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Dale Head Summit – Robinson loop from Honister Pass

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North West England

Dale Head Summit – Robinson loop from Honister Pass

Hard

5.0

(8)

60

hikers

Dale Head Summit – Robinson loop from Honister Pass

05:04

10.7km

780m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

172 m

Honister Slate Mine

Highlight • Historical Site

Honister Pass is a mountain pass in the English Lake District. Here is also the Honister Slate Mine.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honister_Pass

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670 m

Path to Dale Head

Highlight • Summit

Dale Head

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3

2.08 km

Dale Head Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

Dale Head occupies a grand position, its lofty perch overlooking Buttermere, Newlands and Borrowdale. It makes for a quick, if strenuous, Wainwright bag from the Honister Pass, or it can …

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4

2.60 km

View of Buttermere Valley from Hindscarth Edge

Highlight • Summit

Hindscarth Edge joins Dale Head with Hindscarth. It's a nice ridge walk with amazing views down into the Buttermere Valley.

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5

3.83 km

Hindscarth Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

Hindscarth is a 2,385-foot (727 m) fell on the popular Newlands Round. It's surrounded by brilliant views on all sides, it's hard to know where to look first! The Skiddaw …

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6

5.79 km

Robinson

Highlight • Climb

Robinson is accessed with relative ease from the top of the Newlands Pass, where your eye will be drawn to Moss Force, one of Lakeland's most beautiful waterfalls. Its north …

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7

5.88 km

View from Grisedale Pike Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

A long slog up but worth it at the top.

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8

7.04 km

View of the Fells, Lake District National Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

Views of the fells

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B

10.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.09 km

1.52 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.09 km

1.53 km

< 100 m

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