Rampsgill Head - Route One

 

Start - Hartsop NY 410 130 Distance - 2.5 miles Ascent - 2,075 feet Time - 2 hours
 
 

 

Hartsop car park at the start of the walk
Gray Crag from the gate at the end of the car park.  The path passes some sheep pens and continues onto the Hayeswater access road
The Knott, Gray Crag, and Thornthwaite Crag from the Haweswater access road
Looking back towards St. Sunday Crag
The valley of Pasture Beck leading up to Threshthwaite Mouth at its head
The road divides beyond a cattle grid, the left branch begins to climb to the reservoir filter house, the right branch continues on as a rough track which descends and crosses Hayeswater Gill by Wath Bridge
Wath Bridge over Hayeswater Gill
The old field barn above Wath Bridge
The Knott from the Hayeswater access track
Looking back, Fairfield and St. Sunday Crag over the Hartsop-above-How ridge with Helvellyn and Birks to the right
A little higher on the access track, a path which rises from the filter house joins it.  The building is now redundant since Hayeswater ceased to be a reservoir in 2005 and its dam has now been removed
A new footbridge has been constructed 250 yards below Hayeswater, replacing the old one which was removed together with the dam
Looking back to the new footbridge over Hayeswater Gill
Hayeswater and the site of the former dam
The Knott, a subsidiary top of Rampsgill Head.  The path climbs the steep slopes above the foot of Hayeswater to join a major path which is part of the Coast to Coast path  
Looking over towards Brock Crags and Satura Crag
Looking back towards Hayeswater backed by High Street
The summit of Rest Dodd appears over the ridge line as the path approaches the top of the slope and the coast to coast path
Looking back towards Hartsop and Brotherswater
Continuing on the Coast to Coast path as it climbs across the north-western slopes of The Knott
Looking back along the Coast to Coast path
Looking across to Gray Crag
Dove Crag on the left over the north ridges of Gray Crag and Hartsop Dodd, with Hart Crag and Fairfield in the centre.  Dollywaggon Pike and St. Sunday Crag to the right of the depression of Deepdale Hause
The summit ridge of Helvellyn appears in the distance between the summits of Hart Side and Place Fell
At a junction of ruined walls a path turns off to climb to the summit of The Knott
Looking back, a long line of the eastern fells, Dove Crag, Hart Crag, Fairfield, Dollywaggon Pike, St Sunday Crag, Nethermost Pike, Helvellyn, Catstycam, White Side, and Raise form the horizon
Looking over towards Rest Dodd and The Nab
The summit of Rampsgill Head comes into view
High Raise and the crags of Rampsgill Head
Approaching the col between Rampsgill Head and The Knott
Looking back from below the Rampsgill Head ~ The Knott col
The summit of The Knott from the col
From the col it's a straightforward climb of just over 200 feet across the grassy western slopes to reach the summit of Rampsgill Head
Looking over towards Rest Dodd from the western slopes of Rampsgill Head
Looking back to Rampsgill Head ~ The Knott col
Looking over to Rest Dodd and The Nab
Caudale Moor and Red Screes appear over the Thornthwaite Crag ~ Gray Crag ridge
The summit cairn comes into view
High Raise across the western slope of Rampsgill Head
Looking down on the valley of Ramps Gill
The summit cairn on Rampsgill Head
The connecting ridge to High Raise
The summit of Kidsty Pike appears over the pools on the extensive summit plateau
Looking south to Branstree, Tarn Crag, and Harter Fell
Mardale Ill Bell and High Street
Thornthwaite Crag
Looking south west to Caudale Moor and Red Screes backed by the Coniston fells in the centre.  To the right, Harter Fell, Pike o' Blisco and Crinkle Crags over the High Pike ~ Dove Crag ridge
The summits of Gray Crag, Hartsop Dodd and The Knott backed by High Pike, Dove Crag, Hart Crag, and Fairfield in the middle distance.  Bowfell, Scafell, and Scafell Pike appear on the centre horizon with Scoat Fell and Pillar visible over Grisedale Hause on the right
Looking north west to the Helvellyn range
Rest Dodd across the head of the Ramps Gill valley.  White Side, Raise, Stybarrow Dodd, Great Dodd on the left horizon.  The northern fells of Skiddaw and Blencathra are prominent on the centre horizon
Looking down to the valley of Ramps Gill
High Raise across the crags of Rampsgill Head

 

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