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Name:Ulthwaite Rigg
Hill number:2600
Height:502m / 1647ft
Parent (Ma):2559  Tarn Crag (Sleddale)
RHB Section:34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - Far Eastern Fells
County/UA:Westmorland and Furness
Catchment:Eden (Carlisle)
Class:Wainwright Outlying Fell, Birkett, Synge
(WO,B,Sy)
Grid ref:NY 51463 09333
Summit feature:cairn
Drop:2m
Col:500m  NY514092  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 90
(1:25k) OL5S OL7N
Survey:Abney level
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Interesting circuit from the A6 parking area of High House Bank, Robin Hood, Lord's Seat, Great Yarlside (Sy), Ulthwaite Rigg, Great Saddle Crag, Sleddale Pike, Wasdale Pike, Great Yarlside, little Yarlside, Whatshaw Common & Whatshaw Common East Topoldbagger2721/11/2023
From Wet Sleddale Dam. 14 km, 400 m asc. Up by Poorhag Gill, the Lunch House and Gray Bull to Sleddale Pike, Wasdale Pike, Great Saddle Crag and Ullthwaite Rigg. Back by the Sleddale Hall BW. Rough, boggy, pathless, unrelenting trudge. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720310490788SalmonJoe13/08/2023
10 mile circuit from high point parking spot on the A6. Whatshaw Common, Little Yarlside, Great Yarlside, Ulthwaite Rigg, Great Saddle Crag, Sleddale Pike, Wasdale Pike. Frozen underfoot so the cross country bits weren't so bad.JulieB12/12/2022
with James HurrellGaynorSeymour02/05/2022
A6 layby - High House Bank - Robin Hood - Lord's Seat - Grey Crag - Harrop Pike - Ulthwaite Rigg - Great Saddle Crag - Wasdale Pike - Great Yarlside - Little Yarlside - Whatshaw Common (both tops) - A6 laybyGary Heath29/04/2022
From Wet Sleddale car park Sleddale Pike, onto Tongue Rigg and then my final WO Ulthwaite Rigg.Alan Caine18/09/2021
From Gt Yarlside and onto the track to the N which leads back to Wet Sleddale dam. Mainly pathlesstrimarc229/08/2021
From reservoir CP. Sleddale Pike, Wasdale Pike, Great Saddle Crag & Ulthwaite RiggSlash327/06/2021
Started from Reservoir Car Park to Wasdale Pike (via Lunch House) - Low Saddle Crag - Great Saddle Crag - Brown Howe - Ulthwaite Rigg - Tongue Rigg with return beside intake wall above deer enclosures.RobB02/06/2021
 yorkielad22/04/2021
Parking at Wet Sleddale reservoir - 'wet' is highly appropriate, only the very summits provided any semnlance of 'dryness'. Sleddale Hall, Scam Matthew, then almost trackless purgatory commenced - Ullthwaite Rigg, Tongue Rigg, Sleddale Pike, Wasdale Pike, Hazel Bank, Long Fell, quarry road, A6, Shap Lodge, track back to reservoir. After Scam Matthew intermittent ATV and An Tx provided a little relief from the interminable boot wrecking toody blussock grass. Having descended the quarry road, a sign says there is no public access (but it was a Sunday, so unoccupied), Only after having negotiated the bog to get onto it , a sign says that there is no public access along the cart track back to the reservoir, even though it is within an Open Access area.Isbjorn27/08/2020
With Sue and NB from the reservoir, via Lunch House and Grey Bull, Sleddale Pike, Great Saddle Crag, Ulthwaite Rigg Tongue Rigg returning past deer enclosure. Another wet summer day.Frank07/07/2020
Parked at highpoint of A6. Extended round of Crookdale taking in 10 Wainwright Outliers.PGCE06/06/2020
From the reservoir: Sleddale Pike, Great Saddle Crag and Ulthwaite Rigg, taking in the Lunch House and the Grey Bull, and returning by Tongue Rogg then Sleddale hall. Very hard walk going through heather and bog, windy and cold for JuneLazylizzie03/06/2020
Parked on top of Shap Fell in the big layby, Little Yarlside, Great Yarlside, Brown Howe, Ulthwaite Rigg, Great Saddle Crag and back via Great and Little Yarlside to layby.Chipstertrain14/05/2020
A6 Shap Summit, Hazel Bank, Shap Quarry Mast, Wasdale Pike, Great Sleddale Crag, Sleddale Pike, Tongue Rigg, Ulthwaite Rigg, Harrop Pike, Lawyers Brow, Great Yarlside, Little Yarlside, Whatshaw Common, A6. Great area for solitude & marsh plants!Vin05/03/2020
From wet sledale reservoircjo02/12/2019
Langhowe Pike, Great Lad Stones, Seat Robert, High Wether Howe, Fewling Stones, Nabs Moor, Howes, Ulthwaite Rigg, Great Saddle Crag, and Sleddale Pike.Walkingmurphy14/09/2019
From Tailbert followed footpath into Swindale via Trussgap Brow. On to Swindale Head and Dodd Bottom. Ascent of Nabs Moor and on to Howes. Descent in Mosedale, crossing Mosedale Beck and climb of Ulthwaite Rigg. On to High Wether Howe, Fewling Stones, Seat Robert, Great Ladstones and Langhowe Pike. Descent back to car via track over Ralfland Forest.raymooremanx22/06/2019
From reservoir car park for a round of Ulthwaite, Great Saddle Crag, Wasdale Pike and Sleddale Pike.rhalstead25/05/2019
As I had already repeated Sleddale Pike, I used the high-level bridleway for the ascent. In retrospect, not a sensible decision.David Purchase15/05/2019
Wet Sleddale Reservoir CP -> Sleddale Pike -> Wasdale Pike -> Great Saddle Crag -> Ulthwaite Rigg -> Scam Matthew -> High Wether Howe -> Seat Robert -> Great Ladstones -> Wet Sleddale Reservoir CPbriandiggle29/04/2019
Bob & Duke Bob & Duke Wednesday 27th/3/2019 Z 1643 hrs.DukeNukem27/03/2019
From Crookdale Bridge. Fifth of 11 hills on a 17km round; from Harrop Pike and on to Great Saddle Crag.jonglew19/12/2018
Wet Sleddale RunLittledave02/10/2018
Crookdale and Wet Sleddale Horseshoestomd423/09/2018
Circuit from Wet Sleddale ReservoirAjm031007/09/2018
hard going on these little fells with so much wet ground solocolinfielding19/05/2018
AW's round from the reservoir: Sleddale Pike, Great Saddle Crag and Ulthwaite Rigg, taking in the Lunch House and the Grey Bull, and returning by Sleddale hall. Tough going through heather and bog.Nick Down106/05/2018
tough & wetDunks02/09/2017
cjchrisj196513/08/2017
WOs 92,93,94 and 95. Bs 79.80,81 and 82. A hard day. Easy walk by path and track from the dam to the Lunch House, then very rough and boggy going up stream to Gray Bull. Drier but rough and heathery over Sleddale Pike, Wasdale Pike, Great Saddle Crag and Ulthwaite Rigg with little of interest. Back along very boggy Mosedale bridleway and even boggier path around reservoir. Sunny all day but was it worth it?BURGESS10/08/2017
AW's outliers last of four tops today on a 9 mile walk setting off from the Wet Sleddale car park sign posted from the A6 just before you enter Shap. Taking in Sleddale Pike, Wasdale Pike, Great Saddle crag and Ulthwaite Rigg.WAYNE ROWLETT06/08/2017
From the reservoir cp, bagging the 3 Wainwright outliersbardolph26/06/2017
Done with Richard T & Stuart W + dogs as part of the Wet Sleddale Horseshoe, also taking in Sleddale Pike & Great Saddle Crag. Weather was cloudy with moderate visibility and a very cold 17mph wind. It's in the name the conditions under foot were very wet and boggy making for a tough slog.falunty20/12/2016
Done with Richard T & Stuart W + dogs as part of the Wet Sleddale Horseshoe, also taking in Sleddale Pike & Great Saddle Crag. Weather was cloudy with moderate visibility and a very cold 17mph wind. It's in the name the conditions under foot were very wet and boggy making for a tough slog.nitranrenrut20/12/2016
Last of 4 for the day with GB. We headed directly north to pick up the path to Sleddale Hall and the dam. A lovely walk back. The clockwise distance is just under 9 miles and well under 5 hours. Clear weather with GB.bolton30/11/2016
Wet Sleddale dam car park (Space for 12-15 cars) - Up track past Lunch House to Gray Bull - Sleddale Pike - Wasdale Pike - Great Saddle Crag - Ulthwaite Rigg - Excellent bridleway down Sleddale & then across stepping stones SE of Sleddale Hall. Echo Wycombe Wanderer's sentiments. (PM)gerrybowes30/11/2016
Rain stopped and sun illuminating Wet Sleddale and beyond. Nice feeling of remoteness.Wycombe Wanderer12/08/2016
selside pike, branstree north top, branstree, tarn crag, grey crag, harrop pike, ulthwaite rigg,scam matthew, high wether howe, seat robert, glde howe, from swindale.robertphillips30/07/2016
Round of Long Fell, Sleddale Pike, Tongue Rigg, Ulthwaite Rigg, Great Saddle Crag, Wasdale Pike and Hazel Bank from Shap Pink Quarry.Eddie07/03/2016
Walked on my own from the car park at the dam end of Wet Sleddale Reservoir using Wainwright's outlying fells. Lovely and sunny with a light breeze.flockwatcher22/09/2015
Outlying Fells walk incorporating Scam Matthew on beautiful sunny day.Wouldn't recommend this walk after any rain in last few days.With Oscar.catman22/04/2015
With Catman.oscarrosie22/04/2015
With Katy. Cloudy then sunny.George Thompson03/09/2014
Birkett route from Wet Sleddale. With David on lovely sunny daycitygent26/07/2014
From Wet Sleddale dam via Great Saddle CragAnduril19/05/2014
Included this at end of a round taking in Birketts and Wainwrights Outlying Fells from Truss Gap Swindale and finishing at Wet Sleddale Dam. I wish that tops like this were not in lists. A tick but nowt else.iredale03/05/2014
Parked at the top of the A6 > Whatshaw Common E Top > Whatshaw Common > Little Yarlside > Great Yarlside (s5) > Wasdale Pike > Sleddale Pike > Tongue Rigg > ULTHWAITE RIGG unmarked grassy mound > Great Saddle Crag > Great Yarlside (W,B) > Lord's Seat > Robin Hood > High House Bank > NY 55371 06322Tony Hartry II10/03/2014
From A6 summit. Combined with the Yarlside fells.jeffurz01/08/2013