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Name:Stoupdale Head
Hill number:2657
Height:472m / 1549ft
Parent (Ma):2646  Black Combe
RHB Section:34D: Southern Cumbria
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - Southern Fells
County/UA:Cumberland
Catchment:Duddon, Catchment Boundaries
Class:Wainwright Outlying Fell, Birkett, Synge
(WO,B,Sy)
Grid ref:SD 15150 87370
Summit feature:small cairn on flat boggy area
Drop:25m
Col:447m  SD144870  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 96
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Survey:Abney level
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Parked at Hallthwaites church for a circuit of Gray Stones, Stoupdale Head, White Combe, Hook Knott and Brocklebank Wood.PGCE31/08/2023
From Railliss to Black Combe then Stoupdale and then White Combe and back downRowanP02/05/2023
Easy from White Combetrimarc222/11/2022
From Whicham Church Black Combe, Stoupdale Head, White Combe, Black Combe Southphilz00821/07/2022
An ascent of Black Combe from Beckside following AW's route to the summit, returning by the Gray Stones ridge. Bagged the following summits along the way: White Hall Knott, White Combe, Black Combe Trig, Black Combe South Top, Stoupdale Head and Gray Stones. 16km with 770m ascent in 4 hours. (S)silveracorn_alan30/10/2021
From Black Combe. Solo.Dangerous Dave10/07/2021
White Hall Knott, White Combe, Stoupdale Head, Black Combe and its South Top from Beckside. Sun, swirling cloud and an outstandingly enjoyable route for my Outlying Fells completion.Nick Down105/07/2021
Silecroft station - Black Combe South Top - Black Combe - Stoupdale Head - Stoneside Hill - Great Paddy Crag - Buck Barrow - Kinmont Buck Barrow - Whitfell - Burn Moor - Bootle station.Mark Jackson22/06/2021
I really enjoyed my walk over the Birketts in this area today. I started from the mountain road near Stoneside Hill and walked over in wonderful conditions. Breezy with white fluffy clouds and far reaching views!!morgs4mountains11/05/2021
 yorkielad04/11/2020
Morning walk, Black Combe, Stoupdale Crags, White Combe. From Whicham. With Steve.Longwojo18/09/2020
From Beckside with JillGrey Hare17/09/2020
Second ascentPeteF18/07/2020
3/5. Revisit Parked on Corney Fell in area near trees, then 20 mins up to Barrow, drop down and worked round NW around edge of access area, down to the footpath over the beck to the farm beside the Stone Circle, then up Raven Cragg, round the head of the Corrie to revisit Stoupdale Head, then down to Grey Stones, and over beck to Knott, back up road to car. Heavy thunder storm, had to shelter on Grey Stones, bit frightening.nickywood114/06/2020
From Whicham climbed Black Combe, White Combe and Stoupdale Head, returned to Whicham via Black Combe.Walkingmurphy19/01/2020
Debs & Tali, enroute to see MumMountain Goat03/01/2020
Part of a 3 outlier mopping up operation White Combe, Stoupdale Head and after a drive over to Low Newton, Dixon Heights (Newton Fell south) to finish the day. A solo outing in bright blue skies if a tad breezy on the tops in the morningShutterlag09/12/2019
Parked at Whicham Church, Black Coombe, Stoupdale Head, White Coombe, White Hall Knott and down via Whicham Mill and along the road to the church car park.Chipstertrain01/12/2019
Parked at Hallthwaites. Ascent via Baystone Bank and Grace Croft to Gray Stones and Stoupdale Crags to Stoupdale Head. On to Black Combe. Return to White Combe and descent back to Baystone Bank and return to car along A595.raymooremanx30/11/2019
Revisit with PeteDave Geere15/10/2019
(Walkers with) Torun Mcmoran, Caitlin Powell, Dave Topliss, Sue Woodhouse, Jo nee Woodhouse? (Parking/start) Beckside - Whicham Mill - Horse Back - Black Combe - Black Combe South Top - Stoupdale Head - Beckside.redbob17/08/2019
From Fell road in low cloud, following wall and the fences. Small cairn at top. On way up Black Combe with M&V.PeterD28/12/2018
Came up from Gray Stones with Alfie.Dangerous Dave01/10/2018
Circuit from BecksideAjm031009/09/2018
From Black Combe; and on to White Combe. With Steve Lewis.jonglew16/07/2018
Last of three of AW's outliers from a lay by next to a church near Whitbeck, route first took in Black combe then White combe in just over ten miles.WAYNE ROWLETT14/07/2018
Very hot. Came from Black Combe Went off to do White Combejohnjennison30/06/2018
With Debs and TaliskerMountain Goat20/05/2018
Stoneside Hill, Stoupdale Head, Black Combe from Fell Road.lenman14/05/2018
WIth DW DS19 DS5, DD3 Mark and Ymarri from Beckside farm . Nicest day of the year so farnukeboy125/03/2018
Revisit with KeithDave Geere04/02/2018
CHAOS Club walk with Frank guesting, Stoneside Hill, again, then, Stoupdale Crags, Gray Stones, White Comb, both tops on Black Comb, than back along the ridge to Raven Crag.Hard work in the boggy ground.Lou05/11/2017
From parking aside road by Ralliss. Simple enough up a clear ancient track. A bit squelchy once up top and rather bloomin breezy. A nothing top really but a good view nonetheless. Off to Black Coombe next...stig_nest12/08/2017
WOs 17,18 and 19; Bs 7,8,9,10 and 11. Another cloudless day so drove to Beckfoot and up steep path to White Hall Knott, White Combe, Stoupdale Head, Black Combe and Black Combe S. top, returning to col and descending to Beckfoot via bridleway.BURGESS18/07/2017
Black Combe South Top, Black Combe, Stoupdale Head, Stoneside Hill, Great Paddy Crag, Kimmont Buck Barrow, Buck Barrow, Burn Moor, Whitfell, Bigertkeithouk16/07/2017
Starting at Beckside ascended White Hall Knott then on to White combe. Diverted off to Stoupdale head before visiting Both summits of Black Combe. Descended via Eller Peatpot. Fine Day Snowdonia and Scotland visible. All hills with NY,GY and H apart from Stoupdale Head which was solo.johnkaysleftleg29/04/2017
From Whitbeck church, a round of Black Combe south top, Black Combe, Stoupdale Head, White Combe and Whitehall Knott.rhalstead15/04/2017
Raven Crag - Gray Stones - Stoupdale Head from GR: SD 15806 89612ronaldo33308/04/2017
3rd hill of 5 today with my daughter Katherine from Green Road station to Silecroft over Knott Hill, Swinside Stone circle and Raven Crag,with great views following the ridge above Black Crag to the summit into the mist. It's a pretty nondescript summit although did find the cairn. Continuing on we headed directly for Black Combe.Dazingdale01/04/2017
From White Combe. On to Raven Crag.Wycombe Wanderer20/11/2016
Did not know this was classed as a Wainwright outlying fell until logging our walks on this site in 2017. Had celebrated the completion in 2004!Whoops.tomandivy19/11/2016
Walked from Whicham Church on my own. Very windy. I was in cloud on the way to this summit but it did begin to lift.flockwatcher27/10/2016
Easy Walk from White Combe. Path all the way.moorsman18/08/2016
Lovely circuit with Richard T taking in White Combe & Black Combe. Weather good with fantastic views, bit windy on top of Black Combe.falunty27/07/2016
Lovely circuit with Richard T taking in White Combe & Black Combe. Weather good with fantastic views, bit windy on top of Black Combe.nitranrenrut27/07/2016
From White Combe on AW's route.arranc31/03/2016
RevisitDave Geere20/12/2015
Whicham Valley Five (four) Trigs - PupLittledave08/12/2015
W Jenx, from Fox and Goose cottages layby. Used FP to gain high through fields then fell before cutting back to summit of White Hall Knott. Easily onto White Comb, then to Stoupdale Head and Gray Stones.nordicstar30/09/2015
From Corney Fell road summitCorbett06/09/2015