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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 1316 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
bramcrag quarry -> Fisher's wife's rake -> Clough Head -> Threlkeld Knotts -> Bramcrag Quarrybriandiggle25/02/2024
From Legburthwaite via ridgetrimarc230/11/2023
The Dodds roundPaul_142_uk07/09/2023
Repeat ascent on walk from Wythburn to Threlkeld.vuirich02/09/2023
Up the Red Screes path from Threlkeld Knotts, easier than it looked from below. Perfect conditions on top.agentmancuso31/08/2023
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/72177720310198548SalmonJoe01/08/2023
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 Rambler22/07/2023
First for a long timeAde904327/05/2023
From Great Dodd, down via White Pike and back to High Row on the Old Coach Roadjeffpl15/05/2023
Great How, Smaithwaite Hill, High Rigg SE Top, High Rigg, High Rigg, Clough Head, White Pikekeithouk19/03/2023
Walk with Dadbyron230228/01/2023
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 Dave29/12/2022
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_alan12/12/2022
Wainwright Walk 23: Spider (Great Dodd, Stybarrow Dodd, Watson's Dodd, Hart Side & Clough Head)DavidHiner30/11/2022
R Richard Tait29/11/2022
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.markm13/10/2022
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.jking13/10/2022
With NadiaDaisy Dee02/10/2022
With Sue, David, Linda, Don and Liz on a anticlockwise circuit of 9 summits from High Row.Phreerunner14/09/2022
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.MrD29/08/2022
From High row on a circular of the DoddsMatt290126/08/2022
Via Fisher's Wife's Rake and back over White PikeMountainTerrier18/06/2022
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.Isbjorn27/04/2022
High Row Car Park - Birkett Fell, Hart Side, Green Side, Stybarrow Dodd, Watson Dodd, Great Dodd, Calfhow Pike, Clough Head,ytfckent21/04/2022
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.SalmonJoe18/04/2022
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.forsterfamily715/04/2022
With mizzi and louise2510chris02/04/2022
From White Pike.Andrew Pearson26/03/2022
Huge day hiking from Threlkeld to Rydal covering 15 wainwrights!thecoopers23/03/2022
Quick run up and down. Lovely summit views. 4.8 miles 1899 ft elevationnell158315/03/2022
With Hartside, Great Dodd, Watson's Dodd and Stybarrow Dood from Dowthwaite HeadChopperbrown15/03/2022
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 Baines05/03/2022
A circular walk from high row. Super sunshine. With Rick and the dogs.jenx27/02/2022
F7-8 winds on top, but mostly visable.DaveT15/02/2022
From Wanthwaite along the Old Coach Rd then to the summit via White Pike and return. Light snow covering. Wonderful view of Blencathra.Pete Pozman05/01/2022
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 ValeJHes26/11/2021
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.vegibagger23/11/2021
With Dad. Ascent from Vale of St John via quarry and pas sind Threlkeld Knott. Steep descent to the Old Coach roadM0YDH14/08/2021
https://jimearl6.com/a-walk-along-the-dodds/#more-4350Jimearl619/07/2021
With GosiaMooseWire18/07/2021
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 BGbreweryman29/05/2021
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 Mackay01/05/2021
windy and cold with MaddyMandyBaldam28/04/2021
Clough Head and the Dodds with MKNab Scar23/04/2021
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.thomasrandall9619/04/2021
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 BACKScotty 2 Hotty01/04/2021
Lovely walkejjohnstone22/12/2020
10 miles in the wind and rain to pick up a few more hills.atreides788720/12/2020
with IANTheslayer04/11/2020