Grisedale Pike & Hopegill Head via Hobcarton End from Revelin Moss (The Lake District)

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Grisedale Pike is a large fell throwing down three long ridges to the valley floors and two shorter ones that link to the adjoining fell of Hopegill Head and the strategically important Coledale Hause which links the fell to the rest of the Coledale Fells.
It is bounded to the south by the 2+1⁄2-mile valley of Coledale and to the north by the Whinlatter Pass which carries the B5292.
The village of Braithwaite sits at the foot of the long eastern ridge, and some of the northern slopes have been planted by the Forestry Commission, with the Hospital Plantation occupying much of the valley of Grisedale.
The majority of ascents of Grisedale Pike usually start at the village of Braithwaite using a well blazed trail up the eastern ridge.
An alternative ascent starts at a car park in Hospital Plantation near the top of the Whinlatter Pass and goes up the northern ridge taking in the “Nuttall” top of Hobcarton End before continuing to the summit.
From the same starting point it is possible to climb the fell up the north eastern ridge following a ruined dry stone wall.
Grisedale Pike is often included in the circular walk called the Coledale Round, an 11-mile walk starting and finishing at Braithwaite.
It includes the other fells of Hopegill Head, Eel Crag, Sail, Scar Crags and Causey Pike with over 1300 metres of ascent.
The view from the top of the fell is comprehensive with the Cumbrian coast in view to the west and the Pennines seen in the distance to the east.
Grisedale Pike has a subsidiary top, 800 metres to the south west of the main summit. It is unnamed on maps but has been given the name of Hobcarton Crag by writers: at 739 metres it has Nuttall and Hewitt status.

Hopegill Head is the middle fell of three fells on a ridge that starts at Braithwaite and goes west for 5 miles to conclude at the northern end of Crummock Water.
The other two fells on the ridge are Grisedale Pike and Whiteside.
The fell is often referred to locally as Hobcarton Pike as it stands at the head of Hobcarton Gill. However, the Ordnance Survey have officially named the fell Hopegill Head on maps after Hope Gill, which is another valley that goes north-west from the summit. Hopegill Head reaches a height of 770 metres and has two subsidiary summits, Ladyside Pike 703 metres and Sand Hill 756 metres both of which have Nuttall status.
Hopegill Head’s most striking feature is the 130-metre-high (430 ft) cliff of Hobcarton Crag, which drops precipitously to Hobcarton Gill on the fell's north east side. 

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