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Name:Kit Hill
Hill number:2883
Height:334.1m / 1096ft
RHB Section:40: Cornwall & Devon
County/UA:Cornwall
Catchment:Tamar
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Tump (300-399m), Clem
(Ma,Hu,Tu,3,Cm)
Grid ref:SX 37487 71343
Summit feature:ground at base of chimney
Drop:171.2m
Col:162.9m  SX 3297 7449  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 201
(1:25k) 108
Observations:trig point 60m E at SX 37544 71361 is 2m lower
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 344 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
SOTAmike.hartley22/02/2024
Have to admit I drove to the top. A great view though. In my defence I was off to climb another hill afterwards.KevPalmer16/01/2024
Drove up to the car park at the top on the way home. Limited views/overcast. Went for lunch at nearby NT Cotehele, which is deserving of a longer visit. With Gillianrichard6930/08/2023
Summit shrouded in early morning mist, but soon cleared on the way down to give exceptional temperature inversion views to the north and east.Alex C15/08/2023
Loved this Marilyn because it's an easy bag and stupendous 360 all-round viewsmazz02/07/2023
Parked at free car park in CallingtonStevooo26/06/2023
Drove up! Little beauty!Nicky C16/04/2023
We made a pleasant circular of this hill from the car park at the bottom of the road east of the hill. We followed trails contouring, then heading up to the summit. We then followed a trail parallel with the summit road back to our car park. 90m ascent. Very easy for a Marilyn. A couple of dog walkers about. Dull and cloudy but a slight view to be seen. Our last Cornish Marilyn bagged. Earlier that day we bagged Langstone Downs, Kilmar Tor, Stowe's Hill and Caradon Hill in better weather. Afterwards we drove to and bagged Cadson Bury.DanTrig22/03/2023
Drove to upper car park. Interesting industrial area. Good views.CJM30/06/2022
The summit interpretation board references Kit Hill as a Marilyn .... a bagger in Cornwall Council perhaps?summitter14/04/2022
From car park with view. High point next to chimneyclimbingkershaw01/04/2022
Jog up and around from CP to E. Will remember this hill since my Mum fractured her hip tripping when I called to say on way back to cottage...davechaffey15/03/2022
Full day walking around Kit Hill with Alma Aurea including a revisit to the trig.meltdiceburg24/02/2022
Walked with baby on my back as a birthday present to myself, parked for free in the main car park and walk 2miles up, over and round. No view at all as overcast but never mind! Really easy, I just photographed the map at the car park and followed the pathsWackywelshy27/01/2022
Callington - Kit Hill - Cadson Bury - Callington.Mark Jackson20/11/2021
Pleasant walk up along the incline from the northClive G07/06/2021
walked up from Callington. Good views. Helpful chauffeuse collected me at top.IanHHill20/04/2021
With Evelyn - great view down the Tamar to Plymouth and Eddystone Lighthouse beyond.jd1611/04/2021
Walk this one all the time as it's on the doorstepMarja24/12/2020
Fourth hill of 5 on wander towards Cornwall with J. A second glorious day. Started from lowest car park to E & walked up through the scrub to the tower & trig at the top. Great view all round. Walked down S to old mine workings & then back on a different track round hill to start.NotReallyABagger26/09/2020
cycled there from horsebridge direction, 1000 feet of climb in 2 miles, very dense fog at the top couldn't even see the monument at the top, need to go back on a clear dayFelixClayhill06/09/2020
Drive up Kit Hill Climb from B3257 parking in car park just west and below trig pillar. Visited trig pillar then climbed steps to base of chimney and highest point. Took photo from mound and 334m spot height to south of chimney which looks lower than base of chimney.mntainman21/01/2020
From top car park. Just 30 seconds, but a fine view. No 601 and the start of a new era!GWR Chris20/12/2019
1/4 Marilyn Day in Cornwall. Kit Hill, main work done by my car to the car park. Got out and walked about a bit. Pity the mist prevented any view!silveracorn_alan01/11/2019
From lower car park (free). Solo.Dangerous Dave06/08/2019
Pleasant place for a family stroll, and nice to be in Cornwall for the first time.agentmancuso30/06/2019
7/7 Marilyn, drove to upper car park just after sunset. Enjoyed the twilight views.N.Morters27/04/2019
Here for the trigpoint. TP:UK log: This wasn't originally on the list for today but then I spotted (a) a road you can drive all the way to it (b) the IS bonus (c) it is a Marilyn.... also on site a pokestop! And it also has a rivet. Kit Hill selfie ©thejackrustlesthejackrustles31/03/2019
Drove up - noticed that the info board proclaims its Marilyn status.NormanW30/03/2019
MCMartin6608/03/2019
part road pat pathsBrian4004/03/2019
Drove up to car park on top.lenman01/01/2019
From the car park at SX 383713. 'Dog sh*t Hill' would be a more apt name - I recommend you drive up to the top if you prefer not to get dogs' calling cards stuck to your soles.Isbjorn04/11/2018
route road and moorland pathBrian4023/09/2018
From middle car park.Winterfloodian23/09/2018
Not quite a drive up. It takes a few seconds to reach the summit chimney from the car park.Topographer5709/08/2018
By bike from Luckett. Gutted there was no ice cream van at the topvictimofmathema05/08/2018
Parked at base of North Incline - Walked up north incline - then followed waymarked path to old mine workings - chimney and trig.briandavies29/07/2018
Drove up to car park between trig point and chimney. Enjoyed packed lunch. Another hot, sunny day with expansive views over Bodmin Moor, more hazy looking east to Dartmoor. Excellent!Dartmoorman06/07/2018
Easy peasy. Drive up and stroll to the summit.elizyanne03/07/2018
Popular with dog walkers. Walked around pillar and old chimneycjo22/06/2018
Evening walk with Minnie from lower cp followed waymarked trail-with map, very warm, great views although a little hazy, nice hill, interesting.apricorum23/05/2018
Lovely views on a fine evening.gettingonabit17/05/2018
From lower car park. Nice circular route if you have the time past the mine workings.twg2726/04/2018
Drove up and wandered round.SS12/04/2018
The voie normale, drive up the road, park, walk around a bit then drive down the road. Great views on a lovely sunny day.Gill26/01/2018
Drove up the summit, took photo of trigs and walked around the towerjmistry8625/01/2018
Short walk from middle car park at SX379714.Tony J23/12/2017
Great views.dal08/11/2017
5/8M another drive up.robertphillips07/11/2017