Hopegill Head

769m
Height
97m
Prominence
NY185221
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Lake District C&W
Range

Hopegill Head is a 769m summit in England, classified as a Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright and Birkett. It sits within the Lake District C&W range. As a Wainwright, Hopegill Head is one of the 214 fells described by Alfred Wainwright in his Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells. There are currently 2 trail running routes on Trail Running Planet that summit Hopegill Head, with free GPX downloads available for all of them.

2 routes that summit Hopegill Head

Abraham's Tea RoundEXPERT
Abraham's Tea Round
48.2km · 3,378m climb · Loop
You earn a free cup of tea at Abraham's Cafe by touching every summit you can see from its top-floor window: a proper Keswick fell-running rite of passage.
Checked Jul 2026
Coledale HorseshoeVERY HARD
Coledale Horseshoe
14.8km · 1,199m climb · Loop
Seven Wainwrights, 1,199m of climbing, and a long ridge with exposure on both sides. This is proper fell running territory — you need to move well on open ground.
Checked Jul 2026