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Kidsty Pike

Overview

Height:	2,560 Feet - 780 Metres
Grid Ref:	NY 447 126
Area:	Far Eastern
Group:	E/HST
Ordnance Survey:	OL5
Wainwright Guidebook:	Two
	Travellers on the road to Shap, looking west to the long undulating skyline of the High Street range, will find thier attention focussing on the most prominant feature there, the sharp peak of Kidsty Pike.

Map and Photo Gallery

Kidsty Pike seen high above Riggindale.

Kidsty Pike seen over Riggindale from Rough Crag (High Street)

Kidsty Pike and Shirt Stile seen at the head of the Riggindale Valley.

High Street from Kidsty Pike summit.

There are 26 walks to choose from including Kidsty Pike

Hayeswater Circuit

		26th October 2024
ASCENT:		2,738 Feet - 835 Metres
MILES:		8
WAINWRIGHTS:		6, The Knott, Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike - High Street - Thornthwaite Crag - Gray Crag
ROUTE:		Hartsop - Hayeswater Gill - Hayeswater - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike - Straights of Riggindale - High Street - Thornthwaite Crag - Gray Crag - Hayeswater Gill - Hartsop

A Riggindale Round

		16th September 2024
ASCENT:		2,539 Feet - 775 Metres
MILES:		7.3
WAINWRIGHTS:		4, High Street - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike
ROUTE:		Mardale Head - Rough Crag - Caspel Gate Tarn - Long Stile - High Street - Straights of Riggindale - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike - Kidsty Howes - Riggindale Beck - The Rigg - Mardale Head

A Riggindale Round

		19th May 2024
ASCENT:		2,539 Feet - 775 Metres
MILES:		7.3
WAINWRIGHTS:		4, High Street - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike
ROUTE:		Mardale Head - Rough Crag - Caspel Gate Tarn - Long Stile - High Street - Straights of Riggindale - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike - Kidsty Howes - Riggindale Beck - The Rigg - Mardale Head

New Years Day on High Street

		1st January 2024
ASCENT:		2,454 Feet - 747 Metres
MILES:		7
WAINWRIGHTS:		2, High Street - Kidsty Pike
ROUTE:		Mardale Head - The Rigg - Rough Crag - Caspel Gate - Long Stile - High Street - Straights of Riggindale - Two Penny Crag - Kidsty Pike - Kidsty Howes - Bowderthwaite Bridge - The Rigg - Mardale Head

Extended Hayeswater Circuit

		15th October 2023
ASCENT:		3,140 Feet - 957 Metres
MILES:		10.5
WAINWRIGHTS:		8, The Knott - Rampsgill Head - High Raise (Martindale) - Kidsty Pike - High Street - Mardale III Bell - Thornthwaite Crag - Gray Crag
ROUTE:		Hartsop - Hayeswater Gill - Hayeswater - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - High Raise (Martindale) - Kidsty Pike - Straights of Riggindale - High Street - Mardale III Bell - Top of Hall Cove - Thornthwaite Crag - Gray Crag - Hayeswater - Hayeswater Gill - Hartsop

Hayeswater Circuit from Hartsop

		15th October 2023
ASCENT:		3,020 Feet - 920 Metres
MILES:		10
WAINWRIGHTS:		7, The Knott - Rampsgill Head - High Raise (Martindale) - Kidsty Pike - High Street - Thornthwaite Crag - Gray Crag
ROUTE:		Hartsop - Hayeswater Gill - Hayeswater - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - High Raise (Martindale) - Kidsty Pike - Straights of Riggindale - High Street - Thornthwaite Crag - Gray Crag - Hayeswater - Hayeswater Gill - Hartsop

A Riggindale Round

		4th April 2023
ASCENT:		2,539 Feet - 775 Metres
MILES:		7.3
WAINWRIGHTS:		4, High Street - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike
ROUTE:		Mardale Head - Rough Crag - Caspel Gate Tarn - Long Stile - High Street - Straights of Riggindale - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike - Kidsty Howes - Riggindale Beck - The Rigg - Mardale Head

A Riggindale Round

		27th August 2022
ASCENT:		2,680 Feet - 817 Metres
MILES:		7.6
WAINWRIGHTS:		4, High Street - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike
ROUTE:		Mardale Head - Rough Crag - Caspel Gate Tarn - Long Stile - High Street - Straights of Riggindale - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike - Riggindale Beck - The Rigg - Mardale Head

High Street from Burnbanks

		14th May 2022
ASCENT:		3,461 Feet - 1,055 Metres
MILES:		16
WAINWRIGHTS:		6, Wether Hill - Rampsgill Head - The Knott High Street - Kidsty Pike - High Raise
ROUTE:		Burnbanks - Burn Banks - Four Stones Hill - Low Kop - High Kop - Wether Hill - Red Crag - Raven Howe - High Raise (no summit) - Rampsgill Head - The Knott - Straights of Riggindale - High Street - Straights of Riggindale - Kidsty Pike - High Raise - Low Raise - Long Grain - Measand End - Pultsgill Sike - Measand Beck - Haweswater Shore Path - Burnbanks

Hayeswater Circuit

		14th July 2020
ASCENT:		2,738 Feet - 835 Metres
MILES:		8
WAINWRIGHTS:		6, The Knott, Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike - High Street - Thornthwaite Crag - Gray Crag
ROUTE:		Hartsop - Hayeswater Gill - Hayeswater - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike - Straights of Riggindale - High Street - Thornthwaite Crag - Gray Crag - Hayeswater Gill - Hartsop

A Riggindale Round

		7th February 2020
ASCENT:		2,843 Feet - 867 Metres
MILES:		8.1
WAINWRIGHTS:		5, High Street - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - High Raise - Kidsty Pike
ROUTE:		Mardale Head - Rough Crag - Caspel Gate Tarn - Long Stile - High Street - Straights of Riggindale - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - High Raise - Kidsty Pike - Kidsty Howes - Riggindale Beck - The Rigg - Mardale Head

A Riggindale Round

		4th December 2019
ASCENT:		2,533 Feet - 772 Metres
MILES:		6.5
WAINWRIGHTS:		3, High Street - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike
ROUTE:		Mardale Head - Rough Crag - Caspel Gate Tarn - Long Stile - High Street - Straights of Riggindale - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike - Kidsty Howes - Riggindale Beck - The Rigg - Mardale Head

A Riggindale Round

		29th June 2019
ASCENT:		2,843 Feet - 867 Metres
MILES:		8.1
WAINWRIGHTS:		5, High Street - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - High Raise - Kidsty Pike
ROUTE:		Mardale Head - Rough Crag - Caspel Gate Tarn - Long Stile - High Street - Straights of Riggindale - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - High Raise - Kidsty Pike - Kidsty Howes - Riggindale Beck - The Rigg - Mardale Head

A Riggindale Round

		5th September 2018
ASCENT:		2,539 Feet - 775 Metres
MILES:		7.3
WAINWRIGHTS:		4, High Street - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike
ROUTE:		Mardale Head - Rough Crag - Caspel Gate Tarn - Long Stile - High Street - Straights of Riggindale - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike - Kidsty Howes - Riggindale Beck - The Rigg - Mardale Head

A Riggindale Round

		25th November 2017
ASCENT:		2,843 Feet - 867 Metres
MILES:		8.1
WAINWRIGHTS:		5, High Street - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - High Raise - Kidsty Pike
ROUTE:		Mardale Head - Rough Crag - Caspel Gate Tarn - Long Stile - High Street - Straights of Riggindale - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - High Raise - Kidsty Pike - Kidsty Howes - Riggindale Beck - The Rigg - Mardale Head

A Riggindale Round

		26th August 2017
ASCENT:		2,770 Feet - 844 Metres
MILES:		10.6
WAINWRIGHTS:		5, High Street - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike - High Raise (Martindale)
ROUTE:		Mardale Head - The Rigg - Rough Crag - Caspel Gate - Long Stile - High Street - Straights of Riggindale - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike - High Raise (Martindale) - Low Raise - Castle Crag (Fort) - Randale Beck - Riggindale Beck - The Rigg - Mardale Head

Caudale Moor to Brock Crags via High Street

		1st July 2017
ASCENT:		4,374 Feet - 1,334 Metres
MILES:		14
WAINWRIGHTS:		10, Caudale Moor (Stoney Cove Pike) - Thornthwaite Crag - High Street - Kidsty Pike - High Raise (Martindale) - Rampsgill Head - The Knott - Rest Dodd - Angletarn Pikes - Brock Crags
ROUTE:		Cow Bridge - Brothers Water - Hartsop Hall - Sykeside - Kirkstone Pass - Caudale Beck - Caudale Quarry - Caudale Moor (Stoney Cove Pike) - Threshthwaite Mouth - Thornthwaite Crag - High Street - Straights of Riggindale - Kidsty Pike - High Raise (Martindale) - Rampsgill Head - The Knott - Rest Dodd - Satura Crag - Angle Tarn - Angletarn Pikes - Cat Crag - Brock Crags - Hartsop - Cow Bridge

A Riggindale Round from Mardale Head

		27th December 2016
ASCENT:		2,843 Feet - 867 Metres
MILES:		8.1
WAINWRIGHTS:		5, High Street - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - High Raise - Kidsty Pike
ROUTE:		Mardale Head - Rough Crag - Caspel Gate Tarn - Long Stile - High Street - Straights of Riggindale - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - High Raise - Kidsty Pike - Kidsty Howes - Riggindale Beck - The Rigg - Mardale Head

Walking the Wainwrights in 30 Walks - Walk 20 Fourteen Fells east of Ullswater

		3rd July 2016
ASCENT:		4,790 Feet - 1,460 Meters
MILES:		19.9
WAINWRIGHTS:		14, Bonscale Fell - Arthurs Pike - Loadpot Hill - Wether Hill - High Raise (Martindale) - Kidsty Pike - Rampsgill Head - High Street - The Knott - Rest Dodd - The Nab - Brock Crags - Angletarn Pikes - Beda Fell
ROUTE:		Martindale New Church - Mellgaurds - Bonscale Pike - Top of Swarth Beck - Arthurs Pike - Loadpot Hill - Wether Hill - Red Crag - High Raise (Martindale) - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike - Straights of Riggindale - High Street - Straights of Riggindale - The Knott - Rest Dodd - The Nab - Satura Crag - Brock Crags - Angletarn Pikes - Heckbeck Head - Beda Knott - Beda Fell - Winter Crag - Martindale Old Church - Martindale New Church

Riggindale, Short Stile and a High Street skyline

		3rd October 2015
ASCENT:		2,913 Feet - 889 Meters
MILES:		9.5
WAINWRIGHTS:		4, Kidsty Pike - High Raise (Martindale) - Rampsgill Head - High Street
ROUTE:		Mardale Head - The Rigg - Riggindale - Riggindale Beck - Short Stile - Straights of Riggindale - Kidsty Pike - High Raise (Martindale) - Rampsgill Head - Straights of Riggindale - High Street - Caspel Gate - Rough Crag - The Rigg - Mardale Head

The Harry Griffin 2,000 footers Walk 14 -Walking High Street

		23rd May 2015
ASCENT:		3,864 Feet - 1,178 Metres
MILES:		12
SUMMITS OVER 2,000 Ft:		Loadpot Hill - Wether Hill (NY 456 167) Wether Hill (NY 455 163) - Red Crag - Raven Howe - High Raise - Kidsty Pike - Rampsgill Head - The Knott - Rest Dodd - High Street - Rough Crag
ROUTE:		Martindale New Church - Howtown - Fusedale - Brock Crag - Loadpot Hill - Wether Hill - Red Crag - Raven How - High Raise - Kidsty Pike - Rampsgill Head - The Knott - Straights of Riggindale - High Street - Rough Crag - Mardale Head

A Riggindale Round

		12th October 2014
ASCENT:		2,960 Feet 902 Meters
MILES:		8.5
WAINWRIGHTS:		5, High Street – The Knott – Rampsgill Head – Kidsty Pike – High Raise
ROUTE:		Mardale Head – Rough Crag (Riggindale) – Caspel Gate Tarn – Long Stile – High Street – Straights of Riggindale – The Knott – Rampsgill Head – Kidsty Pike – High Raise – Low Raise – Castle Crag (Mardale) – The Rigg – Mardale Head

High Street via Rough Crag

		3rd August 2013
ASCENT:		2,637 Feet, 758 Meters
MILES:		7.9
WAINWRIGHTS:		3, High Street – Rampsgill Head – Kidsty Pike
ROUTE:		Mardale Head – The Rigg – Rough Crag – Caspelgate Tarn – Long Stile – High Street – Straights of Riggindale – Rampsgill Head – Kidsty Pike – Kidsty Howes – The Rigg – Mardale Old Road – Mardale Head

A Riggindale Round

		3rd January 2013
ASCENT:		2,139 Feet, 663 Metres
MILES:		8
WAINWRIGHTS:		5, Mardale lll Bell – High Street – Kidsty Pike – Rampsgill Head – High Raise
ROUTE:		Mardale Head – Small Water Beck – Small Water – Nan Bield Pass – Mardale lll Bell – High Street – Straights of Riggindale – Kidsty Pike – Rampsgill Head – High Raise – Low Raise – Birks Crag – Lady’s Seat – Band End – Bowderthwaite Bridge – The Rigg – Mardale Head

An Afternoon On The Eastern Fells

		7th November 2010
ASCENT:		2,600 Ft, 793 Metres
MILES:		8
WAINWRIGHTS:		4, Kidsty Pike, High Raise, Rampsgill Head & High Street
ROUTE:		Mardale Head - The Rigg - Kidsty Howes - Kidsty Pike - High Raise - Rampsgill Head - Straights of Riggindale - High Street - Rough Crag - The Rigg - Mardale Head

Harter Fell to Kidsty Pike

		17th October 2009
ASCENT:		2,646 Feet - 806 Metres
MILES:		6.4
WAINWRIGHTS:		4 Harter Fell, Mardale III Bell, High Street, Kidsty Pike
ROUTE:		Mardale Head - Gatescarth Pass - Harter Fell - Top of Nan Bield Pass - Mardale III Bell - High Street - Straights of Riggindale - Kidsty Pike - Kidsty Howes - The Rigg - Mardale Head