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Hopegill Head – Grasmoor loop from Grasmoor

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Hopegill Head – Grasmoor loop from Grasmoor

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Hopegill Head – Grasmoor loop from Grasmoor

06:47

16.6km

970m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 19, 2026

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Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 13.1 km for 184 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.98 km

Whiteside

Highlight • Natural Monument

Whiteside is a 2,359-foot (707 m) Wainwright in the Lake District National Park. It is connected to Hopegill Head via an airy ridge which is not technical to hike but is very dramatic and can be challenging in strong winds. A nice circuit is to walk Whiteside, Hopegill Head and Grasmoor together from the road beside Crummock Water.

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3.60 km

Hopegill Head

Highlight • Viewpoint

Views for days! Surrounding peaks include Grisedale Pike, Grasmoor, Whiteside and Ladyside Pike. Hopegill Head can be climbed as part of the Coledale Horseshoe, or (my preference) over Ladyside Pike. It's a 2,530-foot (770 m) mountain that appears really sharp and pointy when viewed from the north west.

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3.94 km

Sand Hill

Peak

6.54 km

Grasmoor

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beefy and cumbersome, Grasmoor is the highest peak of Lakeland’s North Western Fells: a colossus overlooking Crummock Water and the Buttermere valley. Protected to the north and west by vertiginous, broken crags, Grasmoor is gentle and rounded from other aspects, as is its grassy summit-plateau – an ideal place to ogle the distant Scafells.

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8.77 km

Wandope Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

Wandope, at 2,533 feet (772 m) is a Wainwright fell that isn't often hiked alone. It can be approached from Whiteless Pike (from Buttermere) or as part of a loop including Crag Hill/Sail or Grasmoor which are all very close by. It can be reached from the Vale of Lorton in a day walk, or from the north (as an extension to the Coledale Horseshoe). So many choices!

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10.00 km

Whiteless Pike

Highlight • Summit

Whiteless Pike is a 2,170-foot (660 m) Wainwright fell. It's most often hiked from Buttermere up a steep and sometimes scramble-y ascent. The best views of Rannerdale Knotts can be gained from the slopes of Whiteless Pike. The ridge to Wandope is really stunning but not technically difficult to hike.

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10.3 km

Whiteless Pike Ascent

Highlight (Segment) • Summit

Doing this ascent at sunset was pure joy! I highly recommend you experience a mountain sunset at some point in your life and Whiteless Pike overlooking Rannerdale Knotts with the sun setting over Crummock Water is bliss.

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12.9 km

View of Buttermere and Crummock Water from Rannerdale Knotts

Highlight • Viewpoint

Rannerdale Knotts is a 1,165-foot (355 m) Wainwright fell in the Lake District close to the eastern edge of Crummock Water. My favourite time to hike Rannerdale Knotts is in the Spring when the bluebells are out, but at any time of year the view to Crummock Water and Buttermere from here is outstanding. This is definitely one of my favourite parts of the Lake District.

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15.0 km

Crummock Water

Highlight • Lake

Buttermere is the highest up the valley or most easterly. Next is Crummock Water which is the longest of the three lakes in the Buttermere valley. It's managed by the National Trust. The road along the valley is lovely to ride running right along the banks for some sections.
Good pub and café in Buttermere village and lots of options for picnic or swimming spots all along this road.

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16.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.29 km

4.05 km

2.78 km

1.42 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.81 km

3.15 km

2.75 km

2.05 km

1.42 km

116 m

Elevation

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Highest point (840 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

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Tuesday 7 July

23°C

15°C

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Hopegill Head – Grasmoor loop from Grasmoor

Whiteside

Hopegill Head

Grasmoor

Wandope Summit

Whiteless Pike

Whiteless Pike Ascent

View of Buttermere and Crummock Water from Rannerdale Knotts

Crummock Water

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