Rampsgill Head
792m (2600ft)
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
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Rampsgill Head
James Hughes walked up Rampsgill Head 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 climbed Rampsgill Head on May 14th, 2023 [from/via/route] Cow Bridge car park [with] Mountain Guides Group [weather] Sunny & dry
Angeline Grieveson bagged Rampsgill Head on February 23rd, 2023 [with] Dotty
Caroline Winter hiked Rampsgill Head on June 3rd, 2021 [from/via/route] Mardale head CP, Riggindale edge, Rough Crag, The Knott, Rest Dodd, Rampsgill Head, High Raise, Riggindale edge [with] Becky [weather] Cloudy & warm, with dense fog in afternoon - Short cut taken to Rampsgill head from The Knott, but fog rapidly descended & needed to find Rampsgill Head by gps. Eventually, found High Raise with assistance from man familiar with area, but visibility so poor that unable to find route to Kirsty Pike, so needed to back track down Riggindale.
Ian Ashton summited Rampsgill Head on November 19th, 2022 [with] With JPH
John Ramsbottom conquered Rampsgill Head 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 scaled Rampsgill Head on April 12th, 2007 [from/via/route] Cow Bridge car park using walk c128 'The Hayeswater Round' [with] My daughter Rebecca [weather] Bright & windy - Have bagged this twice since; on 15.4.09 from Martindale using walk c159 & again on 24.5.10 using walk c251. All of the routes are great!Climbed again on a great day's walking on 20.4.22
Neil Heywood walked up Rampsgill Head on August 20th, 2021 [from/via/route] hawswater [with] logan Heywood [weather] Mixed
Paul Ward climbed Rampsgill Head 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 bagged Rampsgill Head 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 hiked Rampsgill Head on May 16th, 2021 [from/via/route] Mardale Horizon [with] Dave Jones Elsie and Roxy [weather] Showers
Chris Sheard summited Rampsgill Head 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 & worth it for socialising with folks on CtC - Much water needed
Adrian Howard conquered Rampsgill Head on September 28th, 2017 [from/via/route] Cow Bridge Car park
Andrew Johnson scaled Rampsgill Head on November 19th, 2019 [from/via/route] Harsop [weather] Beautiful day, clear skies.
Nick Dobson walked up Rampsgill Head on October 28th, 2019 [from/via/route] Mardale Head [with] Margaret & Ralph [weather] cold but dry & sunny day - route from Kirsty Pike, then onto High Raise
Robin Thorne climbed Rampsgill Head during May, 2018 [from/via/route] Coast to Coast Walk [with] Jon Thorne [weather] Sunny
Richard Marchant bagged Rampsgill Head 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 & Sour Howes. [with] On my own for this trip [weather] Dry & 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 hiked Rampsgill Head on May 17th, 2019 [from/via/route] Rest Dodd [with] Henry. [weather] Sunny & 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 & 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, & carries onto Ramspgill Head. A cairn above the crags denotes the summit & has the best views but isn't quite the highest ground which lies just beyond in the vicinity of a small tarn.
Elaine Evans summited Rampsgill Head 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! 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 conquered Rampsgill Head 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 scaled Rampsgill Head 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!
Simon Boddy walked up Rampsgill Head on August 27th, 2017 [from/via/route] Mardale Head [with] My girlfriend [weather] Misty & drizzly
Andy Jakob climbed Rampsgill Head 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 Rampsgill Head on August 17th, 2017 [weather] Sunny becoming cloudy & windy
Derek Parkin hiked Rampsgill Head on April 10th, 2016 [from/via/route] High Street [with] lynn parkin
Iain Jones summited Rampsgill Head on August 6th, 2017 [from/via/route] Mardale (The Wainwright 60 - Day 4 (Mardale)) [with] Graeme High
Wayne Baxter conquered Rampsgill Head 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 Rampsgill Head on May 7th, 2017 [from/via/route] via High Raise [with] Judith and Ruby. [weather] Sunny but windy.
Robert Shaw walked up Rampsgill Head on May 28th, 1994 [from/via/route] Approached from the east. [with] The usual crew [weather] Clear
John Tippins climbed Rampsgill Head 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.
Emily Sharratt bagged Rampsgill Head on November 29th, 2016 [from/via/route] From Hartsop [with] John Smith [weather] Deep snow. - Sledged down Rest Dodd.
Mark Davidson hiked Rampsgill Head on February 3rd, 2005 [with] Mike [weather] Bit grey & cold - but not bad for February
Michael Nolan summited Rampsgill Head on September 18th, 2016 [from/via/route] mardale (C114) [weather] needed gps or wouldn't have known I had been there!
Adrian Sherriff conquered Rampsgill Head on September 13th, 2016 [from/via/route] c159
Anthony Scott scaled Rampsgill Head on September 19th, 2016 [from/via/route] Cow Bridge car park, Hartsop [weather] Sunny spells & 16 degrees - Easy to miss the summit
John Almond walked up Rampsgill Head 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 climbed Rampsgill Head on August 5th, 2016 [from/via/route] Haweswater [with] Sue and Jake [weather] Warm, sunny & light winds
Richard Fulcher bagged Rampsgill Head on July 12th, 2016 [from/via/route] The Knott [with] Alone [weather] Chilly but no rain.
Colin Egan hiked Rampsgill Head on April 18th, 2016 [from/via/route] Continuation from The Knott [with] My wife Faith and friends John & Jo Cocker [weather] Cold but sun increasing very windy
Charlie Housley summited Rampsgill Head on March 7th, 2016 [from/via/route] From the car park at the head of Haweswater & up Riggindale Crag & northwards along High Street. [with] Daz, Candy and Roxy [weather] Fabulous day. Lots of snow & a cloudless sky made this one of the best days on the fells ever.
Tony Rogerson conquered Rampsgill Head on May 5th, 2010 [from/via/route] Angle Tarn Camp from Howtown [with] John [weather] High cloud
David Baines scaled Rampsgill Head on May 19th, 2015 [from/via/route] Hartsop via The Knott [with] Alone [weather] See High Raise
Victoria Bates walked up Rampsgill Head on September 3rd, 2015 [from/via/route] c297 with Wether Hill & Loadpot Hill [with] Mark - Also bagged on 2/09/15 on c251 but very misty/rainy
Tracey Cowell climbed Rampsgill Head on May 7th, 2015 [from/via/route] Hayeswater [with] solo [weather] sunny & cloudy - Quite an unrelenting steep climb but fantastic views ontop, especially if you explore near the edge of the ridge. Good views down into the valley.
Marcus Bradshaw bagged Rampsgill Head 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 Tunnoc's Caramel Wafers. [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 hiked Rampsgill Head on March 29th, 2015 [from/via/route] Christy Bridge [with] Jack [weather] 40mph winds rain & sleet
Clive Ward summited Rampsgill Head on February 7th, 2015 [from/via/route] See The Knott. From Mardale Head, via High Street. On to High Raise & Kidsty [with] Ben, Graham [weather] Quit cold, lots of snow on tops
Mike Jackson conquered Rampsgill Head on January 24th, 2015 [from/via/route] Mardale Head [with] On my tod.. [weather] Cold, windy, snow & ice
Darren Wilson scaled Rampsgill Head on October 13th, 2013 [from/via/route] Martindale Round Wether Hill, Red Crag, High Raise, Rampsgill Head, The Knott, Rest Dodd Satura Crag, Angletarn Pike Stony Rigg, Beda Fell [with] Mike
Kevin Parnham walked up Rampsgill Head on September 21st, 2014 [from/via/route] The Knott [with] Jo [weather] warm & sunny - Only a short walk from the Knott
Dave Eyes climbed Rampsgill Head 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 Eyes [weather] Fine all day with great views. Windy on Top. Rained in last 5 minutes
Keith Eastman bagged Rampsgill Head on May 8th, 2014 [from/via/route] c159
Jon Mapp hiked Rampsgill Head 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
Joanne Mcgawley summited Rampsgill Head on April 13th, 2014 [with] Rich [weather] Windy but dry - 9.65 miles
Harry Meijer conquered Rampsgill Head on June 17th, 2014 [from/via/route] The Martindale Skyline [with] The Lake District Walker
Gill Watson scaled Rampsgill Head on April 1st, 2007 [with] Gill
Martin Leighfield walked up Rampsgill Head on September 12th, 2012 [from/via/route] Coast to Coast [weather] Dry & Sunny
Martin Hobson climbed Rampsgill Head on October 1st, 2013 [from/via/route] The Eastern Martindale Fells (GR436192)
Iain Taylor bagged Rampsgill Head on April 6th, 2011 [from/via/route] Nr Howtown (NY 43577 19207)
John Cave hiked Rampsgill Head on October 24th, 2012 [from/via/route] See High Street [with] Ann and Derek and Maggie Bowyer
Les Wrightson summited Rampsgill Head on October 13th, 2012 [from/via/route] c159 from Howtown [with] work mates [weather] sunny dry
Christine Knowles conquered Rampsgill Head on September 23rd, 2012 [from/via/route] Hartsop [with] Gaham [weather] Quite nice day
Darren Mortimer scaled Rampsgill Head on May 5th, 2012 [from/via/route] Hartsop [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] Sunny
Stephen Littlewood walked up Rampsgill Head on June 13th, 2009 [from/via/route] from Hartsop
Jayne Phelps climbed Rampsgill Head on September 15th, 2011 [from/via/route] Hartsop
David Hallam, Jenny Godfrey, Melanie Dunn, Patrick Rogozinski, Andrew Martin, Adrian Roberts, Peter Thwaites, Wendy Sockett, Dale Sexton, Angela Moroney, Kate Colbrook, Matthew Thomas, David Watson, Linda Mckeogh, Jo Dixon, Alan Fowler, Louise Sandwith, David Shaw, Peter Clark, Elaine Grayson, Steven Woodroffe, Edward Wells, Peter O'sullivan, David Butterfield, Patricia Dilley, Simon Duerden, Jonathan Tobin, Steve Frank, Paul Booth, Louis Smith, Helen Marrs, Trevor Williams, Paul Henderson, Tracey Cordes, Colin Bullen, John Cuthbert, G Philpott, Patrick Buckland, John Southward, Stephen Millington, Rob Barklamb, Chris Bramley, Jeanette Coward, Ray O'hara, Libby Burns and Rebecca Hardy have all walked, climbed & bagged Rampsgill Head.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Rampsgill Head
Rest Dodd (far left), The Nab (left), The Ramps Gill Valley, Wether Hill, Wether Hill (South Top) Keasgill Head, Red Crag, Raven Howe and High Raise (Mardale) (right) from Rampsgill Head
Rest Dodd (centre), The Knott and Rampsgill Head (left) from The Nab (Martindale)
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