Long Side
734m (2409ft)
The Northern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Long Side
Iain Jones walked up Long Side on July 21st, 2012 [from/via/route] Skiddaw & Lonscale Fell from Millbeck [with] Stuart Jones - 31 July 2015 - Trail Run from Millbeck; 30 August 2015 - Rab Mini Mountain Marathon from Millbeck: 10 August 2024 - The Grand Tour of Skiddaw 2024
Claire Kirk climbed Long Side on May 9th, 2024 [from/via/route] Sawmill Tearooms [with] Self [weather] Sunny & warm, light breeze
David Higginbottom bagged Long Side on April 26th, 2024 [from/via/route] C315 from tea room [with] Carolyn [weather] Good
Paul Macey hiked Long Side on July 21st, 2023 [from/via/route] Walk C315 [weather] Cloud at start brightening up & sunshine Ullock Pike
Neil Bennett summited Long Side on July 5th, 2023 [from/via/route] Climbed the ridge linking Ullock Pike, Long Side & Carl Side. Our starting point was the car park at the Old Saw Mill Tearooms. A steady ascent through the woods behind the Ravenstone Hotel before gaining the ridge. Our descent took us past the white stones towards Dodd before winding through the forest tracks back to the car park. [with] Pam Bennett, Oliver Bennett, Thomas Bennett. [weather] Overcast to begin with, brightening up later.
John Ramsbottom conquered Long Side on May 21st, 2023 [from/via/route] parked at Tea rooms on A591, £8 parking [with] Lola and Teyla [weather] sunshine & warm, lovely day - Teylas first day Wainwrighting. Went to The Phesant Inn Bassenthwaite
Sarah Moore scaled Long Side on April 1st, 2023 [from/via/route] c315 / Carl Side & Dodd from Dodd Wood [with] Wobert! [weather] Great day for it - windy to start but the sun came out there was a little heat that was wonderful. - Loved walking with someone else - very different, & I don't normally stop for a cuppa but it was fab. Tough work getting up Ullock Pike, but once that was done the rest was pretty straightforward.
Geoff Hand walked up Long Side on November 30th, 2022 [from/via/route] Walk c315 Carl Side &Dodd from Dodd Wood From Old Sawmill Tea room along A591, Ling How, Ullock Pike, onto Long Sid, Carl Side & Dodd. [with] With Richard Macilwaine and Tess [weather] Cloudy to start, then climbed above cloud to an inversion making a magical day.
Tim Winn climbed Long Side on September 6th, 2022 [from/via/route] Ullock Pike [with] Max (Guide) [weather] Cloud & heavy rain.
Ian Ashton bagged Long Side on April 10th, 2021 [with] Steve H
Kate Peacock hiked Long Side on April 10th, 2022 [from/via/route] Dropped off at the car park as you turn off the A591. Collect at Dodd Wood car park [with] Me & Sheila [weather] No rain. Winds weren't too bad. Mainly sunny. Gloves for the top but other than that no issues. - The path, which we knew about, down from Carl Side to Dodd Wood has massively eroded over the years. We managed to scramble & follow the higher small path which people have started to make. Little scary
Richard Fulcher summited Long Side on July 31st, 2021 [from/via/route] Parked in a layby on the A591 just past the official Dodd Wood car park. Walked west in parallel with the road & then gradually up the side of the fell to Ling How. Turned right up 'The Edge' to Ullock Pike & then on to Longside Edge & Carl Side. Back down to White Stones & across to Dodd. Returned down the forestry track in Longside Wood. [with] Jen [weather] Clear blue sky day, cold (-1) but with light winds. - Does Longside Edge really qualify as a Wainwright?
Christine Shepherd conquered Long Side on May 12th, 2008 [from/via/route] Keswick using walk c321 [with] On my own [weather] A lovely sunny day - Climbed this again on 24.8.08 using walk c315 & 22.5.12 using walk c447; both times in bright sunshine.Climbed again on a wonderfully sunny winters day on 17.01.2022.
Tony Halliday scaled Long Side on November 22nd, 2021 [from/via/route] Circular walk starting at Longside wood taking in Ullock pike long side Carl side & dodd [with] My boarder terrier jimmy [weather] The weather was cool dry sunny & clear with early morning cloud inversion - Nice circular roughly 8 miles tough start a lot of ups & steep climbs & a gruelling down cloud inversions in the morning were spectacular
Damian Doyle walked up Long Side on July 23rd, 2021 [from/via/route] High Side [with] Yvonne [weather] Sunny....very warm - not enough water - Bo Weekend
Charlotte Hewson climbed Long Side on July 2nd, 2021 [from/via/route] Dodd car park, up Dodd, over to carlside, longside, ullock & down back the the car. [weather] Cloudy af - Got lost up Dodd & had to turn round, added a mile
Mark Hazelton bagged Long Side on May 30th, 2021 [from/via/route] Walked from Mirehouse taking in Ullock Pike, Long side, Skiddaw & Dodd [with] Family and Pepper [weather] Cloud rolling in & out covering Skiddaw then blowing out
Claire Murray hiked Long Side on February 28th, 2021 [from/via/route] Dodd Wood, Ullock Pike, Long Side, Carl Side & Skiddaw [with] Vitor [weather] So sunny! - Lovely walk, hard going uphill but definitely worth it
Kevin Foster summited Long Side on November 27th, 2020 [from/via/route] High Side. [with] Henry. [weather] Cloudy. - By starting in the small lay-by near High Side farm it gives you a superb approach to the Ullock Pike ridge walking up the secluded valley of Southerndale. Ullock Pike itself has a false summit when seen from below. the true summit is only seen when the false one has been reached. After this the gradient eases & you reach the slender top of Long Side edge after a matter of minutes. There are superb aerial views of Bassenthwaite Lake for most of the climb along the long ridge. Fantastic!
John Hanlon conquered Long Side on September 17th, 2020 [from/via/route] Hotel- Borrowdale Gates Hotel, walk started from Old Sawmill tea room [with] solo [weather] Sunny - 4 Wainwright loop 2 of 4
Geoffrey Robertshaw scaled Long Side on September 14th, 2020 [from/via/route] Up from Sawmill Tea room [with] Wife [weather] Great - Great Views at the top
Andrew Douthwaite walked up Long Side on June 14th, 2020 [from/via/route] c315 [weather] Mostly Sunny - Quite busy coming out of lockdown
Michael Nolan climbed Long Side on February 4th, 2020 [with] Morag [weather] dry cold
Stephen Batson bagged Long Side on February 14th, 2017 [with] Clare [weather] Very Windy, Snow
Christopher Payne hiked Long Side on November 16th, 2019 [from/via/route] From the old sawmill tea cafe va Ullock pike [with] Claire horton [weather] Rain, misty
Richard Beardsley summited Long Side on October 2nd, 2019 [from/via/route] Route C315 starting from the Ravenstone Hotel. [weather] Clear, fine & sunny throughout. - Got dropped off at the Ravenstone Hotel & commenced walk from there at 0950hrs. Did not proceed to point 2 on the suggested route but instead took short cut as shown on the diagram. Rest of the route was followed rigidly. Arrived back at the hotel at 1320hrs. Thoroughly enjoyable day. Other walkers present also making the most of the weather.
Sarah Mattock conquered Long Side on August 25th, 2019 [with] Sarah, Ian, Polly, Mikey and Maggie [weather] Sunny & red hot - Nearly kill Maggie in the heat 😱
Jamie Bryan scaled Long Side on August 11th, 2019 [from/via/route] c315 [weather] Very cloudy, so no view at all
Richard Marchant walked up Long Side on October 11th, 1988 [from/via/route] We parked off a minor road to Orthwaite we made an ascent up to Ullock Pike via the Allerdale Ramlbe footpath then along the Longside Edge to Carl Side & still on the Allerdale Ramble up to the top of Skiddaw. A fantastic day out with my Mum, awesome views & my first ascent of Skiddaw with many more that followed. A lovely memory for me. [with] Mum & Dad [weather] A fine day with not wind wall to wall sunshine - The ascent of Skiddaw was taken during a weeks holiday in the Lakes with Mum & my Dad although I just went out walking up the mountains with my Mum as my Dad was not fit enough to join us. We stopped at a self catering cottage at Dockray. Probably the last holiday I had away from Dorset with my Mum & Dad,
Richard Marshall climbed Long Side on June 7th, 2019 [from/via/route] 315 Carlside [with] Bo [weather] Cloudy/sunny. Rain on Dodd
Mark Heybourne bagged Long Side on May 12th, 2019 [from/via/route] Longside Edge [with] David Lee [weather] sunny
Darren Wilson hiked Long Side on April 19th, 2019 [from/via/route] Ullock Pike, Long Side, Carl Side & Dodd [with] Mike & dan [weather] Clear, good views
Lucy Perchard summited Long Side on September 24th, 2018 [from/via/route] Caught bus from Keswick to Ravenstone Manor then climbed to Skiddaw via the Unlock Pike, Long Side & Carl Side before descending back to Keswick via Skiddaw Little Man & Lonscale Fell [with] Tony [weather] Low cloud covered Skiddaw but this lifted once we reached Carl Side so plan A to climb to Skiddaw was a goer (plan B to descend to Dodd if Skiddaw was still in cloud). Showers towards the end of the walk. - A great linear walk
Andrew Johnson conquered Long Side on January 2nd, 2019 [from/via/route] Peterhouse farm [weather] Blue skies, chilly
Mark Davidson scaled Long Side on May 30th, 2003 [from/via/route] go4awalk.com Walk c248:- High Side, The Allerdale Ramble, Ling How, The Edge, Ullock Pike, Longside Edge, Long Side, Carl Side, Skiddaw, Bakestall, Birkett Edge, Whitewater Dash, Back O' Skiddaw, Melbecks, High Side [with] Theresa [weather] Good - high white cloud but good visibility - Theresa got a very large & angry blister!
Christina Lander walked up Long Side on November 18th, 2018 [from/via/route] High Side Farm near Bassenthwaite - The Edge - Unlock Pike - Long Side - Carl Side - Skiddaw - Bakestall - Birkett Edge - High Side Farm [with] Dick & Meg [weather] A sunny, dry day, very strong winds on the tops especially Skiddaw, could hardly stand up!
Andrew Joss climbed Long Side on August 16th, 2018 [from/via/route] Ravenstone Manor Hotel [with] Barbara [weather] Windy, wet, cloudy, hail
Julian Parry bagged Long Side on April 25th, 2018 [from/via/route] C315 [with] Nuno Malo
Simon Myerscough hiked Long Side on October 23rd, 2005 [from/via/route] C321 [with] Martin & Bill [weather] low cloud, clearing
Tony Rogerson summited Long Side on October 27th, 2017 [from/via/route] U/C road Watches Ullock Pike Longside Carl Side Skiddaw North Top White Horse Little Knott [with] Floss [weather] Sunny until Skiddaw summit then cloud & wind
Chris Sheard conquered Long Side on September 12th, 2017 [from/via/route] Up from Ravenstone hotel & across from Ullock Pike [with] Alan [weather] Started in torrential rain which reduced to light blustery showers with broken sun - Very steep up & nice circuit - glad we took own view on weather
Beth Webster scaled Long Side on June 19th, 2015 [with] Hannah phillips & Cocoa
Dave Eyes walked up Long Side on August 5th, 2014 [from/via/route] Up from Millbeck to Carl Side & along the ridge [with] Christine Eyes [weather] fine - great views of bassenthwaite water
Chris Kent climbed Long Side on June 9th, 2017 [from/via/route] Old Sawmill Tearoom, Dodd Wood [with] Brother, Gary [weather] Overcast, misty on tops, occasional showers, sunshine towards end of walk
Anthony Scott bagged Long Side on May 1st, 2017 [from/via/route] Underscar car park [with] me [weather] White cloud, breezy
Robert Shaw hiked Long Side on May 10th, 2008 [from/via/route] Approached from the north east. [with] The usual crew [weather] Clear
Wayne Baxter summited Long Side on August 27th, 2011 [from/via/route] Ravenstone, Ullock Pike, Longside & returned along the same path. [with] Sue [weather] Broken cloud & sunny
Richard Wilkinson conquered Long Side on April 14th, 2017 [from/via/route] Roadside parking near the Ravenstone Hotel, with the route climbing Craven Crag to The Edge & up to Ullock Pike & Carl Side; circular return via Dodd & the marked summit route down to the Forestry Commission car park. [weather] Started sunny but turned to cloud & light rain. - Starts off steep, with a more gentle second half (secondary climb to Dodd).
Caroline Winter scaled Long Side on April 7th, 2017 [from/via/route] Ullock Pike, Long Side, Carl Side, Skiddaw, Little Man, Lonscale Fell, Latrigg CP [with] Andy and Becky [weather] Good visibility, cloudy, windy on skiddaw, sunny spells in late afternoon - Able to do ridge walk with having 2 cars. Great views over northern fells
Rachael Tyler walked up Long Side on April 2nd, 2017 [from/via/route] High Side [with] Husband [weather] Glorious - Fab day out. Hard slog but well worth it. A lovely horseshoe / ridge walk.
Ken Davies climbed Long Side on March 18th, 2017 [from/via/route] Raven manor hotel [with] Bev [weather] Windy & heavy rain - very steep climb in awful conditions & v poor visibility
Leon Harvey bagged Long Side on July 16th, 2016 [with] Solo
Simon Boddy hiked Long Side on October 9th, 2016 [from/via/route] Gale Road via Lesser Man, Skiddaw Little Man, Skiddaw & Carl Side [with] My girlfriend [weather] Warm & sunny
Maureen Palmer summited Long Side on July 12th, 2013 [from/via/route] Ravenstone Lodge, Bassenthwaite [with] Nick [weather] Dry & very warm
Jon Mapp conquered Long Side on May 28th, 2016 [from/via/route] c315 [with] Just Suzzanné and me [weather] Clear & fair, a little mist on the tops but pleasant walking weather, not too hot & no rain. - A great walk up the ridge to Ullock Pike, Dodd at the end was a test, but the walk back down through the forest was very pleasant.
Jonathan Davies scaled Long Side on April 5th, 2016 [from/via/route] High side [with] Judith Davies [weather] Cloudy, windy.
John Almond walked up Long Side on March 21st, 2016 [from/via/route] go4awalk c315 - Carl Side & Dodd from Dodd Wood - Ullock Pike - Long Side - Carl Side - Dodd [weather] Cloudy & windy on the tops - - Grabbed a very realistic rubber snake from a Geocache on Dodd - nearly xxxx myself!
Mark Luckett climbed Long Side on October 19th, 2015 [from/via/route] The Old Sawmill Tearoom to Ullock Pike, Long Side, & Carl Side [with] Susan Luckett [weather] Cold & Cloudy - Cold day & quite cloudy but fantastic views over Bassenthwaite.
Philip Layton bagged Long Side on July 14th, 2006 [with] Karen, Karen & Steve
Nick Christian hiked Long Side on September 17th, 2015 [with] Mick Ottey
Victoria Bates summited Long Side on September 1st, 2015 [from/via/route] c315 [with] Mark
Claire Lloyd conquered Long Side on August 25th, 2007 [from/via/route] Ullock Pike [with] Family
Jean Nichol scaled Long Side on May 1st, 2015 [from/via/route] Part of circular walk from Barkbeth [with] Self [weather] Sunny start, clouder over with wind later
John Tippins walked up Long Side on April 8th, 2015 [from/via/route] High Side [with] Me [weather] Warm & sunny
Nick Dobson climbed Long Side on July 29th, 2014 [from/via/route] Dodd wood [with] Margaret, Amy, Paul, Ralph & Ruby [weather] Sunny
Liz Sharpley bagged Long Side on November 23rd, 2014 [from/via/route] Millbeck [with] Tony - skiddaw walk [weather] Cloud with odd breaks of sunshine
Richard Foreman hiked Long Side on November 4th, 2014 [from/via/route] Dodd Wood [with] Myself [weather] Good - Great day out started with a lovely inversion
Scott Clarke summited Long Side on August 13th, 2014 [from/via/route] Ullock Pike [with] Heidi, Mike, Joseph, Samuel, Violet, Lily and Lucas
Jason Johnston conquered Long Side on June 21st, 2014 [from/via/route] Millbeck [with] Bexter [weather] Sunny
Raymond Barnett scaled Long Side on July 20th, 2014 [with] self [weather] sunny hot
Michael Vaughn walked up Long Side on June 22nd, 2014 [from/via/route] Dodd Woods [with] alone [weather] partly sunny
Clive Ward climbed Long Side on June 1st, 2014 [from/via/route] See c248 Skiddaw [with] Anna - Same day Hazel did Karrimor 11K
David Noble bagged Long Side on April 17th, 2014 [from/via/route] Ullock Pike [with] Me [weather] Overcast with cloud
Elaine Evans hiked Long Side on April 11th, 2014 [from/via/route] From Ravenstone, Ullock Pike & on to Carl Side [with] Sue [weather] Dry, sunny, slight breeze. - Misty looking across to summit of Skiddaw. Start of Easter holidays so quite busy.
Steve Frank summited Long Side on July 21st, 2012 [from/via/route] Bassenthwaite [with] Jackie Frank [weather] Windy
Harry Meijer conquered Long Side on June 9th, 2014 [from/via/route] Skiddaw & Ullock Pike [with] The Lake District Walker
Lee Maddison scaled Long Side on January 8th, 2014 [from/via/route] c315 - From Dodd Wood via Ullock Pike & Long Side [with] Solo [weather] Settled sunny day for January
Gill Watson walked up Long Side on February 21st, 2013 [with] Gill
Alan Davidson climbed Long Side on August 10th, 2013 [with] ange [weather] ok
Joanne Mcgawley bagged Long Side on August 2nd, 2013 [from/via/route] Millbeck [with] Rich [weather] Very Windy - 8.5 miles
Tony Aspden hiked Long Side on July 25th, 2005 [with] Andy [weather] Clearing to sunny - Cumbria Way
Dale Verrall summited Long Side on March 13th, 2012 [from/via/route] Dodd Wood - C315 [with] Amber [weather] Warm but cloudy
John Cave conquered Long Side on January 2nd, 2013 [from/via/route] Ullock Pike & down to Dodd Wood & along wood to B road starting point [with] Ann [weather] Clear & bright, glorious views, cold & v. windy near top.
Phillip Bulley scaled Long Side on July 8th, 2012 [from/via/route] Carlside [with] Judith [weather] Sunny turning cloudy & then rain
Darren Mortimer has walked up Long Side [from/via/route] High Side [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] Windy,Misty & Sunny
Iain Taylor climbed Long Side on November 1st, 2009 [from/via/route] High Side (NY 23607 30990)
Simon Smith bagged Long Side on February 13th, 2012 [from/via/route] Included Ullock Pike, Carl Side & Dodd. [with] Sue, Imogen, Josie, Eleanor & Eddie. [weather] Cold & windy.
Paul Carmichael hiked Long Side on August 26th, 2012 [with] Duke [weather] raining
Mr Davison summited Long Side during February, 2011 [from/via/route] from high side Ravenstone hotel [with] jenny davison & celene davison [weather] cold frosty
Christine Knowles conquered Long Side on May 27th, 2012 [from/via/route] From car park by Bassenthwaite via Ullock Pike [with] Graham [weather] Hot but quite windy
David Heyes scaled Long Side on May 22nd, 2012 [from/via/route] High Side [weather] Sunny - en route to Skiddaw
Charlie Housley walked up Long Side on November 13th, 2009 [from/via/route] From Dodd to Carl Side & then to here. [with] Joanna, my ever patient wife. [weather] A little bit cloudy but remaining dry for the duration of the walk.
Roy Davidson climbed Long Side on April 24th, 2011 [from/via/route] c236 - Skiddaw from Gale Road car park [with] Sharon and Matthew [weather] Sunny & no wind, perfect visibility - Long & hard walk by the end
Ross Dougherty bagged Long Side on July 14th, 2011 [from/via/route] Route c315 [with] Dan Bowman [weather] Sunny & Clear Skies
John Moran hiked Long Side during February, 2011 [from/via/route] Same as Skidaw
Andy Nicholls summited Long Side on September 25th, 2011 [from/via/route] Keswick
Stephen Byrne, Neil Smith, Patrick Rogozinski, Andrew Thornton, Jenny Godfrey, Peter Thwaites, Melanie Dunn, Jane Wilkinson, Matthew Thomas, David Kelley, Mr M A Blanchard, Louise Sandwith, David Watson, Paul Kendell, Jo Dixon, Alan Fowler, David Shaw, John Walter, Amanda Hinds, David Laws, Louis Smith, Claire Rigg, Robert Maclean, John Grimes, Elaine Grayson, Mike Wilson, Roddy Mcdougall, Patricia Dilley, Simon Duerden, Colin Egan, Jonathan Tobin, Tracey Cowell, Paul Booth, Rob Barklamb, Jacqui Smith, David Hickin, Tracey Cordes, Marcus Petch, Linda Mckeogh, Trevor Williams, Adrian Roberts, Paul Henderson, John Buckley, John Cuthbert, Kerry Fahy, Patrick Buckland, Sarah Lowe, Ian Thomas, Stephen Millington, Chris Bede, Jeanette Coward, Chris Bramley, Ray O'hara, Martin Cowell and John Southward have all walked, climbed & bagged Long Side.
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