Rampsgill Head
792m (2599ft)
The Far Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
Rampsgill Head is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
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Walk c128 The Hayswater Round from Hartsop
Popular mountain walk
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.25ml (18km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,843ft (1,171m) | |
| Time: | 8 hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Cow Bridge, Brothers Water, Hartsop, Hartsop Dodd, Caudale Moor, Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Caudale Head, Stony Cove Pike, Threshthwaite Mouth, Thornthwaite Crag, High Street, Straits of Riggindale, Rampsgill Head, Kidsty Pike, High Raise (Mardale), The Knott, Hayeswater Reservoir, Hayeswater Gill, Hartsop, Cow Bridge, Brothers Water.
Walk c159 The Nab and Rest Dodd from Christy Bridge
Long mountain walk over multiple tops
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.5ml (20km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,769ft (1,149m) | |
| Time: | 8½ hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Christy Bridge, Martindale, Dale Head Farm, Heck Crag, Angle Tarn, Buck Crag, Brock Crags, Satura Crag, The Nab (Martindale), Rest Dodd, The Knott, Rampsgill Head, Kidsty Pike, High Raise (Mardale), Red Crag, Keasgill Head, Christy Bridge.
Walk c251 The Mardale Head Horizon from Mardale Head
Stunning Haweswater
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.5ml (20km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,814ft (1,162m) | |
| Time: | 8½ hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Mardale Head, Haweswater, Rowantreethwaite Beck, Old Corpse Road, Selside Pike, Branstree (North East Top), Branstree (Artlecrag Pike), Gatescarth Pass, Adam Seat, Harter Fell (Mardale), Nan Bield Pass, Mardale Ill Bell, High Street, Riggindale, Rampsgill Head, Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk, Kidsty Pike, Kidsty Howes, Bowderthaite Bridge, The Rigg, Mardale Head.
Walk c114 High Street from Mardale Head
Superb high level route with great views
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 14.5ml (23km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,364ft (1,025m) | |
| Time: | 8½ hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Mardale Head (Haweswater Reservoir), Small Water, Nan Bield Pass, Mardale Ill Bell, High Street, Straits of Riggindale, The Knott, Rampsgill Head, Kidsty Pike, High Raise (Mardale), Raven Howe, Red Crag, Keasgill Head, Wether Hill, Bampton Common, Low Kop, Measand Beck, Haweswater Reservoir, Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk, Bowderthwaite Bridge, The Rigg, Mardale Head.
Walk c297 The Martindale Horseshoe from Howtown
Fantastic high level walk with glorious views
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 14.5ml (23km) | |
| Ascent: | 4,555ft (1,388m) | |
| Time: | 9.75hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
- St Peter's Church, Howtown, Steel Knotts (Pikeawassa), Keasgill Head, High Raise (Mardale), Kidsty Pike, Rampsgill Head, The Knott, Rest Dodd, The Nab, Satura Crag, Brock Crags, Angle Tarn (Martindale), Angletarn Pikes, Bedafel Knott, Beda Head (Beda Fell), Winter Crag, Christy Bridge, Howegrain Beck, Martindale, St Peter's Church, Howtown.
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Rampsgill Head
Chris Sheard walked up on August 10th, 2020 [from/via/route] Up from Hartsop carpark [with] Jamie [weather] Quite warm start with light winds cleared for a glorious afternoon - Steep initial ascent and worth it for socialising with folks on CtC - Much water needed
Claire Kirk climbed on July 18th, 2020 [from/via/route] Cow Bridge car park [with] Phil [weather] Dull at first, sunny later.
Adrian Howard bagged on September 28th, 2017 [from/via/route] Cow Bridge Car park
Andrew Johnson hiked on November 19th, 2019 [from/via/route] Harsop [weather] Beautiful day, clear skies.
Nick Dobson summited on October 28th, 2019 [from/via/route] Mardale Head [with] Margaret & Ralph [weather] cold but dry and sunny day - route from Kirsty Pike, then onto High Raise
Robin Thorne conquered during May, 2018 [from/via/route] Coast to Coast Walk [with] Jon Thorne [weather] Sunny
John Bryers has scaled [from/via/route] Walked from St. Peter's church up front of Bonscale Pike, Arthur's Pike, Loadpot Hill, Wether Hill, High Raise, Kidsty Pike, Rampsgill Head, Rest Dodd and The Nab dropping back into Bannerdale and road back to church. [with] With Mya my faithful 12 year old Patterdale Terrier. [weather] Weather sunny to start, slight wind on ridges with light rain at times ending with some warm sunshine.
Richard Marchant walked up during August, 1989 [from/via/route] This was a two day trip with an overnight camp on top of High Street. The route took me from Penrith along High Street the old Roman Road to Windermere via the following Wainwrights. Loadpot Hill, Whether Hill, High Raise, Rampsgill Head, High Street, Thornthwaite Crag, Froswick, Ill Bell, Yoke and Sour Howes. [with] On my own for this trip [weather] Dry and fine weather but extremely windy overnight to a point that I thought my tent was going to be blown away, but alas it survived.
Kevin Foster climbed on May 17th, 2019 [from/via/route] Rest Dodd [with] Henry. [weather] Sunny and hot to begin with becoming cloudier later on with a cold northerly breeze. - There is quite a steep pull from the col between Rest Dodd and The Knott. Once the main C2C path is reached the gradient eases as the path skirts The Knott, which turns out to be just a shoulder of the main fell, and carries onto Ramspgill Head. A cairn above the crags denotes the summit and has the best views but isn't quite the highest ground which lies just beyond in the vicinity of a small tarn.
Elaine Evans bagged on October 30th, 2018 [from/via/route] From Hartsop via Hayeswater Gill to filter house and then the summit of The Knott, continued to Rampsgill Head, High Raise and Kidsty Pike, returned to Hayeswater and back to Hartsop via Hayeswater Gill. [with] Sue, Christine and Mark [weather] Fog, fog and more fog! Occasional glimpse of sunshine. Cold but dry. - Four peaks in a very short time. Shame we missed out on the views again - maybe next time!
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Rampsgill Head
Rest Dodd (centre), The Knott and Rampsgill Head (left) from The Nab (Martindale)
Rest Dodd (far left), The Nab (left), The Ramps Gill Valley, Wether Hill (right), Keasgill Head, Red Crag, Raven Howe and High Raise (Mardale) from Rampsgill Head
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