Kidsty Pike
780m (2560ft)
The Far Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.25ml (18km) |
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| 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.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.5ml (20km) |
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| 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
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.5ml (20km) |
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| 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
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 14.5ml (23km) |
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| 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 (South Top) - Wether Hill - Bampton Common - Low Kop - Measand Beck - Haweswater Reservoir - Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk - Bowderthwaite Bridge - The Rigg - Mardale Head
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 14.5ml (23km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,555ft (1,388m) |
| Time: | 9.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
St Peter's Church (Martindale) - 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 (Martindale) - Howtown
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Kidsty Pike
Mr M A Blanchard walked up Kidsty Pike on November 30th, 2025 [with] The mutts
Pete George climbed Kidsty Pike on August 23rd, 2025 [from/via/route] Martindale [with] Roco [weather] Lovely warm & clear.
Julian Parry bagged Kidsty Pike on April 23rd, 2016 [from/via/route] C163 [with] Helen & Dylan
Simon Myerscough hiked Kidsty Pike on February 1st, 2025 [from/via/route] C159 - From Martindale Church - meal at The Crown Inn afterwards & stayed over. Good start to the walk, but wind really picked up by the time we reached Angle Tarn. Missed Bock Crags in the confusion. Was a long walk for Feb & Joanne suffering with bit of knee pain we did last half hour in the dark. [with] Joanne [weather] Bright start, very windy on the tops, bit of snow & ice as well, Joanne tried Crampons for first time
Hazel Gilbert summited Kidsty Pike on September 8th, 2009 [with] Lawrence
Martin Hartshorne conquered Kidsty Pike on June 21st, 2024 [from/via/route] Mardale head [with] finley [weather] Sunshine then clouded over. Windy & cool higher up
Ian Ashton scaled Kidsty Pike on November 11th, 2023 [from/via/route] Solo [with] Solo
Adrian Howard walked up Kidsty Pike on June 12th, 2023 [from/via/route] From Mardale Head - Small water - Nan Bield Pass - Mardale Ill Bell - High Street - Kidsty Pike - kidsty Howes - Mardale Head
James Hughes climbed Kidsty Pike on May 7th, 2023 [from/via/route] Kidsty Pike from Haweswater on Coast to Coast [with] Solo [weather] Beautiful day, clear, warm. blue skies & no wind. - Part of Coast to Coast, descent into Patterdale
Tim Winn bagged Kidsty Pike on May 14th, 2023 [from/via/route] Cow Bridge car park [with] Mountain Guides Group [weather] Sunny & dry
Angeline Grieveson hiked Kidsty Pike on February 23rd, 2023 [with] Dotty
John Ramsbottom summited Kidsty Pike on June 2nd, 2022 [from/via/route] Howtown, walk c159 Camped under Angletarn Pikes [with] Lola [weather] Sunny weather - solo walk with Lola
Christine Shepherd conquered Kidsty Pike on April 12th, 2007 [from/via/route] Walked from Hartsop using walk128 [with] My daughter Rebecca [weather] Sunny & clear - I have climbed this peak three more times. Once using walk c159 from Martindale on 15.4.09 & once using walk c251 on a gloriously sunny day on 14.5.10. My most recent visit was in wet & wild weather as part of the Coast to Coast walk on1.6.11. Climbed again on 20.4.2022.
Simon Burgess scaled Kidsty Pike on October 10th, 2021 [from/via/route] From Howeswater Harter Fell, Mardale Ill Bell, High Street, Kidsty Pike
Geoff Hand walked up Kidsty Pike on September 29th, 2021 [from/via/route] c251 Mardale Head Horizon from Mardale Head [with] Alone [weather] Generally Dry, windy with occasional showers - Fantastic views of this Southern end of Haweswater.
Neil Heywood climbed Kidsty Pike on August 20th, 2021 [from/via/route] hawswater [with] logan Heywood [weather] Mixed
Paul Ward bagged Kidsty Pike on August 13th, 2021 [from/via/route] Started from Howtown Hotel Bonscale Pike, [with] Jamie [weather] Dry, overcast with strong winds on tops.
John Bryers hiked Kidsty Pike on May 11th, 2018 [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 & The Nab dropping back into Bannerdale & 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 Marshall summited Kidsty Pike on May 16th, 2021 [from/via/route] Mardale Horizon [with] Dave Jones Elsie and Roxy [weather] Showers
Andrew Johnson conquered Kidsty Pike on November 19th, 2019 [from/via/route] Hartsop [weather] Beautiful day, clear skies.
Nick Dobson scaled Kidsty Pike on October 28th, 2019 [from/via/route] Mardale Head [with] Margaret & Ralph [weather] cold but dry & sunny day - followed ridge onto Rampsgill Head
Robin Thorne walked up Kidsty Pike during May, 2018 [from/via/route] Coast to Coast Walk [with] Jon Thorne [weather] Sunny
Richard Marchant climbed Kidsty Pike during July, 1988 [from/via/route] This was a two week trip Whilst walking the Coast to Coast footpath from St Bees to Robin Hoods Bay & this particular day I camped overnight next to Angle Tarn. The next day I took in the Wainwrights of Angletarn Crag, The Knott, Rampsgill Head, Kidsty Pike & descended to Haweswater & merrily made my way along on the C2C walk where I met my good friend Ray Collins from Sunderland & we are still walking together most of the time to this day. [with] On my own for this trip [weather] Mainly fine weather for the two weeks - It was on this trip I met my life long good friend Ray Collins from Sunderland
Kevin Foster bagged Kidsty Pike on May 17th, 2019 [from/via/route] Rampsgill Head [with] Henry. [weather] Sunny & hot to begin with becoming cloudier later in the day with a cold northerly breeze. - After Rampsgill Head the next two tops come in rapid succession with minimal effort. First Kidsty Pike which is just a short stroll across grass & must only just qualify as a separate top because the height gain from the col doesn't feel anything like 50 feet. In fact, after checking my Wainwright book, there appears to be only a height gain of 35 feet from the col with Ramspgill Head. Yet Kidsty Pike qualifies & The Knott doesn't. Who decides these things? Anyway whatever, the birds eye view of Riggindale from the small cairn perched above steep crags is worthy of any mountain.
Elaine Evans hiked Kidsty Pike on October 30th, 2018 [from/via/route] From Hartsop via Hayeswater Gill to filter house & then the summit of The Knott, continued to Rampsgill Head, High Raise & Kidsty Pike, returned to Hayeswater & back to Hartsop via Hayeswater Gill. [with] Sue, Christine and Mark [weather] Fog, fog & more fog - though it did clear briefly on Kidsty Pike! 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!
Christina Lander summited Kidsty Pike on June 7th, 2018 [from/via/route] Martindale - Steel Knotts - High Raise - Kidsty Pike - Rampsgill Head - The Knott - Rest Dodd - Angletarn Pikes - Beda Fell - Martindale [with] Dick [weather] A perfect sunny day on the fells
Peter Fielding conquered Kidsty Pike on November 11th, 2017 [from/via/route] from hawes water. nice cold day but boggy underfoot for most of the way - one of seven wainwrights climbed today on walk c251 [with] Peter and Ruth [weather] good - very long walk including kidsty pike & harter fell - boggy!
Darren Wilson scaled Kidsty Pike on September 1st, 2017 [from/via/route] Gray Crag 698m, Thornthwaite Crag 784m, High Street 810m, Kidsty Pike 780m, Rampsgill Head 792m, The Knott 739m, Rest Dodd 696m, The Nab 576m from Hartsop [with] Lone Walk [weather] Blustery above 500m
Simon Boddy walked up Kidsty Pike on August 27th, 2017 [from/via/route] Mardale Head [with] My girlfriend [weather] Windy but sunny
Andy Jakob climbed Kidsty Pike on August 17th, 2017 [from/via/route] Rowantreethwaite Beck circular route of the Mardale Head Horizon [with] Heather [weather] Expected rain but only came as we drove away. Otherwise sunny mostly & at times very windy - Super views all day long!
Paul Macey bagged Kidsty Pike on August 17th, 2017 [weather] Sunny becoming cloudy & windy
Derek Parkin hiked Kidsty Pike on April 10th, 2016 [from/via/route] High Raise [with] lynn parkin
Iain Jones summited Kidsty Pike on August 6th, 2017 [from/via/route] Mardale (The Wainwright 60 - Day 4 (Mardale)) [with] Graeme High
Wayne Baxter conquered Kidsty Pike on June 16th, 2017 [from/via/route] Mardale HD, up Rough Crag to High Street, Knott, Rampsgill HD, High Raise, Kidsty Pike, down to Kidsty Howe, Mardale HD [with] Sue, [weather] Very sunny & hot at the start Just reach the peak low cloud cane & that was it for the day
Phillip Bulley scaled Kidsty Pike on May 7th, 2017 [from/via/route] via High Street [with] Judith and Ruby. [weather] Cloudy but windy no views.
Robert Shaw walked up Kidsty Pike on May 28th, 1994 [from/via/route] On Coast to Coast [with] usual crew [weather] Wet & misty
Chris Sheard climbed Kidsty Pike on May 8th, 1999 [from/via/route] From Harter along ridge [with] George Baz & Colin CTC [weather] Cool & calm with heavy mist on top - Fantastic views as mist breaks
John Tippins bagged Kidsty Pike on April 13th, 2016 [from/via/route] Christy Bridge [with] Solo [weather] The day started overcast & dull, the sort of day you want to stay in front of a fire. However, by late morning it was sunny, very little cloud cover & the warmest it's been all week. It didn't last long. By early afternoon it was complete cloud cover, chilly & windy, & from mid/late afternoon there was also a light rain. But still a good day for walking. - Brock Crags was my 107th Wainwright, so I completed half of all the Wainwrights with the first peak of the day.
Mark Davidson hiked Kidsty Pike on February 3rd, 2005 [with] Mike [weather] Bit grey & cold - but not bad for February
Steve Cookson has summited Kidsty Pike [from/via/route] Haweswater [with] Gillie Liv [weather] Dry
Michael Nolan conquered Kidsty Pike on September 18th, 2016 [from/via/route] mardale (c114)
Adrian Sherriff scaled Kidsty Pike on September 13th, 2016 [from/via/route] c159
Anthony Scott walked up Kidsty Pike on September 19th, 2016 [from/via/route] Cow Bridge car park, Hartsop [weather] Sunny spells & 16 degrees - Great views of Haweswater
John Almond climbed Kidsty Pike on August 29th, 2016 [from/via/route] go4awalk c159 - solo walk from the Old Martindale Church - Angle Tarn - Brock Crags - The Nab - Rest Dodd - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike - High Raise - Red Crag [weather] Good
Craig Steeland bagged Kidsty Pike on August 5th, 2016 [from/via/route] Haweswater [with] Sue and Jake [weather] Warm, sunny & light winds
Richard Fulcher hiked Kidsty Pike on July 12th, 2016 [from/via/route] Rampsgill Head [with] Alone [weather] Chilly, cloudy - The Australians were slowly making their way down to Haweswater
Colin Egan summited Kidsty Pike on April 18th, 2016 [from/via/route] Continuation from Rampsgill Head [with] My wife Faith and friends John & Jo Cocker [weather] Cold & very windy but sunny
Charlie Housley conquered Kidsty Pike on March 7th, 2016 [from/via/route] From Rampsgill Head after ascending Riggindale Crag. [with] Daz, Candy and Roxy. [weather] Fabulous day. Lots of lying snow & a cloudless sky made this one of the best days on the fells.
Martyn Howarth has scaled Kidsty Pike - Climbed many years ago with family.
Tony Rogerson walked up Kidsty Pike on February 22nd, 2009 [from/via/route] Riggindale horseshoe [with] Maureen [weather] Windy but clear - Some snow under foot
David Baines climbed Kidsty Pike on May 19th, 2015 [from/via/route] From Hartsop via The Knott, Rampsgill Head & High Raise. [with] Alone [weather] Turned to thick mist caused by driving wind, rain & hail which lasted about half an hour. - This is a great walk, the views down Riggingdale are spectacular plus you appear to be surrounded by many Wainwrights that are there for the taking.
Victoria Bates bagged Kidsty Pike on September 2nd, 2015 [from/via/route] C251 [with] Mark [weather] Rain & low mist
Jim Powell hiked Kidsty Pike on May 3rd, 2014 [from/via/route] While doing the coast to coadt [with] Brother inlaw James [weather] Fine sunny
Harry Meijer summited Kidsty Pike on July 2nd, 2015 [from/via/route] custom walk [with] The Lake District Walker
Tracey Cowell conquered Kidsty Pike on May 7th, 2015 [from/via/route] High Raise [with] solo [weather] sunny & cloudy & windy - Fantastic views into Riggindale Valley & High Street ridge. A feeling of being quite exposed on the edge. One of the best views in The Lake District.
Marcus Bradshaw scaled Kidsty Pike on April 24th, 2015 [from/via/route] (c251)Started at Haweswater head car park. Up the Old Copse Road to Selside Pike then across the ridge in a horseshoe to the last Wainwright which was Kidsty pike. [with] We took a Spanish boy called Seb who loved it and introduced him to Tunnock's Caramel Wafers. Oviously Marcus was with me. Navigating in extream conditions! [weather] Weather was good at lake side but deteriorated as we climbed. Visibility was about 40 m on the ridge & the wind was blowing hard at times. - Met two miserable walkers at the Shelter who advised us not to go on top but the wind died down by High street.
David Noble walked up Kidsty Pike on March 29th, 2015 [from/via/route] Christy Bridge [with] Jack [weather] 40mph winds rain & sleet
Clive Ward climbed Kidsty Pike on February 7th, 2015 [from/via/route] Mardale Head, High Street, The Knott, Ramsgill, High Raise, Kidsty. See Knott [with] Ben, Graham [weather] See Knott
Kevin Parnham bagged Kidsty Pike on September 21st, 2014 [from/via/route] Rampsgill Head [with] Jo [weather] warm & sunny - Dramatic views down to Haweswater & Rough Crag
Dave Eyes hiked Kidsty Pike on July 12th, 2014 [from/via/route] From Hartsop. Up Hartsop Dodd, to Stony Cove Pike, to Gray Crag, to Thornecroft Crag, to High Street, to Kidsty Pike, to High Raise, to Rampsgill Head back down the valley & back to Hartsop [with] Christine [weather] Fine all day with great views. Windy on Top. Rained in last 5 minutes - had meal at Mortal Man on way home
Keith Eastman summited Kidsty Pike on June 8th, 2014 [from/via/route] c159
Jon Mapp conquered Kidsty Pike on May 3rd, 2014 [from/via/route] go4awalk route c251 [with] Suzzanne [weather] Cold & slightly windy but no rain - walked 9 wainwrights & 18.5 miles
Carl Tosner scaled Kidsty Pike during April, 2014 [from/via/route] Mardale head [weather] Wet. Windy
Joanne Mcgawley walked up Kidsty Pike on April 13th, 2014 [with] Rich [weather] Windy but dry - 9.65 miles
Glenda Dodds climbed Kidsty Pike on June 4th, 2012 [from/via/route] From Patterdale, on the Coast to Coast Walk. [with] Alan [weather] lovely & sunny - This was our longest walk on the C2C, at 16.8 miles, but it was one of our favourite days. The views from the summit of Kidsty were awesome, & we could see for miles in every direction.
Gill Watson bagged Kidsty Pike on April 1st, 2007 [with] Gill
Martin Leighfield hiked Kidsty Pike on September 12th, 2012 [from/via/route] Coast to Coast [weather] Dry
Martin Hobson summited Kidsty Pike on October 1st, 2013 [from/via/route] The Eastern Martindale Fells (GR 436192)
Peter Harris has conquered Kidsty Pike [from/via/route] Paterdale
Iain Taylor scaled Kidsty Pike on March 6th, 2011 [from/via/route] Nr Howtown (NY 43577 19207)
John Cave walked up Kidsty Pike on October 24th, 2012 [from/via/route] See High Street [with] Ann and Derek and Maggie Bowyer
Les Wrightson climbed Kidsty Pike on October 12th, 2012 [from/via/route] c159 from Howtown [with] work mates [weather] sunny dry - stunnung views
Christine Knowles bagged Kidsty Pike on September 23rd, 2012 [from/via/route] Hartsop [with] Graham [weather] Quite nice - cloudy
Gerry Smith hiked Kidsty Pike on September 15th, 1996 [from/via/route] As Part of Coast to Coast. [with] Alone [weather] Fine & dry - walked with Tony from Wimbourne, Dorset for this section.
Dean Allan summited Kidsty Pike on June 7th, 2011 [from/via/route] Doing the coast to coast [weather] Rain
Darren Mortimer conquered Kidsty Pike on May 5th, 2012 [from/via/route] Hartsop [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] Sunny
Michael Lewis scaled Kidsty Pike during April, 2010 [with] Alone en route from patter dale to shap whilst doing coast 2 coast
Ray O'hara walked up Kidsty Pike on August 17th, 2010 [from/via/route] On the Coast to Coast
Stephen Littlewood climbed Kidsty Pike on June 13th, 2009 [from/via/route] from Hartsop
Deborah Allingham bagged Kidsty Pike on March 18th, 2012 [from/via/route] Haweswater via Rough Crag & High Street [weather] Glorious - I fell!
Darren Gallagher hiked Kidsty Pike on June 23rd, 2009 [from/via/route] Coast to Coast walk 2009 [weather] Very Hot & Sunny
Mary Brownlow summited Kidsty Pike on June 30th, 2008 [from/via/route] shap [weather] clear, windy
Aileen Robinson conquered Kidsty Pike on July 27th, 2004 [from/via/route] Coast 2 Coast, Straits of Riggindale [with] Alison [weather] Hot & sunny - Great!!
Stephen Byrne, David Hallam, Melanie Dunn, Patrick Rogozinski, Andrew Martin, Adrian Roberts, Peter Thwaites, Wendy Sockett, Dale Sexton, Angela Moroney, Matthew Thomas, David Kelley, Jenny Godfrey, David Watson, Jo Dixon, Louise Sandwith, Alan Fowler, John Walter, Peter Clark, Edward Wells, David Butterfield, Wendy Haycock, Jacqui Smith, Patricia Dilley, Simon Duerden, Jonathan Tobin, Steve Frank, Paul Booth, Louis Smith, Mark Smith, Linda Mckeogh, Trevor Williams, Paul Henderson, Tracey Cordes, Colin Bullen, John Cuthbert, Phyllis Mcgibbon, G Philpott, Carol Juden, Patrick Buckland, Wendy Sockett, John Southward, David Kelley, Stephen Millington, Rob Barklamb, Chris Bramley, Jeanette Coward, Linda Walker, Libby Burns, Jayne Phelps and Rebecca Hardy have all walked, climbed & bagged Kidsty Pike.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Kidsty Pike
High Street, Kidsty Pike and High Raise (Mardale) from the summit cairn on Harper Hills
*High Street, Blea Water, Rough Crag (Riggindale), Riggindale, Kidsty Pike and Haweswater Reservoir from The Rigg
High Street (left), Kidsty Pike (centre), High Raise (Mardale) and Raven Howe on the horizon with Riggindale Crag in the mid-distance from Branstree (Artlecrag Pike)
Harter Fell (Mardale) (far left), Nan Bield Pass, Rough Crag, Riggindale Crag, High Street, Kidsty Pike, High Raise (Mardale) Wether Hill and Wether Hill (South Top) from the cairn marking the high point on the Old Corpse Road (Haweswater)
Harter Fell (Mardale) (left), High Street, Kidsty Pike, High Raise (Mardale), Haweswater Reservoir and Selside Pike (far right) from Branstree (Artlecrag Pike)
High Street (behind the tree). Straits of Riggindale, Head of Riggindale Beck and Kidsty Pike from Haweswater Reservoir
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