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| Name: | Hopegill Head |
| Hill number: | 2395 |
| Height: | 769.6m / 2525ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2386 Grisedale Pike |
| RHB Section: | 34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - North Western Fells |
| County/UA: | Cumberland |
| Catchment: | Derwent (Workington) |
| Class: | Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger, Subhump, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge (Tu,Sim,Hew,N,W,B,Sy,Fel,sHu,BL,Bg) |
| Grid ref: | NY 18567 22162 |
| Summit feature: | rock |
| Drop: | 97.2m |
| Col: | 672.4m NY 1906 2198  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 89 90 (1:25k) OL4S |
| Survey: | obvious summit |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 1717 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| GuyF | 04/04/2395 | |
| Andrews | 07/01/2395 | |
| Meetup walk with Tania; Grasmoor round | deurgar | 18/05/2025 |
| Coledale round from Braithwaite | deurgar | 15/07/2024 |
| From Whiteside to Grizedale Pike | MrChris1980 | 16/04/2024 |
| ashryalls | 31/03/2024 | |
| https://www.komoot.com/tour/1476174975 | Modestas | 23/03/2024 |
| Vatsmith | 19/03/2024 | |
| Onzy | 12/03/2024 | |
| HelenOs | 26/02/2024 | |
| Coledale Horseshoe. From car park near Braithwaite, Grisedale Pike Hopegill Head, Eel Crag, Sale, Scar Crag and Outerside. Low cloud all day so no view except from Outerside. Drizzle to start off. With Ben. | Victor | 16/02/2024 |
| R Superb winter | Richard Tait | 15/01/2024 |
| PhilD96 | 15/01/2024 | |
| dave g | 07/01/2024 | |
| Wet and wild day up Grizedale Pike, Hopegill and Whiteside. New jacket failed | Winter Round | 09/12/2023 |
| Birkett 3 With Gill,Andy & Fudge | Dave Geere | 24/11/2023 |
| Saz | 11/11/2023 | |
| jwbuchanan | 23/09/2023 | |
| HillBaggerIan | 12/09/2023 | |
| TheWanderer27 | 12/09/2023 | |
| Revisit. On route between Ladyside Pike and Hobcarton End. | PGCE | 05/09/2023 |
| Paul_142_uk | 04/09/2023 | |
| From Lanthwaite Green. 13 km, 950 m asc. By Whin Ben and the Whiteside tops to Hopegill Head. Over Sand Hill and down to Coledale Hause. Up to Wandope and Thirdgill Head Man and over Whiteless Pike. Back by Rannerdale and the road. Dry, warm. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720310958071 | SalmonJoe | 02/09/2023 |
| Logan Ditondo | 02/09/2023 | |
| Crummock Water, Whiteside, Hopegill Head, Swinside using Honister Rambler bus | trimarc2 | 24/08/2023 |
| Katbus 27 | 18/08/2023 | |
| ringo | 16/08/2023 | |
| hroper | 06/08/2023 | |
| marksonthetrail | 06/08/2023 | |
| marksonthetrail | 31/07/2023 | |
| Coledale Round | ianwkitson | 21/07/2023 |
| Solo from Buttermere road. Whiteless Pike, Saddlegate, Thirdgill head Man, Wandope, Sand Hill, Hopegill Head, Gasgale crags, Whiteside East Top, Whiteside, Whiteside Wainwright, Whin Ben. Absolutely stunning day and out early so no one about. 9.2 miles 3092 ft elevation. | nell1583 | 02/06/2023 |
| The Coledale Horseshoe. Grisedale Pike - Hopegill Head - Wandope - Eel Crag (Crag Hill) - Sail - Scar Crags - Causey Pike - Outerside - Barrow | sms.37 | 27/05/2023 |
| andy elliott | 27/05/2023 | |
| 11.8 miles 3804ft walk, start at Lanthwaite Green Crummock Water to Whiteless Pike, Wandope, Sand Hill, Hopegill Head, Ladyside Pike, Gasgale Crags, Whiteside and Dodd. | stephenbuda | 18/05/2023 |
| The Classic Grisedale Pike and Eel Crags ridges, all of them visiting 11 Wainwrights, along with 4 minor peaks. Parked in Braithwaite, then up Grisedale Pike via Kinn, and along the ridge visiting Hobcarton Crag, Hopegill Head, Gasgale Crags, and both Whiteside summits. Back to Hopegill Head and over Sand Hill and down to Coledale Hause. Then up Grasmoor, and back along the ridge to Wandope, and up to the impressive Eel Crag. Then down the Causey Pike ridge via Sail and Scar Crags, before cutting across to Outerside. Finally, over Stile End and along the curving Barrow back to Braithwaite. 24km with 1800m ascent in 9h 20m. | silverwolf_alan | 13/05/2023 |
| ACorner | 04/04/2023 | |
| Company: SC | iandesbottes | 19/03/2023 |
| With: hb; From CP in Whinlatter Pass, throgh forest and up Ladyside Pike. Then up to Hopegill Head in icy conditions and across to Hobcarton Crag and Grisedale Pike. Descent over Hobcarton End back to Whinlatter. | Ian Baines | 07/03/2023 |
| nigelcmason2 | 25/02/2023 | |
| Jane Tinning | 06/02/2023 | |
| rhys.hexter | 05/02/2023 | |
| AidanHarrison | 05/02/2023 | |
| R | Richard Tait | 24/01/2023 |
| Whin Ben, Whiteside, Whiteside East Top, Gasgale Crags, Hopegill Head, Sand Hill, Grasmoor, Wandope, Thirdgill Head Man, Whiteless Pike, Rannerdale Knotts | keithouk | 15/01/2023 |
| With Keith and Claire | geoffryan | 15/01/2023 |
| Bob & Duke. | DukeNukem | 02/01/2023 |
| jthomson6nr9 | 28/12/2022 | |
| From Lanthwaite Green. 13 km, 930 m asc. Up over Whin Ben to Whiteside summit (West Top) and continuing over Whiteside East Top and Gasgale Crags to the summit of Hopegill Head. Down over Sand Hill to Coledale Hause and up S to the col between Crag Hill and Grasmoor. Up SE to Wandope summit and W to Thirdgill Head Man and then over Whiteless Edge to Whiteless Pike. Down the S ridge to Low Bank col and NE along Squat Beck to join the road at Cinderdale Common. Cold, misty. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720303424507 | SalmonJoe | 04/11/2022 |
| Wainwright Walk 18: Spider (Grasmoor, Wandope, Hopegill Head, Whiteside, Whiteless Pike & Rannerdale Knotts) | DavidHiner | 04/11/2022 |