit), The Knott (new), Rampsgill Head (new), High Raise (new) and Low Raise (new), finishing with Kidsty Pike (new). 27km and some good views. /D | meltdiceburg | 10/06/2023 |
From Mardale Head. 
15 km, 900 m asc. 
Up The Rigg ridge to Rough Crag and High Street. N to The Knott and E and N to Rampsgill Head and Kidsty Pike, High Raise and Low Raise. SE down the pathless ridge to Castle Crag and back by the W shore path. 
Dry, sunny. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720309087293 | SalmonJoe | 03/06/2023 |
A Ringgindale Round. High Street - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - High Raise - Kidsty Pike. | sms.37 | 28/05/2023 |
A Riggindale Round. High street,The Knott,Rampsgill head,High raise,Kidsty pike. With Si camp at Castlerigg farm. | Nicefish | 28/05/2023 |
Dales Mountain Biking Week. | Rob Rees | 18/05/2023 |
With LAA and J | GCW | 29/04/2023 |
Company: Solo | iandesbottes | 25/02/2023 |
With Alex and Caitlin | jthomson6nr9 | 16/02/2023 |
The Western High Street Fells from the Hartsop: Visiting Hartsop Dodd, Raven Crag, Caudale Moor (both Stony Cove Pike and John Bells Banner), Thornthwaite Crag N Top, Gray Crag, Thornthwaite Crag, High Street, Rampsgilll Head, Kidsty Pike, The Knott, Rest Dodd, Satura Crag, Buck Crag, and Brock Crags (both Summits). 22km with 1600m ascent taking 8h 20m. | silverwolf_alan | 14/02/2023 |
Thick mist up here, needed to use GPS app, cold W wind and light drizzle | NorfolkPT21 | 28/01/2023 |
Circular hike around the head of Mardale. From the car park at the head of Haweswater, up to Gatesgarth Pass, then past Little Harter Fell to Harter Fell, down to Nan Bield Pass, and up to Mardale Ill Bell. Then across to Thornthwaite Crag, and back along the broad track to the trig on High Street, before dropping down to the Straits of Riggindale. From here visiting The Knott, Rampsgill Head, Kidsty Pike, and High Raise in quick succession. Found a new way down via Low Raise, and the SE Ridge to Haweswater, taking in Castle Crag for the first time with its fine view along the way. A perfect day with sun, frozen ground, and many walkers out. 19.7km with 1100m ascent taking 7 hours. | silverwolf_alan | 02/01/2023 |
Wainwright Walk 22: Spider (High Raise, Rampsgill Head, Kidsty Pike, The Knott, Rest Dodd, The Nab, Angletarn Pikes, Brock Crags & Beda Fell) | DavidHiner | 29/11/2022 |
16.1 miles 3591ft walk, The Knott, Rampskill Head, Kidsty Pike, High Raise, Wether Hill and Loadpot Hill from Sykeside Camping Park. | stephenbuda | 11/10/2022 |
Nice to check off 11 more Wainrights on my birthday. 
Angletarn, Brock Crags, Rest Dodd, Knott, Rampsgill 
Head, Kidsty Pike, High Raise, Wether, Loadpot 
Bonscale & Arthur's Pike. With John Herbert (227/214) | george_herbert_ | 20/09/2022 |
South to North traverse of the High Street tops. Last hill of the day, as another squall swept through. Down to camp in upper Randale. | Colin Crawford | 18/09/2022 |
Another great day. Blue skies, clouds beginning to thicken, cool wind from the east | siholden | 02/09/2022 |
From Mardale Head - Kidsty Pike, High Raise, Rampsgill Head, The Knott, Rest Dodd and the Nab. Then back to Mardale Head car park. | janey.m | 24/08/2022 |
10-Wainwright epic outting with Phoebe from St Peter's Church. Bonscale Pike / Arthur's Pike / Loadpot Hill / Wether Hill / High Raise / Kidsty Pike / Rampsgill Head / The Knott / Rest Dodd / out-and-back from Rest Dodd to The Nab, then back to start via Angle Tarn. | MrD | 11/07/2022 |
Walked up Steel Knotts (Pikeawassa) then Wether Hill, High Raise, Rammpsgill Head, The Knott, Rest Dodd and the Nab. Parked at the church near Hallin. Done with Pete, Lizzie and Steve (sadly no Mika). | River-Girl | 03/07/2022 |
Martindale Round. W/TH & Teddy. | Sedge | 24/06/2022 |
https://jimearl6.com/a-high-street-round/#more-6448 | Jimearl6 | 20/06/2022 |
From Mardale Head. 
13.5 km, 830 m asc. 
Up by Small Water and Nan Bield Pass to the summits of Mardale Ill Bell and High Street. 
N to the Straits of Riggindale and the summits of The Knott, Rampsgill Head, High Raise and Kidsty Pike. 
Down E to Kidsty Howes and back by Bowderthwaite Bridge and The Rigg. 
Dry, sunny. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720299664772 | SalmonJoe | 07/06/2022 |
Hartsop - Hartsop Dodd - Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor (W)) - Gray Crag (W) Thornthwaite Crag - High Street - Rampsgill Head - the Knott - Hartsop | Ranger101 | 28/04/2022 |
Kidsty Pike, high Raise, Rampsgill Head, The Knott, High Street and Mardale Ill Bell | P333ebz | 27/04/2022 |
Walked up from Mardale head | billames | 22/04/2022 |
RRDPTH | Richard Tait | 16/04/2022 |
From St Peters Church - Martindale, Steel Knotts, Red Crag, High Raise, Kidsty Pike, Rampsgill Head, High Street, The Knott, Rest Dodd, Brock Crags, Angletarn Pikes, Stony Rigg, Place Fell, Sleet Fell | philz008 | 14/04/2022 |
R | Richard Tait | 02/02/2022 |
With Catherine. Brock crags, Angletarn pikes, The Nab, Rest Dodd, The Knott, Rampsgill Head, High Raise, Kidsty Pike, High Street, Thorneywaite Crag, Gray Crag. 16.5 miles 5200ft elevation. | nell1583 | 22/01/2022 |
From Kidsty Pike. With B. | Danmawr | 20/11/2021 |
R K TS Joss recce | Richard Tait | 11/11/2021 |
Arrived early for parking at Haweswater end NY469107, The Rigg, Rough Crag, High Street, Rampsgill Head, High Raise, Raven How, Red Crag, Raven How, Low Raise, Castle Crag, back up and over Lady’s Seat to get an easy grassy descent down Band End until steep bracken near bottom hiding ankle wrecker holes, The Rigg, Wood Howe (water level low enough to walk out), parking. | Isbjorn | 29/09/2021 |
Parked at Mardale Head. Solo. Rough Crag (628m), High Street (828m), Mardale Ill Bell (760m), High Street (828m), Rampsgill Head (792m), High Raise (802m) & Kidsty Pike (780m). W173 Rnd6. | Dangerous Dave | 22/09/2021 |
walked with Dave W, Haweswater res. very low. | jonsutterby71 | 19/09/2021 |
From the knott. | Andrew Pearson | 22/07/2021 |
Alone from Hartsop. From The Knott & continuing on to High Raise. Descent via Rest Dodd. Very Misty, so poor visibility. | Gazza1951 | 12/07/2021 |
Mardale head car park - Mardale Ill Bell high street, the knott, rampsgill head, high raise + Kidsty pike | dannyscun | 06/06/2021 |
Martindale Church - Winter Crag - Beda Fell - Angletarn Pikes (n top) - Angletarn Pikes (s top) - Angle Tarn - Brock Crags (true top and Wainwright top) - The Nab - Rest Dodd - The Knott - Rampsgill Head (true top and Wainwright top) - Kidsty Pike - High Rise - Raven Howe - Red Crag - Wether Hill (Tump) - Wether Hill (Wainwright summit) - Loadpot Hill (trig, spot height and true summit) - Brownthwaite Crag - Steel Knots - Martindale Church. | Clach Liath | 25/04/2021 |
9th of the day with JP | danielmudd1982 | 24/04/2021 |
With Keith | christine99 | 23/04/2021 |
With steel knotts...blue sky day | Theslayer | 01/03/2021 |