Skiddaw
930m (3052ft)
The Northern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
The summit of Skiddaw is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.25ml (13km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,919ft (890m) |
| Time: | 6 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
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
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.25ml (13km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,306ft (1,008m) |
| Time: | 6.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Keswick - Millbeck - The Allerdale Ramble - Doups - White Stones - Carl Side - Longside Edge - Long Side - Skiddaw - Little Man (Skiddaw) - The Cumbria Way - Applethwaite - The Allerdale Ramble - Millbeck - Nr Keswick.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.75ml (15.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,529ft (1,076m) |
| Time: | 7 hrs |
| Grade: | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Keswick - Millbeck - The Allerdale Ramble - Doups - White Stones - Carl Side - Longside Edge - Long Side - Skiddaw - Little Man (Skiddaw) - Jenkin Hill - Lonscale Fell - Lonscale Crags - The Cumbria Way - Applethwaite - The Allerdale Ramble - Millbeck - Nr Keswick.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.25ml (16.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,850ft (869m) |
| Time: | 6½ hrs |
| Grade: | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Keswick - Gale Road (Underscar) Nr Keswick - Lonscale Fell - Jenkin Hill - Little Man (Skiddaw) - Skiddaw - Sale How (Skiddaw) - Skiddaw House - Gale Road (Underscar) Nr Keswick.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.5ml (18.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,214ft (980m) |
| Time: | 7½ hrs |
| Grade: | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Keswick - Gale Road - Lonscale Fell - Jenkin Hill - Little Man (Skiddaw) - Skiddaw - Bakestall - Birkett Edge - Whitewater Dash - Back O' Skiddaw - The Cumbria Way - Skiddaw House - Gale Road (Underscar) Nr Keswick.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 15.25ml (24.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 5,458ft (1,663m) |
| Time: | 11 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
Keswick - Millbeck - The Allerdale Ramble - Doups - Dodd (Skiddaw) - White Stones (Skiddaw) - Carl Side - Longside Edge - Long Side - Ullock Pike - Carlside Tarn - Skiddaw - Blake Hill - Bakestall - Little Man (Skiddaw) - Jenkin Hill - Lonscale Fell - Lonscale Crags - The Cumbria Way - Latrigg - Applethwaite - The Allerdale Ramble - Millbeck - Nr Keswick.
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Skiddaw
Paul Roddam walked up Skiddaw on April 3rd, 2023 [with] Tom, Barb, Rice [weather] Sunny
James Hughes climbed it on May 13th, 2025 [from/via/route] c273 Skiddaw & Bakestall from Gale Road [weather] Clear, blue skies with strong breeze/wind on tops. - Awesome walk with some sharp stiff climbs (Lonscale & Skiddaw Little Man). Good way to climb Skiddaw avoiding main track all way. Easy drop down to Bakestall & very pleasant meander on Cumbria Way via Skiddaw House back to beginning. Car Park absolute nightmare when full & cars on sides as nearly impossible to turn around. Stopped off at White Horse Inn in hope to bunk for night, but not possible as needed to hire whole room. Pint of Corby Blonde & back home.
Richard Holmes bagged it on April 7th, 2025 [from/via/route] High side [with] Myself. [weather] Hot, very hot, some clouds & occasional wind.
Martin Woods hiked Skiddaw on March 4th, 2023 [from/via/route] 3000 challenge windy very windy [with] N/A [weather] Overcast, 10 degerees in the valley cold on the tops
Iain Jones summited on July 21st, 2012 [from/via/route] Skiddaw & Lonscale Fell from Millbeck [with] Stuart Jones - 31 July 2015 - Trail Run from Millbeck; 25 August 2017 - The Wainwright 60 - Day 5 (Skiddaw); 6 March 2024 - from Bridge Cottage, Keswick; 10 August 2024 - The Grand Tour of Skiddaw 2024
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Skiddaw
The summit of King's How with Derwent Water and Skiddaw in the distance
Skiddaw, Skiddaw (Little Man), Carl Side, Long Side, Longside Edge and the upper reaches of Southerndale from Ullock Pike
Bassenthwaite Lake, Skiddaw, Keswick and Derwent Water from Cat Bells (Catbells)
Looking towards Bassenthwaite and The Skiddaw Massif from Raise (Helvellyn)
Skiddaw and Derwent Water (in distance) with Seathwaite Fell and Sprinkling Tarn (foreground) from Great End (Scafell Massif)
Derwent Water, with Skiddaw and Blencathra beyond from the summit of King's How
Skiddaw, Skiddaw (Little Man), Carl Side (left), Long Side, Longside Edge, Derwent Water and Dodd (Skiddaw) and the upper reaches of Southerndale from Ullock Pike
Bowscale Fell (left) and Blencathra or Saddleback with Sharp Edge clearly visible (centre) with a dusting of snow from Skiddaw (Little Man)
Skiddaw, Blencathra (or Saddleback) and Derwent Water from Cat Bells (Catbells)
Looking North along the High Rigg Ridge to Skiddaw (left) and Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) (right)
Cat Bells (Catbells) (foreground) with Skiddaw and Blencathra (distance left) and Derwent Water from Maiden Moor
The rocky summit of Sale How (Skiddaw) in the snow with Bowscale Fell (left) and Blencathra or Saddleback with Sharp Edge clearly visible (right) on the horizon
Birkett Edge, Bakestall and Skiddaw (in cloud) from the large cairn on the approach to Great Cockup
Bowscale Fell (left) and Blencathra or Saddleback with Sharp Edge clearly visible (centre right) in the snow from Sale How (Skiddaw)
The North Western Fells (far left distance), Carl Side, Skiddaw and Lonscale Fell (centre left), Great Calva (centre) and Belncathra or Saddleback, Bannerdale Crags and Souther Fell (centre right) and the shoulder of Clough Head (far right) from the summit of High Rigg
*Great Calva, Burnt Horse, Blencathra (Saddleback) and Lonscale Crags from (North of) Lonscale Fell
Sun and snow on Skiddaw and Blencathra from Black Fell (Haresceugh Fell)
The Northern Fells (Binsey (left), Blencathra or Saddleback and Skiddaw), Bassenthwaite Lake and The North Western Fells (Sale Fell, Broom Fell, Lord's Seat and Barf) from the summit of Caermote Hill
The Shoulder of Skiddaw (left) and Longside Edge from Ullock Pike with Little Man (Skiddaw) in the distance
Looking North towards Skiddaw and Blencathra from the summit of Ill Bell across cloud trapped by a temperature inversion
*Skiddaw from Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) with the Solway Firth in the distance
Bassenthwaite Lake (far left), Skiddaw (left), Blencathra (or Saddleback) (right), Keswick and Derwent Water from Cat Bells (Catbells)
Long Side Edge, Skiddaw and Little Dodd (Skiddaw) from Hursthole Point, Bassenthwaite Lake
The Newlands Valley from High Spy with Bassenthwaite Lake in the distance and The Skiddaw Massif to the right
High Spy (North Top), High Spy, Maiden Moor, Hindscarth (left), Robinson, Crag Hill (Eel Crag), Causey Pike, Barrow (Newlands) (centre), Newlands, Bassenthwaite Lake, Swinside, Skiddaw, Derwent Water and Blencathra (right) beyond from Cat Bells (Catbells)
Myself, two of my sons, Matt and Richard, and my friend Gary between Skiddaw and Skiddaw Little Man on a bitter cold winters day!
Long Side Edge, Skiddaw and Little Dodd (Skiddaw) from Hursthole Point, Bassenthwaite Lake
Cat Bells (Catbells) from Maiden Moor The Newlands Horseshoe with Keswick and Skiddaw beyond
The Coledale Horseshoe from Crag Hill (Eel Crag) trig point featuring: Grasmoor, Grasmoor, Whiteside (Crummock) (West Top), Whiteside (Crummock), Gasgale Crags, Hopegill Head, Sand Hill, The top of Hobcarton Crag, Grisdale Pike, The Skiddaw massif, Blencathra (or Saddleback), Keswick, Sleet How, Outerside, Stile End, Sail, Causey Pike, Bleaberry Fell, High Seat, High Tove, The Southern Fells and The Western Fells
Carl Side (left), Long Side, Longside Edge, Derwent Water and Dodd (Skiddaw) from Ullock Pike
The view north from the summit of Swinside (Portinscale) featuring Skiddaw and Blencathra
*Bakestall, Great Calva, Skiddaw House, Blencathra (Saddleback) and Lonscale Fell from Skiddaw
Keswick and The Skiddaw Masiff (distance) and Cat Bells (Catbells) (right) from Blea Crags
Ullock Pike, Carl Side, Skiddaw and Little Man (Skiddaw) from Cat Bells (Catbells)
*Southeastern panorama from the summit of Skiddaw with Blencathra and Blease Fell silhouetted left of centre
Skiddaw and Blencathra in the distance and then High Spy and Maiden Moor forming the ridge on the right from the summit of Dale Head (Newlands)
Snow on Carl Side (left), Skiddaw (centre) and Dodd (Skiddaw) across Bassenthwaite Lake from Woodend Brow
The Skiddaw massif along with Walla Crag (to the right) from the southern end of Derwent Water
Barrow and Rowling End, with Keswick and Derwent Water beyond and Skiddaw and Blecathra (or Saddleback) in the background from Causey Pike
Causey Pike (left), Bassenthwaite Lake, Newlands, Swinside, Cat Bells (Catbells) (centre), Derwent Water, Skiddaw , Blencathra and Walla Crag (far right) from Maiden Moor
Sale Fell summit cairn with a snow topped Skiddaw looming in the distance
Sale How (foreground) Blencathra (centre) and Lonscale Fell (right) from Skiddaw
*Skiddaw, Little Man (Skiddaw), Carl Side, Longside Edge and Ullock Pike from The Edge
Robinson, Crag Hill (Eel Crag), Sail, Causey Pike, Rowling End, The Skiddaw Masiff, Keswick, Cat Bells (Catbells) and High Crags from Blea Crags
Looking North towards Skiddaw and Blencathra from the summit of Thornthwaite Crag across cloud trapped by a temperature inversion
Derwent Water, Keswick, Bassenthwaite Lake and The Skiddaw Massif from High Seat
Great Calva, Burnt Horse, Blencathra and Lonscale Crags from (North of) Lonscale Fell
Looking North along the High Rigg Ridge to Skiddaw (left) and Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) (right)
The Cumbria Way and Dash Beck from the top of Whitewater Dash (Waterfall), Back o' Skiddaw
The trig point and viewpoint indicator on the summit of a very cold and snowy Skiddaw
Cat Bells (Catbells) (foreground) with Derwent Water, Keswick and Skiddaw (centre left) and Blencathra (right) from Maiden Moor
Carl Side, Skiddaw and Lonscale Fell (centre left), Great Calva (centre) and Belncathra or Saddleback, Bannerdale Crags and Souther Fell (centre right) from the summit of High Rigg
Family on top of Dodd (Skiddaw) with Ullock Pike, Longside Edge and Carl Side behind
Great Calva and Whitewater Dash from The Cumbria Way at Melbecks, Back o' Skiddaw
A snow capped Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) viewed from the summit of Skiddaw
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