Hard hike. 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: October 15, 2025

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Lake District National Park

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5.33 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 …

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6.66 km

View of Hopegill Head

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Great views towards Whiteside, Grasmoor, Ladyside and Grisedale Pike.

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6.94 km

Hopegill Head

Peak

7.26 km

Sand Hill Summit

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Sand Hill is often walked over without a second thought en route to Hopegill Head but it offers an excellent view of the ridge towards Whiteside in it's own right.

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9.99 km

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, …

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12.4 km

View of Whiteless Pike and Buttermere

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Great view down the narrowing ridge from Wandope towards Whiteless Pike with Buttermere and the Red Pike, High stile, High Crag ridge beyond. Whiteless Pike feels very offset from the rest of the Grasmoor hills.

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12.9 km

Whiteless Pike

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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 …

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13.1 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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15.8 km

View of Buttermere and Crummock Water from Rannerdale Knotts

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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 …

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16.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.74 km

4.17 km

3.30 km

580 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.24 km

3.25 km

2.99 km

2.77 km

580 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Highest point (840 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

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