Hopegill Head

"Another mission trying to tick off all the Nuttalls. Had intended to also tick off Ladyside Pike and Grisedale Pike, but started a bit too late. Also the ice cold wind wasn't so inticing, so I needed a good excuse to come back in fair weather to tick off all the other peaks near by. Lovely route and nice bit of scrambling up Whiteside at the start. The end of the descent into the valley was also lovely just before the twin car parks." — adventure-stricken • Nov 2, 2025

"Last day of our stay in Keswick. A bright but cold day with some cloud on the summits as the day progressed. We went back to favourite peaks, Grisedale Pike and Hopegill Head. We set off from Whinlatter pass, steadily up through the forest for over a mile, then out onto the open hillside near the memorial seat. We climbed steeply onto Sleet How, then up the East ridge to the summit. After a brief lunch stop, we continued down the SW ridge, above Hobcarton Crag and up to Hopegill Head. On the summit some light clouds came over and we witnessed a Brocken Spectre, - which is the magnified shadow of the observer cast on the surface of clouds opposite the sun. We returned by the same route." — davidlong • Oct 27, 2017

"Sunny day. Walk from Masmill at Whinlatter pass, through the forest, and onto open hillside. Then up to Sleet How and up the NE ridge to the summit. Good views around the Lake District. We then descended the SW ridge, then W up the ridge by Hobcarton Crags to summit of Hopegill Head. We returned by same route" — davidlong • Sep 29, 2013

"A bright but cool day with increasing cloud as the day progressed. We went back to a favourite peak, Grisedale Pike. We set off from Masmill on Whinlatter pass, steadily up through the forest for over a mile, then out onto the open hillside near the memorial seat. We climbed steeply onto Sleet How, then up the East ridge to the summit. After a brief stop, we continued down the SW ridge, above Hobcarton Crag and up the SE ridge to Hopegill Head." — davidlong • May 20, 2012

"A Sunny late winters day walk. Started from the Whinlatter pass. We walked up through the forest en-route to Grisedale Pike. Up steeply to the summit of Grisedale Pike, where the snow was a bit thicker in places. Over the Pike and down over the sudsidiary summit around the head of Hobcarton Crag, then up onto Hopegill Head" — davidlong • Feb 16, 2011

"Leading a party of boys from the King's School, Chester. Caught Loweswater bus from Cockermouth as far as Buttermere road junction. Walked up Whythe Gill (dry in upper reaches) to Whiteside. Then walked on ridge footpath to Hopegill Head, Grisedale Pike and Braithwaite. Along road and field path to Keswick Railway Station, arriving just in time for train to Penrith and onwards to Chester." — peter43 • Apr 16, 1962