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Name:Summerhouse Hill
Hill number:16106
Height:334m / 1096ft
Parent (Ma):2665  Lambrigg Fell
RHB Section:34D: Southern Cumbria
County/UA:Westmorland and Furness
Catchment:Kent
Class:Tump (300-399m)
(Tu,3)
Grid ref:SD 58266 92114
Summit feature:ground within 2m of trig point
Drop:51m
Col:283m  SD586930  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 97
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 88 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Easy parking at the start of the bridal way to the north. Picking up the trig and a nearby geocache on an easy in and out stroll.RowanP26/08/2023
From the minor road to the ESE there is a track that takes you diagonally upwards and avoids the quarry.clivevilla17/05/2023
Bridleway from the Southmaknipe29/03/2023
3.8 mile walk from the quarry entrance. Along ROW towards the old summit of Lambrigg Fell. Near the 3-wall junction there is a pallet up against the wall held up by a single strand of barbed wire. This is probably the easiest way to cross to the proper summit even though the wall is a bit crumbly. After bagging the summit we retraced our steps to the car and followed the path between quarries up to Summerhouse Hill. The gate to get into the trig field can be opened. The curious sheep even came up to welcome us. Back to car. 172m ascent. Nice views for little hills towards the Lakes and the Howgills. Summerhouse Hill has a better summit than I would of expected. Earlier we bagged Penrith Beacon. Now all that's left is a long drive down the M6 home.DanTrig05/03/2023
Parked near quarry entrance and made the short walk up to the summit with Alma Aurea. Great views and a pleasant evening walk.meltdiceburg07/10/2022
Good parking in quarry entrance, especially as it was Sunday.Flatfield17/07/2022
Probably best to bag this one before the quarry extends much further.summitter01/06/2022
From Roan Edge Quarry.Sedge23/04/2022
Parked near quarry followed FP between the workings up to gate into field and up to trig with C.PeterD21/12/2021
Easy climb between buses. S1 from Kendal to Sedbergh - stops near M6 bridge then follow OS marked FPs to trig. Good viewpointtrimarc204/09/2021
From layby on the A684,just down from the windfarm entrance: Lambrigg Fell, Lambrigg Fell Old grid reference and Summerhouse Hill. As noted by others, there are high walls to climb to access Lambrigg. Good view points on all summits.Lazylizzie22/05/2021
Easy parking at start of the track to the N, especially with no quarry activity today. A short section of the track has been fenced off due to potential landslip into the E quarry but a bypass route has been built. Nice views from the trig on a bright sunny cold afternoon.milimana24/12/2020
Solo. Left the M6 @ j37 and parked in a lay-by on the E bound carriageway of the A684 @ SD 59436 93128, opposite the public footpath sign. Then across to the footpath following obvious route to the summit trig pt. Interesting views, which would have been even more interesting in less cloudy weather.ADT26/07/2020
Parked and walked in from the quarry road in clear weather and a strong wind. Despite the eyesore of the quarry, the trig point provides a fine viewpoint, with the Howgills covered in snow.JohnW27/02/2020
4/4 Knotts, then Firbank Fell, both from parking beside the Fox's Pulpit Quaker preaching site (interesting) and then Kirkbank and Summerhouse Hill. Uninspiring hills on a drizzly day but gets them donenickywood104/01/2020
From Quarry entrancebriandiggle26/12/2019
Parked at the top of the track to the north on the quarry road. Nice pull-in for a number of cars but watch out for the big trucks. Then south along the farm track between the quarries and a quick hop up into the field. Nice spot.Father Ted15/04/2019
With LunaBigNick05/11/2018
Parked across the road from quarry entrance, but could have gone down to start of the RoW (around SD 5882 9295). Good farm track running SW, short hop across a pasture. HP about a metre from the trig pillar.jonglew06/07/2018
After Lambrigg Fell from quarry entrance. Good path to within 100m of summit/trig.NormanW06/06/2018
Almost dark. Rain stopped, wind getting up: good for drying the smock.Wycombe Wanderer03/01/2018
Solo. Surprisingly pleasant!Dangerous Dave22/10/2017
Quick raid from the SE. Parking at SD 58712 91911, follow track then aim for fence on the skyline.DC11main10/11/2016
16.40 Pathway from north between quarries. Cold and overcast badly cement plugged vets of the trig pillar spider which I neatened up with a couple of minutes chipping with a stonevegibagger29/02/2016
With Jo, from A684 lay-by: Lambrigg Fell (both tops), then onto Summerhouse Hill. Weather; generally sunny, mild, good visibility.amblerbob29/12/2015
As others from quarry track to north.David Gradwell17/04/2015
W MC, parked in lane to quarry. BW /track in good order still, for how long though? Pleasant top with agree good views to South only!nordicstar07/02/2015
Track from NNE passing between two large and very busy quarries leads to trigpoint (FB S5516). Quarry to E of track not shown on current hill-bagging map.Aye Jimmy25/11/2014
Pleasant bridleway, fantastic views all round on a lovey sunny day.citygent29/10/2014
P at start of track from N.chrisbien26/10/2014
Up past enormous quarry. Tremendous all round views on a grand sunny day.With Oscarcatman06/06/2014
With Catman.oscarrosie06/06/2014
Bagged on a foggy late morning with Chris Watson.Dugswell214/03/2014
New 'waste disposal site' confused us in the fog. The bridleway is still extant and goes between old quarry and new WDS.chriswatson14/03/2014
The joys of Walking. A quarry blasting away to the west, the M6 thundering by to the east, wind turbines humming off to the north. Shame about the south .... it has quite good views!moorsman05/03/2014
Great for quarry enthusiasts, perhaps worth an approach from S.jimbloomer10/02/2014
Have done this once or twice while family are eating at Killington Services, it's only 20 mins walk up and back and better than an overpriced coffee.Jake99424/07/2012
Parked near quarry entrance then followed bridleway round quarry to summit.MorecambeMonkey03/02/2011
Quarry now very close to RoW. Good view of Howgills and Killington Reservoir, but Lakeland too hazy todayagentmancuso19/04/2008
RHW29/07/2007
Summit trig visited on Spring into Lakeland LDWA walk run by an old friend Jim Bisham who had been on a Mera Peak expedition with me 10 years ago in 1997 . Did 3 different circuits from Old Hutton with Lesley at a trot returning for refreshments after each circuit.Chris Pearson14/07/2007
Turned off the A684 past Roan Edge Quarry entrance followed the footpath round the quarry rim to find the trig S5517Tony Hartry17/05/2007
First of many bad weather training runs from Kendal, over Benson Knott, The Planting, Lambrigg, Summerhouse Hill and return from new Hutton pounding the road.Eddie10/11/1983
Matt14/06/2023
Lucky29/03/2023
ScaSey01/03/2022
Martin R05/01/2022
cumbria mammoth06/12/2021
RobB16/11/2021
PeteF01/08/2021