Cold Pike (West Top)
683m (2242ft)
The Southern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10ml (16km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,007ft (1,221m) |
| Time: | 7½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Great Langdale - The Old Dungeon Ghyll - Wall End Farm - Redacre Gill - Wrynose Fell - Pike of Blisco (Pike O' Blisco) - Red Tarn (Langdale) - Cold Pike - Cold Pike (West Top) - Cold Pike (Far West Top) - Great Knott - Little Stand - Great Knott - Crinkle Crags (South Top) - Crinkle Crags (Long Top) - Crinkle Crags (Gunson Knott) - Shelter Crags - Shelter Crags - (North Top) - Three Tarns - Earing Crag - White Stones - The Band - Oxendale - Stool End Farm - The Old Dungeon Ghyll - Great Langdale
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Cold Pike (West Top)
Nick Tippins walked up Cold Pike (West Top) on September 28th, 2025 [from/via/route] c279: The Oxendale Horseshoe from The Old Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale [with] Fran
Geoff Hand climbed Cold Pike (West Top) on June 15th, 2022 [from/via/route] Walk c279 The Oxendale Round from the Old Dungeon Ghyl up Pike of Blisco, Cold Pike, Great Knott, Little Stand, Crinkle crags & back by The Band. [with] Alone with Tess [weather] Beautiful sunny day, got burnt to a crisp! - Went a little bit wrong at first & went too clos to Blea Tarn. Tess was attacked by a dog who fortunately had a muzzle on otherwise it could have been a mess. Lovely memory of Swallows swooping over a flower meadow on the way back.
Kevin Foster bagged Cold Pike (West Top) on July 30th, 2021 [from/via/route] The Old Dungeon Ghyll National Trust car park. [with] By myself. [weather] Light rain, cloud base down, very limited visibility. - The next three tops along the Cold Pike ridge were a bit tricky to locate in mist. But by referring to my phone apps, my OS map & my Nuttalls guide book I was able to confidently bag them all. As Sod's Law dictates, as I returned to the top of the Browney Gill paved path for my long descent back down into Oxendale, the clouds began slowly lifting so that most of Pike o' Blisco was now visible (just the summit itself was still in mist). At least I'm coming back here to do the Crinkles & I'll make sure I pick a better day for it!
Simon Myerscough hiked Cold Pike (West Top) on December 28th, 2006 [from/via/route] C279 [weather] Snowing & cloudy - low visibility
Darren Mortimer summited Cold Pike (West Top) on November 5th, 2016 [from/via/route] Old Dungeon Ghyll [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] Sunny & very windy
Mark Davidson conquered Cold Pike (West Top) on August 2nd, 2004 [with] Alone [weather] Sunny & warm - fantastic
Rob Cheshire scaled Cold Pike (West Top) on August 24th, 2015 [from/via/route] From Three Shire Stone [with] Solo [weather] Overcast with very low cloud blowing in.
Iain Taylor walked up Cold Pike (West Top) on April 22nd, 2011 [from/via/route] Wrynose Pass (NY 28011 02857)
Ray O'hara climbed Cold Pike (West Top) on February 24th, 2012 [from/via/route] Pike O'Blisco, Cold Pike (all tops) & Crinkle Crags [weather] Dry & below the cloud base
Christine Shepherd bagged Cold Pike (West Top) on April 16th, 2009 [from/via/route] Great Langdale using walk c279 [with] Jenny [weather] bright & breezy
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Little Stand (back) and Cold Pike (Far West Top) from Cold Pike (West Top)
Cold Pike and Cold Pike (West Top) from the cairn on the summit of Cold Pike (Far West Top)
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