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Name:Hugh's Laithes Pike
Hill number:2619
Height:419m / 1375ft
Parent (Ma):2528  High Street
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, Synge
(WO,Sy)
Grid ref:NY 50215 15161
Summit feature:cairn
Drop:6m
Col:413m  NY501151  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 90
(1:25k) OL5S
Observations:Sy is ground 6m SSE at NY 50212 15157 and is 0.5m higher
Survey:Abney level
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From Wallow the terrain was very tough, high heather, bracken and uneven ground made it tough going and not helped by my GPS being crap leading us all over the place. Finally got to the summit and again this was a good summit with a cracking cairn overlooking HaweswaterScotty 2 Hotty22/10/2023
Naddle Horseshoe from parking on Concrete road. Great little walk, apart from the descent from point 395 which was head ferns for what seemed miles but was probably a couple of hundred yards. Just under 3 hours.Longwojo07/07/2023
From Naddle Farm road end. 13 km, 450 m asc. E Along the Frith Wood Concrete Road and SW on the Rosgill Moor track to the summits of Scalebarrow Knott and the two tops on Harper Hills, continuing to Powley's Hill and Hare Shaw summits. NNW down to the RSPB walk path and up to Naddle High Forest, Wallow Crag, Hugh's Laithe Pike, Low Forest and the nameless cairn (Naddle Farm End). S to join the track to Naddle Farm. Good tracks in the beginning and end. Rough, boggy, pathless sections from Harper Hills to the Naddle Farm track. Sunny. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720308112131SalmonJoe07/05/2023
 yorkielad14/02/2023
Reference Route for Scalebarrow Knott.smocks and denims09/04/2022
I’m sure you used to have to climb a deer fence to get to the cairn in the old days. Revisit. Solo.Dangerous Dave24/12/2021
AW's Naddle horseshoe, clockwise to go with the lay of the bracken (mostly), from parking at NY528156. Not popular, not surprising given the ankle wrecking terrain when not on one of the intermittent paths, which themselves were often obscured by deep grass. Faint FP descent from final pt 395 vanishes in a swamp infested with big tussocks, I missed the correct exit and ended up in grade 5+ veg [FIGHT] down to track Y-junction. Back along UU's private road - the dire warnings of this road's propensity to be a car-killer were ignored by several - but I saw no sick, injured or deceased cars en route.Isbjorn10/10/2021
With Carol. Naddle Valley (8 miles; 5 hours). Park near the concrete road (Rosgill Moor) at junction with the Swindale Road. Track to Scalebarrow Knott and Harper Hill (bypassed, as repeats). Follow path close to wall to gate north of Hare Shaw. (Part of this was not easy.) Head north and then east to Naddle High Forest, Wallow Crag, Hugh’s Laithes Pike, summit to south (Low Forest) and cairn to east. Head southwest to hurdle in fence. Decent grass and bracken slope and pick up track. Walk to Naddle Farm and continue to road. Return to concrete road (United Utilities). Not an easy walk. A lot of rough walking in deep bracken, heather and clumps of grass. Not one for a repeats list!DABT24/09/2021
The Naddle Horseshoe from the concrete parking area where the Swindale Road crosses a private road. Scalebarrow Knott, Harper Hills, Powley's Hill, Hare Shaw, High Forest (Kit Crag), Wallow Crag, Low Forest (a heathery beast!), Hugh's Laithes Pike and a nameless Summit (Synge's Naddle Farm Top). Pleasant, spacious walking.Nick Down102/07/2021
Circuit of the Mardale skyline from Burn Banks - Wether Hill, Red Crag, High Raise, High Street, Mardale Ill Bell - Harter Fell - Branstree (both tops) - Selside Pike - Hare Shaw and four of the minor tops in Naddle ForestGary Heath27/05/2021
Outlying Fells Walk 50: The Naddle Horseshoe from Swindale Foot, visiting Scalebarrow Knott, Naddle Low Forest, Nameless - Naddle Horseshoe 1, Hugh Laithes Pike, Wallow Crag, Naddle High Forest, Brown Howe, Hare Shaw, Powleys Hill, Harper Hills, Swindale Foot Crag. 16.5km with 670m ascent, taking 5.5 hours.silveracorn_alan21/04/2021
Naddle Forrest and Howestomd431/03/2021
Circuit of tops around Naddle valley. Still mostly freezing. With B and Rjenx12/01/2021
The Naddle Horseshoe - Scalebarrow Knott; Harper Hills; High Forest; Low Forrest; Wallow Crag & Hare Shaw with Deb.outlyingfells2018/10/2020
With FR and SR via Naddles FarmBheinn23/06/2020
With Sue and NB, from small parking space near Naddle Farm. Hugh Laithes Pike NE top, Hugh Laithes Pike, Wallow Crag, Kit Crag. Return using lower path to start. Wet and warm day.Frank23/06/2020
Sy summit and Wainwright top. 4 Wainwright Outliers in Naddle Forest. Parked near entrance to Naddle Farm.PGCE05/06/2020
From lay-by on at Swindale: Scalebarrow Knott, Harper Hill, Powleys Hill, Hare Shaw, Brown Howe, Naddle High Forest, Wallow Crag, Naddle Low Forest and Hugh's Laithes Pike. Naddle Horseshoe, but managed to miss last fell out. Hottest day of the year so far, stifling at times.Lazylizzie29/05/2020
SoloVin09/12/2019
Completed Hugh Laithes Pike NE top, Hugh Laithes Pike, Wallow Crag, Kit Crag, Hare Shaw, Harper Hills and Scalebarrow Knott.Walkingmurphy08/07/2019
Parked near the dam, up through Naddle Fm onto nameless (Naddle Horseshoe - 3), Hugh's Laithes Pike, Wallow Crag [nameless (Naddle Horseshoe - 2)], Naddle High Forest [nameless (Naddle Horseshoe - 1)], Hare Shaw, Harper Hills, Scalebarrow Knott and back down through Naddle Fm.Chipstertrain22/05/2019
From Hazel Shaw to Scalebarrow Knott on to Harper Hills and Hare Shaw. Across Woodhowe Moss to Naddle High Forest, Wallow Crag, High’s Laithes Pike and ‘Nameless Peak’. Descend through forest bridleway to Naddle Farm, return via road through Frith Wood to Hazel Shaw.raymooremanx05/01/2019
From Burnbanks a round of Scalebarrow Knott, Harper Hill, Powleys Hill, Hare Shaw, Brown Howe, Naddle High Forest, Wallow Crag, Naddle Low Forest and Hugh's Laithes Pike.rhalstead22/12/2018
Solo..Done as part of the Naddle Horse ShoeShutterlag05/06/2018
Naddle Horseshoe inc Brown HoweAjm031024/03/2018
A round of 9 Synges, this the eighth. From Naddle Low Forest; on to Naddle Horseshoe 3. Rough heathery ground; little in the way of tracks (found).jonglew14/01/2018
Parked on hard standing concrete NY52800 15700. Swindale foot Crag -> Harper Hills -> Powleys Hill -> Hare Shaw -> Brown Howe (Mardale) -> Naddle High Forest (nameless (Naddle Horseshoe -1)) -> Wallow Crag (nameless (Naddle Horseshoe -2)) -> Naddle Low Forest -> Hugh's laithes pike -> Nameless (Naddle Horseshoe -3) -> Scalebarrow Knott. Good weather, but used GPS for a few bags because most looked like a lump of mounds! Those private roads were interesting, must drive them some time ;-)Jhimmy19/11/2017
Cj bwchrisj196527/10/2017
AW's outliers sixth top reached of seven when walking 8 miles around the Naddle horseshoe taking in Scalebarrow knott, Harper hills, Hare shaw, namesless Kit crag, nameless Wallow crag, Hughs Laithes pike and a further nameless top.WAYNE ROWLETT03/09/2017
From Rosgill. wet walk and forgot boots!Dunks19/08/2017
WOs 79-85; Bs 66-72. Found we could have an extra week in the Lakes so decided to bag all the Shap fells and so do all the Outliers in one go. Started with basically a reverse of W's Naddle Forest horseshoe. From end of path above the farm through thick bracken, reeds and bog to the first nameless top, then more bracken but picked up an intermittent path over Hugh Laithes Pike, Wallow Crag and Naddle High Forest, adding Naddle Low Forest. Joyce returned down the valley. Then a horrid rough ascent to Hare Shaw and rough ground over Powley's Hill to the very boggy track. Harper Hills and Scalebarrow Knott made an easier finish and Joyce picked me up at the waterworks road. Good, clear weather but hard work.BURGESS08/08/2017
Bagging the round of WOsbardolph06/07/2017
From Wallow Crag on good path. Very well made cairn with excellent views. Came back here again after Naddle Farm top to have our lunch. Not the highest, but certainly the best fell in the Naddle Forest area. Then on to bag the disappointing Naddle Low Forest.Hillsidenick29/04/2017
SoloAimless Rambler31/12/2016
Done as part of the Naddle Horseshoe. Weather fantastic with stunning views of the snow capped lakeland fells.falunty25/11/2016
Done as part of the Naddle Horseshoe. Weather fantastic with stunning views of the snow capped lakeland fells.nitranrenrut25/11/2016
From Naddle Low Forest - on to innominate cairn.Wycombe Wanderer24/08/2016
Walked on my own from The top of the Swindale Road. Warm and Sunny.flockwatcher30/05/2016
Parked in layby on minor road east of dam at NY50608 15639 (Space for 3 cars) – SE along bridleway to Naddle Farm & then continued up bridleway to ridge – Starting with Scalebarrow Knott, completed a clockwise circuit of the Naddle Horseshoe, bagging the 7 WOs as well as Powley’s Hill (B), Brown Howe (B) & Naddle Low Forest (B). (PM)gerrybowes08/04/2016
9th of 10 with GB.bolton08/04/2016
A round of Scalebarrow Knott, nameless WO, Hugh's Laithes Pike, Naddle Low Forest, Wallow Crag, Naddle High Forest, Hare Shaw, Brown How and Powleys Hill from the Swindle car park. Hard going through tall bracken (in October) and over rough ground.Eddie12/10/2015
Remaining tops of Naddle Horseshoe(others bagged previously)on perfect late summer's day.Powleys Hill-Naddle High Forest-Wallow Crag(best top I thought)-Hugh's Laithes Pike-Naddle Low Forest(easily the worst)-Final Nameless Mound.With Oscar.catman16/09/2015
With Catman.oscarrosie16/09/2015
Delicious whinberries enjoyed with some shortbread sat at summit cairn.Nick Caunt23/07/2015
nearing end of a good morning walkcolinfielding01/05/2015
Second visit - wandered across after bagging Synge top to the eastCrib Goch04/04/2015
W Jenx, parking near Haweswater dam, took upper footpath, after gate cut up hill using sheep tracks, beyond old wall is a disused drove track that leads up onto fell side. Good cairn on the nameless peak, path leads onto Hugh Laithes Pike, then Naddle Crag and Wallow Crag, repeats but a nice day to be up there so why not. Back down by old drove track which was followed to rad nr FP origin.nordicstar29/03/2015
KeithByTheC30/11/2014
With Katy. Dull then very sunny!George Thompson26/09/2014
An impressive cairn with good viewsmoorsman19/06/2014