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| Name: | Glede Howe |
| Hill number: | 3840 |
| Height: | 476m / 1562ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2559 Tarn Crag (Sleddale) |
| RHB Section: | 34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Far Eastern Fells |
| County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
| Catchment: | Eden (Carlisle) |
| Class: | Birkett (B) |
| Grid ref: | NY 52129 12033 |
| Summit feature: | turf on rock |
| Drop: | 6m |
| Col: | 470m NY542118  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL5S |
| Observations: | Birkett's alternative, cairned summit 150m NNW at NY 52071 12174 is 2m lower |
| Survey: | Abney level |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 211 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| From Wet Sleddale Reservoir. 12 km, 350m asc. W and N to Sleddale Hall (Uncle Monty's) then pathless and boggy across Willy Winder Hill to the Birkett summits Glede Howe, Seat Robert and High Wether Howe. Back by the Sleddale bridleway. Cold and dry. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720306660482 | SalmonJoe | 05/03/2023 |
| Selside Pike, Branstree, Tarn Crag, Grey Crag, Harrop Pike, Great Yarlside, Great Saddle Crag, Tongue Rigg, Glede Howe | keithouk | 26/02/2023 |
| From Seat Robert via Willy Winder Hill with Mick K as part of circuit, heading over to Great Ladstones. Boggy. Dry with sunny spells. | alwaysinshorts | 19/11/2022 |
| See Route for Seat Robert. | smocks and denims | 07/06/2022 |
| On own. | MorecambeMonkey | 28/04/2022 |
| From Swindale to Shap Abbey via Seat Robert and other tops. Beautiful day. Larks singing and didn’t see a soul. With B and B. | jenx | 12/06/2021 |
| Seat Robert Birketts and WOs. | tomd4 | 30/04/2021 |
| An exploration of the hills to the east of Swindale (including 2 Deweys) from Swindale Foot (NY 521 142), visiting Langhowe Pike, Rowantree Crag, Great Ladstones, Seat Robert, Scam Matthew, High Wether How and Fewling Stones. Quite a remote and very wet upland area! 15.2km with 500m ascent in 4h30m. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 06/12/2020 |
| NB no parking beyond NY521142. Squelch, squelch, squelch. Road to Truss Gap, water works bridge, soggy path NE then Langhowe Pike, Rowantree Crag, Great Ladstones, Seat Robert, High Wether Howe, Fewling Stones, Glede Howe, back to Truss Gap water works bridge. Intermittent thin connecting paths and boggy ATV tracks, over mild tussock grass. | Isbjorn | 03/11/2020 |
| from wet Sleddale | cjo | 02/12/2019 |
| From Fewling Stones across Heskew Beck. Easy to cross, despite recent heavy rain. Descended to Truss Gap and 0.7 miles north east along road to car park. | KeithByTheC | 28/10/2019 |
| A circuitous walkk from the parking area in Swindale near Truss Gap. Taking inLanghowe Pike, Great Ladstones, Seat Robert, High weather howe, Fewling Stones, Nabs Moor and Howes. A beautiful sol day in perfect wandering weather.And every ring contour in striking distance! | Shutterlag | 13/05/2019 |
| From verge parking at SW of Rosgill Common. FP across Swindale Beck at Swindale Foot farm, then a circuit of the Wainwright and Synge tops of Langhowe Pike, Rowantree Crag, Great Ladstones, Seat Robert, Scam Matthew, High Wether Howe, Fewling Stones and Glede Howe, returning by the stepping stones at Truss Gap. My only company was a herd of around twenty deer watching from Glede Howe as I crossed Haskew Beck and walked towards them. | Nick Down1 | 04/05/2019 |
| Bob & Duke Tuesday 26th/3/2019 Z 1721 hrs. | DukeNukem | 26/03/2019 |
| From dam car park a round of Great Ladstones, Langhowe Pike, Glede Howe, Fewling Stones, Nabs Moor, Howes, High Wether Howe and Seat Robert. | rhalstead | 24/12/2018 |
| Wet Sleddale Run | Littledave | 02/10/2018 |
| Final summit of nine over about 8 miles starting and ending at parking near Tailbert. In order: Langhowe Pike, Langhowe Pike (Synge summit), Rowantree Crag, Great Ladstones, Seat Robert, Scam Mathew, High Wether Howe, Fewling Stones & Glede Howe. The track on the map from Tailbert used on much of this route was still pretty wet in places even after a few dry day! | Fisky Boy | 23/05/2018 |
| With Fisky Boy | Brenda Cloke | 23/05/2018 |
| Swindale round from Swindale Lane | Ajm0310 | 25/03/2018 |
| A wet, foggy day with Alfie. Parked in Swindale then up onto the ridge by Truss Gap. Langhowe Pikes, Rowantree Crag, Great Ladstones, Seat Robert, Scam Matthew, High Wether Howe, Fewling Stones and Glede Howe. | Dangerous Dave | 12/03/2018 |
| Wet Sleddale CP -> Seat Robert -> Great Ladstones -> Rowantree Crag -> Langhowe pike (Synge summit) - Langhowe Pike -> Glede Howe -> Fewling Stones -> High Wether Howe -> Scam Mathew -> Back to CP. Sunny winter day, cool, but chilly up top. Used GPS more then I wanted due to everything looking like a hump/tump/bump/rump. | Jhimmy | 25/02/2018 |
| From Swindale Foot, good parking at NY 5215 1424. Short round of 6 hills in a fair depth of snow. Langhowe Pike -> Langhowe Pike (Synge Summit) -> Rowantree Crag -> Glede Howe -> High Wether Howe -> Fewling Stones. Dropped back down to Swindalefollowing Gouthercrag Gill. | jonglew | 18/01/2018 |
| coming to the end of a quick morning walk before work solo | colinfielding | 27/12/2017 |
| WOs105-109; Bs 91,92 and 93. An excellent sunny day out based on W's Seat Robert walk. Dropped off at Truss Gap and up excellent path to top of the fell. Straight ahead to add Glede Howe, then moderate terrain over Fewling Stones and High Wether Howe to Seat Robert. Track on map but very boggy to Great Ladstones and Langhowe Pike and east along the corpse road to end of lane. | BURGESS | 15/08/2017 |
| From Tailbert and Langhowe Pike | bardolph | 25/07/2017 |
| From Great Ladstones | Wycombe Wanderer | 23/08/2016 |
| selside pike, branstree north top, branstree, tarn crag, grey crag, harrop pike, ulthwaite rigg,scam matthew, high wether howe, seat robert, glde howe, from swindale. | robertphillips | 30/07/2016 |
| CJ BW | chrisj1965 | 03/07/2016 |
| 6th of the day with GB. Onto Fewling Stones next. | bolton | 31/05/2016 |
| Included in a walk in DRY conditions along the lumpy ridge south of Swindale. Large parking area at NY52146 14232 – Road to Swindale Foot, along PRW & then up to ridge NE of Langhowe Pike – SW along ridge to Nabs Moor, bagging 7WO, 1B & 3Sy along the way – Bridleway down to Swindale Head & then pleasant 2.6km road walk back to car. (PM) | gerrybowes | 31/05/2016 |
| Round of Langhowe Pikes, Rowantree Crag, Great Ladstones, Glede Howe, High Wether Howe, Scam Matthew and then Fewling Stones from Tailbert. | Eddie | 20/04/2016 |
| Great Ladstones, Rowantreebank Crag, Langhowe Pike (both tops), Glede Howe, Seat Robert, High Wether Howe, Scam Matthew from car park to S of Wet Sleddale Reservoir dam. Breezy and spells of rain | RobertP | 21/02/2016 |
| Parked at the end of Rosgill Moor NY 52146 14232 > Swindale Foot > Langhowe Pike > Langhowe Pike (Synge summit) > Rowantree Crag > Great Ladstones > Seat Robert > High Wether Howe (100th WO) > Fewling Stones > Glede Howe > Truss Gap > NY 52146 1423 | Tony Hartry II | 08/06/2015 |
| Mopping up stray tops south of Swindale on cool,clear day-Langhowe Pike(Synge),Rowantree Crag and Glede Howe.With Oscar. | catman | 01/05/2015 |
| With Catman. | oscarrosie | 01/05/2015 |
| Birkett 3 | Dave Geere | 22/02/2015 |
| From Swindale Foot via Fewling Stones | citygent | 29/07/2014 |
| From Swindale Foot via Truss Gap | Anduril | 21/05/2014 |
| N | Nick Caunt | 14/05/2014 |
| See High Wether Howe. | iredale | 03/05/2014 |
| 2nd time here, from Fewling Stones, then back to Wet Sleddale. This is just one of several bumps on Seat Robert's undulating NNW ridge. If Birkett preferred the slightly lower cairned summit just to N, I'd agree with him - the obvious ridge-end viewpoint. | RHW | 15/02/2014 |
| Parking in Keld gave these hills in perspective. Easy parking, a bit of road walking at each end of the day. Completed as part of a circular walk of hills 2621, 7995, 2613, 2592, 7999, 2585, 2594 & 3840. Navigation not too difficult in the rain. | JohnStoneham | 06/02/2014 |
| Easy parking 521 142. Walked on road SW to bridge. 2394 2585 2592 3840 2613 2621. Fine walk. | destaylor | 14/11/2013 |
| Part of the horseshoe | moorsman | 23/10/2013 |
| On Swindale circuit; continued to Fewling Stones. | Aye Jimmy | 20/08/2013 |
| With Eire, Evan, Sail, Danu and Coel. | Dangerous Dave | 11/07/2013 |
| W Jenx, John T and Frank. From Bewbarrow Crag along road to ford and up to Gouther Butress/Dog Crag. Route reminiscences. Scramble up to top, through gate in wall to Fewling Stones. Descend through wet ground to pull onto Glede How, then even wetter splodge to Langhowe Pike. Great views down into Bampton Grange. Steep descent down to bridge over Beck to Swindale Foot and car. | nordicstar | 16/05/2013 |
| With Rick,Jenx, and John T. From Bewbarrow Crag along road to ford and up to Gouther Butress/Dog Crag. Route reminiscence. Scramble up to top, through gate in wall to Fewling Stones. Showers around but clear here. Descend through wet ground to pull onto Glede How, then Langhowe Pike. | Frank | 16/05/2013 |
| Wet Sleddale Dam footbridge Sleddale Hall Seat Robert Glede Hall High Wether Howe Ulthwaite Rigg Great Saddle Crag Wasdale Pike Sleddale Pike Lunch Hut Wet Sleddale Dam | Andy Hirst | 07/05/2013 |
| Climbed from Wet Sleddale dam via Seat Robert | robert | 30/04/2013 |