| Name: | Watch Hill |
| Hill number: | 3575 |
| Height: | 603.1m / 1979ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2707 Cross Fell |
| County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
| Topographical area: | EP01 Crossfell-micklefell |
| SMC/RHB section: | 35A: The Northern Pennines |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | North Pennines - Western Fells |
| Catchment: | Eden (Carlisle) |
| Class: | Subsimm (sSim) |
| Grid ref: | NY 62494 46038 |
| Summit feature: | ground 3m E of currick with inscribed slab |
| Drop: | 29m |
| Col: | 574.3m NY 6209 4593  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 86 (1:25k) OL31W |
| Observations: | ground is 0.9m higher than top 280m E at NY 62775 46062 |
| Survey: | Leica NA730 Survey of Watch Hill (Final).doc |
| Comments: | Drop surveyed as 29.0m |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 183 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| From Renwick biked up to within 700m of TM 2 of 2 | robertphillips | 08/09/2023 |
| Along a path from Thack Moor, then on to Black Fell. Good views to the Lake District hills. | LizH | 08/08/2023 |
| From Renwick via Thack Moor, good path / ATV track to follow. Returned by heading SW to pick up track. | PeterD | 21/04/2023 |
| 6.1 mile afternoon walk from Renwick. Up easy ROW that shows to end at a tip before the summit, but actually carries on to the top. From here it is an easy walk along nice grassy trails and over a stile to Watch Hill summit. We followed the fence from Watch Hill down to the other higher dead end ROW which appears on the ground once past the disused level. This wet track continues to the Y junction with our ascending route. Back to Renwick. 513m ascent. This afternoon walk was a slight contrast to our morning walk on Conic Hill in the Trossachs. The walk started clear and sunny but windy although threatening clouds did appear when we were going between the two. Nothing happened though and we got down mostly dry. Well with the exception of my feet! | DanTrig | 21/04/2023 |
| From Renwick straight up Thack Moor then ridge then fence over Watch Hill but then messed up cut across and nearly reached Black Fell through the crap! Followed fence on west to Tom Smiths Stone then to Gray Nag. Came back on east side 15 minutes faster - take note. On to Black Hill then Hartside and down bridleway and back road to car. | SS | 17/04/2023 |
| Parked in Renwick, up track and steep path straight to summit, then on over Watch Hill | matty1971b | 18/03/2023 |
| Renwick to Thack Fell then Watch hill, Black Fell, Hartside Height, Hartside Cross, Fiends Fell and descent to Renwick via Twotop Hill & Fellgate. A dry cold day with hill fog & moor ground frozen. | Vin | 07/02/2023 |
| 21.6 miles 2689ft walk. Black Fell, Watch Hill and Thackmoor from Ousby. | stephenbuda | 06/07/2022 |
| A lovely walk in spring sunshine from Renwick to Thack Moor and then following the ridge line to Black Fell and Hartside and mostly byways back. | milimana | 08/05/2022 |
| Climbed Black Fell, Tom Smith's, Grey Nag & Thack Moor from Hartside Summit on a clear but chilly day. Very wet underfoot, but easy walking otherwise. About 22km, with only 330m of ascent. | oldbagger27 | 22/11/2021 |
| From Hartside Pass, Black Fell, Tom Smith’s Stone, Grey Nag, Tom Smith’s Stone, Watch Hill, Thack Moor, Watch Hill, Black Fell, Hartside Pass. Not as bad as it could have been. Good path to Black Fell, then deteriorates through lurid green bogs and self-levelling lakes of black peat, until routes coalesce just S of Tom Smith’s Stone around the perimeter of a super massive green hole MEB, from which water does not escape even at the end of Summer. Otherwise, ATV tracks alongside many fences/walls, especially on W arm of the ‘Y’. Stiles over walls at Watch Hill. A handy ATV track crosses Croglin Water at the point where the valley suddenly narrows (about NY643456). High P – nice weather? – pah! Cold wind, low cloud and mizzle, drizzle, rain, all day - it’s a Bank Holiday! | Isbjorn | 30/08/2021 |
| From thrack moor | emily | 30/07/2021 |
| Walked over from Thack Moor for this summit, which has a large shelter/cairn. | JohnW | 22/06/2021 |
| 1/2 Lakeland LDWA Group Walk from Kirkoswald taking in Watch Hill and Thack Moor. A great day out with our gang. | nickywood1 | 23/05/2021 |
| From Black Fell | IWC | 17/04/2021 |
| Hartside Summit-Black Fell-Grey Nag-Tom Smith's Stone Top-Watch Hill-Thack Moor-Renwick-Hartside Summit | muzza2 | 17/07/2020 |
| Renwick, Thack Moor, Watch Hill, Tom Smith's Stone Top, Grey Nag, Black Fell, Renwick. | PGCE | 16/05/2020 |
| From Black Fell. Cloud zooming up the col but Watch Hill clear. On to Thack Moor. | Wycombe Wanderer | 20/01/2020 |
| So cold on the summit, I couldn’t feel my hands! Went off route and had to cut back through the marshland. Lauren fell knee deep into a bog...& earned the trail name “bog” | Sockpan | 20/10/2019 |
| Fiends Fell and Melmerby Fell from car aprk of burnt out café at Hartside Summit. 6.07miles, 2 hours 16m. | clivevilla | 19/10/2019 |
| Hartside-Renwick-Thack Moor-Watch Hill-Black Fell-Hartside. Straightforward walk from Thack Moor | Gary Heath | 07/07/2019 |
| From Renwick. Good farm tracks to Thack Moor, then pathleaa but easy ground across to here. Took a look at the 602m spot height, but cloud down so unable to form an opinion. | jonglew | 12/02/2019 |
| easy fell from Thack Moor out and back solo | colinfielding | 05/11/2018 |
| From Car park near ruins of the Hartside Café - across the moor rising to Black Fell via Little Daffenside - Black Fell Summit and Trig (664) - descend towards Long Tongue Beck then rise onto Watch Hill Summit (602) past the currocks and on to Thack Moor Summit (610) & Trig - track towards Townhead but turned to Outhwaite - Flowering Wood - Peas Crook - Haresceugh - lane to Seleh Bridge - Bridleway via Ricker Gill bridge to Hartside and Car | briandavies | 28/05/2018 |
| Enjoyable circular walk from Renwick-Thack Moor-Watch Hill-Black Fell-Hartside summit(shame about the cafe burning down).With Oscar and Bridget. | catman | 20/05/2018 |
| With Bridget and Catman. | oscarrosie | 20/05/2018 |
| With Catman and Oscar. | rosiebridge | 20/05/2018 |
| With Thack Moor from Renwick. | David Gradwell | 02/11/2017 |
| Was staying at Melmerby so started there.Took the track from GR 6148 3767 to 6129 4009. Took mainly roads to Renwick. Pleasant climb up to Thack Moor, Watch Hill and Black Fell and then down to Hartside where I had some lunch. Fiends fell and then Little Knapside Hill and then picked up the path at GR 6366 3834 which was a pleasant walk. | tsharp | 06/07/2017 |
| With G. and others. Renwick > Thack Moor > Watch Hill > Black Fell > Hartside > Renwick | RT1970 | 18/04/2017 |
| Nuttall Walk EN 9.8 Grey Nag & Black Fell from Gilderdale Bridge, visiting Grey Nag, Tom Smith’s Stone Top, Watch Hill, Thack Moor, Black Fell and Benty Hill. 28km with 780m ascent in 7h 40m. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 05/08/2016 |
| Climbed solo from Renwick via Thack Moor. | dhbond | 21/04/2016 |
| Walk to complete the English Nuttalls with Dad. Final one was Fiend's Fell. | AGWilliamson | 26/09/2015 |
| Solo walk in conjunction with the Tour of Britain cycle race. Parked at Renwick up track to Thack Moor via Watch Hill to Black Hill down to Hartside Cafe. Back along the track from the white house then road | Glenelg | 10/09/2015 |
| from Croglin. up well made tracks and out and back to Blotting raise. followed tracks as far as Lawyers cross then peat, heather, rough grass and water to Tom Smiths stone passing remains of D.H. venom. Dropped pack at toms and out and back to the nag. Not hard by any stretch of the imagination. just a tad wet and had been a long day. Trig and Cairn embedded in wall mark top lovely evening views. then off to Black Fell with a camp somewhere beyond. the section from Toms to Black fell is about as bad as i can recall. on a par with Armboth fell, Cold fell and Kilhope law. Peat groughs deep enough to hide an elephant. i was knackered by now too so the summit came as a huge relief.. glad i'd done it then and not left it for the morning. trig at the summit with superb views. the way out to Thack Moor is a delight. overnighted just short of watch hill. the following morning was a tad cloudier and the lakeland hills swathed in clouds. but still dry here at least. easy climb up from watch hil | stig_nest | 26/07/2015 |
| On a backpack en route for Thack Moor | mick | 24/07/2015 |
| petey | 24/09/2014 | |
| From Renwick village following obvious tracks via Thack Moor, before going onto Watch Hill. | Fisky Boy | 10/09/2014 |
| With Fisky Boy | Brenda Cloke | 10/09/2014 |
| From Hartside up to Black Fell and along to Thack Moor. Fantastic views over to Solway Firth. Doubled back to Watch Hill and then down and up to the ridge between Black Fell and Tom Smith's Stone. On to the summit and then to Grey Nag, then down to where we'd left another car on the A689. Back to Hartside Cafe in time for tea and scones! | ruthatlast | 09/08/2014 |
| W Jenx. Very dry spell, took on the whole group as a fell run tour. Black Fell, Watch Hill, Thack Moor then back to Watch Hill and down into the cut with direct ascent to John Smith's Stone top then Grey Nag. Back over Black Fell. All bog areas dried out, but a very hot day which sapped energy, especially the hags on way back to Black Fell. Hart side cafe very welcome 3.14 hrs later! Great circuit and views. | nordicstar | 26/07/2014 |
| With G. From Renwick > Thack Moor > Watch Hill > Renwick | RT1970 | 26/07/2014 |
| Left my tent on Black Fell at 8am and headed over Watch Hill to Thack Moor. Returned over this then dropped into the head of Croglin Water to climb Grey Nag and back to Black Fell. The currick felt the higher point. | Jake994 | 24/07/2014 |
| Renwick, Thack Moor, Watch Hill, Black Fell | route685 | 22/06/2014 |
| Walked up from Hartside café and picked up a couple of caches on the way. | Walker Dan | 15/04/2014 |
| Black Fell, Watch Hill, Thack Moor, Watch Hill, Tom Smith's Stone Top, Grey Nag, Tom Smith's Stone Top, Black Fell | ronaldo333 | 02/03/2014 |
| Black Fell, Watch Hill, Thack Moor, Watch Hill, Tom Smith's Stone Top, Grey Nag, Tom Smith's Stone Top, Black Fell | ronaldo333 | 01/03/2014 |
| Climbed from Hartside to Black Fell, then Grey Nag, then back and across to Thack Moor via Watch Hill. Climbed with Jack. Jack placed geocache on Watch Hill. | meltdiceburg | 31/10/2013 |
| Across from Thack Moor, easy walk on short grass but rather soggy. Large cairn and stone with memorial(?) inscription. Back to Renwick by another bridleway. | Aye Jimmy | 22/09/2013 |
| From Townhead. Watch Hill, Thack Moor. Easy track most of the way. Only pathless sections were following the wall up the side of Watch Hill and from the top of Thack Moor, but all of this was fairly easy grass tufts. | ijpowell | 06/09/2013 |