The Knott

Overview
Height: 2,423 Feet - 739 Metres
Grid Ref: NY 436 127
Area: Far Eastern
Group: E/HST
Ordnance Survey: OL5
Wainwright Guidebook: Two

The steep western slope descending from Rampsgill Head is arrested below the summit, just as the fall is gathering impetus, by a protuberance that takes shape of a small conical hill, this is The Knott, a key point for walkers in this area, and although its short side rises barley a hundred feet from the main fell, its appearance is imposing when seen from other directions especially when approached from the Hartsop Valley.

 

Map and Photo Gallery

 

The Knott from Hayeswater Gill.

The Knott seen over The Straights of Riggindale.

The Knott seen from the descent of Rampsgill Head.

Rampsgill Head from the Knott summit.

The Knott summit cairn.

 

There are 29 walks to choose from including The Knott

Hayeswater Circuit

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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

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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

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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
 

Extended Hayeswater Circuit

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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
 

A Riggindale Round

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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

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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

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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

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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
 

High Street, Thornthwaite Crag & Pasture Bottom from Hartsop

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11th April 2021
ASCENT: 2,619 Feet - 798 Metres
MILES: 8
WAINWRIGHTS: 4, The Knott - High Street - Mardale III Bell - Thornthwaite Crag -
ROUTE: Hartsop - Hayeswater Gill - The Knott - Straights of Riggindale - High Street - Mardale III Bell - Top of Hall Cove - Thornthwaite Crag - Thresthwaite Mouth - Pasture Bottom - Pasture Beck - Hartsop
 

Hayeswater Circuit

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
 

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

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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
 

Angletarn Pikes to Gray Crag from Hartsop

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31st January 2015
ASCENT: 2,800 Feet – 853 Meters
MILES: 10.4
WAINWRIGHTS:  2,800 Feet – 853 Meters
ROUTE: Hartsop – Dubhow – Boredale Hause – Angletarn Pikes – Angle Tarn – Satura Crag – The Knott – Straights of Riggingdale – High Street – Thornthwaite Crag – Gray Crag – Hartsop
 

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
 

The Hayeswater Fells from Hartsop

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10th November 2013
ASCENT: 2,600ft, 793 Meters
MILES: 7.6
WAINWRIGHTS: 4, The Knott – High Street – Thornthwaite Crag – Gray Crag
ROUTE: Hartsop – Hayeswater – The Knott – Straights of Riggindale – High Street – Thornthwaite Crag – Gray Crag – Hayeswater – Filter House – Hartsop
 

The Martindale Horseshoe

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19th May 2013
ASCENT: 4,007 Feet, 1,221 Metres
MILES: 12
WAINWRIGHTS: 9, Beda Fell – Angletarn Pikes – Brock Crags – Rest Dodd – The Knott – Rampsgill Head – High Raise – Wether Hill – Steel Knotts (Pikeawassa)
ROUTE: Martindale New Church – Martindale Old Church – Winter Crag – Beda Fell – Bedafell Knott – Angletarn Pikes – Brock Crags – Satura Crag – Rest Dodd – The Knott – Rampsgill Head – High Raise – Raven Howe – Red Crag – High Street Roman Road (Course Of) – Wether Hill – Brownthwaite Crag – Steel Knotts (Pikeawassa) – Birkie Knott – Lanty Tarn – Martindale New Church
 

One year on…

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27th October 2012
ASCENT: 3,713 Feet, 1,132 Metres
MILES: 12.8
WAINWRIGHTS: 5, Place Fell – Angletarn Pikes – The Knott – High Street – Thornthwaite Crag
ROUTE: Hartsop – Dubhow – Beckstones – Crookabeck – Rooking – Side Farm – Place Fell – Round How – Steel Edge – Boredale Hause – Angletarn Pikes – Angle Tarn – Satura Crag – The Knott – Straights Of Riggindale – High Street  – Thornthwaite Crag – Thresthwaite Mouth – Pasture Bottom – Pasture Beck -  Hartsop
 

Deluge On The Far Eastern Fells

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16th July 2011
ASCENT: 3,261 Feet, 992 Meters
MILES: 12.5
WAINWRIGHTS: 7, Beda Fell, Brock Crags, The Knott, Rampsgill Head, High Raise, Rest Dodd & The Nab
ROUTE:  
 

Dodging The Showers On High Street

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7th May 2011
ASCENT: 3,406 Feet, 1,038 Meters
MILES: 7.7
WAINWRIGHTS: 4, The Knott, High Street, Caudale Moor & Hartsop Dodd
ROUTE:  
 

Brock Crags, Rest Dodd & The Knott

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28th November 2010
ASCENT: 2,423 Ft 738.5 Mtrs
MILES: 8.7
WAINWRIGHTS: 3, Brock Crags, Rest Dodd & The Knott
ROUTE:  
 

High Street From Patterdale

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8th February 2009
ASCENT: 828 Mtrs  2718 ft
MILES: xxx
WAINWRIGHTS: 3  Angle Tarn Pike, The Knott, High Street
ROUTE: xxxx
 

High Street From Hartsop

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11th April 2008
ASCENT: 2718 Mtrs  828 Ft
MILES: xxx
WAINWRIGHTS: 2 The Knott, High Street
ROUTE: xxxx
 


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