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Name: | Maiden Moor |
Hill number: | 2461 |
Height: | 575m / 1886ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2400 Dale Head |
RHB Section: | 34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - North Western Fells |
County/UA: | Cumberland |
Catchment: | Derwent (Workington) |
Class: | Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger (W,B,Sy,Fel) |
Grid ref: | NY 23677 18188 |
Summit feature: | no feature |
Drop: | 10m |
Col: | 565m NY236177 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 89 90 (1:25k) OL4S |
Observations: | Wainwright cairn 15m NW at NY 23671 18202 is 5cm lower and ground 55m SE at NY 23700 18140 is 20cm lower |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 1706 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Took launch from Keswick to High Brandlehow. 4 of us and the dog made the obligatory trek up Catbells (passing the world, his wife and his grandmother in flip flops) then up to the quiet but fairly bland Maiden Moor. | WendyWozEre | 12/09/2023 |
High Spy- Maiden Moor-Cat Bells | benarbia no 3 | 23/08/2023 |
From Little Town with DW, Ds10 and DD8. Maiden Moor and High Spy N&S tops. So much quiter than Cat bells opposite and thankful for it. | nukeboy1 | 04/08/2023 |
Loop up Cat Bells and Robinson from Little Town (09/07/2023 Cat Bells, Maiden Moor, High Spy, Dale Head, Hindscarth, Robinson) | nat571 | 09/07/2023 |
Catbells to Robinson | trimarc2 | 21/06/2023 |
From High Spy as part of 10in10 | cjwilliams | 17/06/2023 |
A Newlands Round from Little Town. Robinson, Hindscarth, Dale Head, High Spy, Maiden Moor & Cat Bells. | sms.37 | 26/05/2023 |
walked with Dave W, Marc & Hannah. | jonsutterby71 | 15/04/2023 |
Solo. Start in Keswick. Catbells - Maiden Moor - descent to Borrowdale via Hause Gate. Finish in Rosthwaite. | forsterfamily7 | 05/04/2023 |
Wainwright Walk 42: Spider (Dale Head, Robinson, Hindscarth, High Spy, Maiden Moor & Catbells) | DavidHiner | 22/02/2023 |
R K | Richard Tait | 05/02/2023 |
Borrowdale YH-High Spy-High Spy N Top-Maiden Moor-Grange-Grange Crags-Borrowdale YH with Percy | campagvelocet | 25/01/2023 |
Easy stroll over from Cat Bells. A set of tracks with pooch, saw no-one on way. Company: Solo | iandesbottes | 16/01/2023 |
Skelgill Bank - Cat Bells - Maiden Moor - High Spy - Dale Head - Hindscarth - High Crags - Red Knott - Scope End | JHes | 18/12/2022 |
Stuart & duke. | DukeNukem | 28/10/2022 |
The Newlands Horseshoe anticlockwise from Little Town, with the aim of collecting 7 Birketts / Synges not yet visited on my countless walks along the main ridges. So rather than ascending Robinson, I took the Scope End ridge direct up to Hindscarth, visiting the summits of Scope End, Red Knott and High Crags enroute. Then the usual path to Dale Head. Descended part way towards Honister Pass, taking minor track in a long sweep across the boggy High Scawdel, dropping past the head of Tongue Gill. There then followed very tough terrain along the side of High Spy to bag Low Scawdel and Nitting Haws. From there used the track to bring me out onto the main ridge. Headed S to the main top, then returned N to the N Top. Followed the wonderful cliff edge track to the summit of Maiden Moor, then on along the main track, before dropping steeply down the east side of the crags and across the undulating shelf to High Crags, and back to Little Town. 18km with 1200m ascent, taking me 7 hours. | silverwolf_alan | 25/10/2022 |
From Chapel Bridge, Little Town, Newlands. 
15 km, 990 m asc. 
S along the Dale Head mine track to Goldscope Mines. Cross Newlands Beck and take the ridge path SW and S over Scope End, Red Knott and High Crags to the summit of Hindscarth. Continue by Hindscath Edge to Dale Head summit. E down to Dalehead Tarn and then N over High Spy and Maiden Moor and onto Catbells summit. Return S to Hause Gate and take the Yewthwaite Comb bridleway back to Little Town. 
Sunny. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720303032668 | SalmonJoe | 18/10/2022 |
Catbells, Maiden Moor, High Spy - North Top, High Spy, while supervising the GSAL Explorer Scouts on the second day of their Chief Scout's Diamond Award expedition along the Catbells - High Spy ridge. 14km with 700m scent in 7 hours from the camp site near Watendlath. | silverwolf_alan | 01/09/2022 |
Newlands Watershed. Very hot and sunny. Amazing skies and views. Dawn, Pete, Lizzie, Marilyn, Christy, Jack, Tak, Nick and Helen. Anna set off early and we met her and Ruth at the pub. Very long day. Cat bells, Maiden Moor, High Spy, Dale Head, Robinson, Knott Riggs, Ard Crags, Scar Crags and Causey Pike. | River-Girl | 27/08/2022 |
W/DC. Birkett CLF DAL 1. | Sedge | 09/06/2022 |
En route to HF Derwent Bank from Hindscarth and Dale Head. | PeakyPete | 04/06/2022 |
From High Spy completing the Newlands round. | Andrew Pearson | 25/04/2022 |
With Dad and Peter from Catbells | M0YDH | 19/04/2022 |
With Sue from Portinscale on second logged round of Wainwrights. Lakeside path and higher path to Grange via Nitting Haws avoiding mass ascent of Cat Bells, High Spy. Return along N Top and Maiden Moor to hause and down to terrace path and Portinscale. Warm sunny day. | Frank | 17/04/2022 |
Modified Newlands Valley Horseshoe route (clockwise), including Catbells. Cut short before Robinson and came down the Hindscarth ridge due to light and conditions. Great views while clambering down. | Barns150 | 17/03/2022 |
With carl and the boys super windy! Maiden Moor & Catbells. 5.8 miles 2240 ft elevation. | nell1583 | 29/12/2021 |
Grange - Nitting Haws - High Spy - Maiden Moor - Catbells - Grange. | Mark Jackson | 21/12/2021 |
From Village Hall at Stair. High Crags, Maiden Moor and Cat Bells. With B, B and R. | jenx | 21/12/2021 |
Newlands Round | LONGISHROPE46 | 10/09/2021 |
Catbells, Maiden Moor, High Spy – North Top, High Spy, while supervising the GSAL Explorer Scouts on the second day of their Diamond Award expedition along the Catbells – High Spy ridge. 11km with 700m ascent in 6 hours. | silveracorn_alan | 03/09/2021 |
Short warm up walk along part of the Newlands Horseshoe ridge with Sasha as far as High Spy. The first day of a few in the Lakes. | hjb68 | 21/08/2021 |
Great day out if a bit hot in the sun. 24km loop for 8 wainwrights and a very warm swim in Derwant Water at the end. | atreides7887 | 18/07/2021 |
Overcast/dry. | Amanda&JamesExplore | 15/05/2021 |
From Cat Bells. In my own little world so missed where the path forks at NY 24039 18426 but this didn't cost me much time. Onto Blea Crag. | James McKnight | 22/11/2020 |
Long route starting from layby parking above Brandelhow Park. Skelgill Bank, Catbells, though didn't visit summit (v crowded & social distancing!), Maiden Moor, High Spy N top, High Spy, descent to Seatoller then climb to Bessyboot, Rosthwaite Fell, Dovenest Top (both tops), descent to Langstrath, then direct ascent to Low Saddle, traverse to Bell Crags, crossed by end of Blea Tarn to climb Great Crag, then Knotts, then Grange Fell and Kings How. Descent to Borrowdale and crossed S End of Derwentwater, taking path close to shore and back too start point. Some bright and exceptionally clear conditions for much of route. | RobertP | 28/09/2020 |
Parked at Chapel Bridge Car Park to Dale Head, High Scawdel, High Spy, High Spy North Top, Maiden Moor continuing onto High Crags. Lovely route with Nick. | Jacqdaw | 20/09/2020 |
From High Spy on excellent walk from Little Town over Dale Head with Jacqui. Excellent views but rather pathetic cairn for such a well know and well walked fell | Hillsidenick | 20/09/2020 |
Little Town - High Snab Bank -Robinson- Hindscarth - Dale Head - High Spy - Maiden Moor - High Crags | benarbia again | 19/09/2020 |
Most people cross Maiden Moor without going anywhere near the high point! Solo. W58 Rnd6. | Dangerous Dave | 12/09/2020 |
With Suzanne | dc96 | 26/08/2020 |
With Dan | suzanneconnors | 26/08/2020 |
Mon 24/08/2020: Grange - Nitting Haws - High Spy - High Spy North Top - Maiden Moor - Cat Bells - Grange - beautiful clear day | mnph | 24/08/2020 |
2/8 High Crags, then Revisits to Maiden Moor, High Spy Dale Head and Hindscarth before new hills of High Crags, Red Knott and Scope End on shoulder of Hindscarth. Cracking horseshoe. | nickywood1 | 01/08/2020 |
Ascent from Cat Bells | RichardW | 18/07/2020 |
Laura and kay doing a catbells circular | Lauralj84 | 13/06/2020 |
Hawse End -> Skelgill Bank -> Catbells -> Maiden Moor -> High Spy North Top -> High Spy -> Dale Head -> Hindscarth -> High Crags (Newlands) -> Red Knott (Newlands) -> Newlands Church -> Scope End -> Hawse End | briandiggle | 16/03/2020 |
Catbells &maiden moor 
With guy laing | 2510chris | 08/03/2020 |
Newlands Round from Little Town | Chopperbrown | 04/03/2020 |
Walk from Honnister to the foot of Cat Bells 
 
With Peter and Titus | Abzurdities | 19/02/2020 |
One way traverse north to south from Catbells car park | vegibagger | 18/01/2020 |