Walk c236 Skiddaw from Millbeck, nr Keswick

Vital Statistics:

Length:	8¼mls (13km)
Ascent:	3,306ft (1,008m)
Time:	6¼hrs
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Route outline for walk c236:

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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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

3 English Mountains

4 Wainwrights

4 English Nuttalls

0 English Deweys

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

1 Marilyn

0 Bridgets

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The highest point of this walk is Skiddaw at 930m (3052ft). Skiddaw is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (6th highest in England, 17th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 4).

Skiddaw is also known as an English Nuttall (7th highest in England, 19th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (3rd highest in England, 189th highest in the UK).

The summit of Skiddaw is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Little Man (Skiddaw) at 865m (2839ft). Little Man (Skiddaw) is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (17th highest in England, 39th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 15).

Little Man (Skiddaw) is also known as an English Nuttall (21st highest in England, 46th highest in England & Wales).

You will also reach the summit of Carl Side at 746m (2448ft). Carl Side is classified as an Wainwright (No. 64).

Carl Side is also known as an English Nuttall (87th highest in England, 152nd highest in England & Wales).

Along the way you will also bag and tick-off:

• Long Side at 734m (2409ft). Long Side is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (79th highest in England, 136th highest in England & Wales), a Wainwright (No. 71) and an English Nuttall (98th highest in England, 168th highest in England & Wales).

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National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Allerdale Ramble, an 87km (54 miles) linear footpath connecting Seathwaite in Cumbria, with Grune Point in Cumbria, England. The Allerdale Ramble is waymarked by named posts. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Allerdale Ramble.

Part of this walk also follows a section of The Cumbria Way, a 112km (70 miles) linear footpath connecting Ulverston in Cumbria, England with Carlisle in Cumbria, England. The Cumbria Way is waymarked by named posts. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Cumbria Way.

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c236 Skiddaw from Millbeck, nr Keswick

In no particular order . . .

*Keswick, Derwent Water and Borrowdale from Doups

Photo: Richard Nicholls (16)

Skiddaw from Carl Side

Photo: Colin Jenkins (5)

Deep snow on a very cold and snowy Skiddaw

Photo: Mike Walker (307)

Lower Man (Helvellyn) summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (891)

*Cat Bells (Catbells) (left), Causey Pike (centre), Grisedale Pike (right) and Braithwaite (foreground) from Doups

Photo: Richard Nicholls (17)

*Southeastern panorama from the summit of Skiddaw with Blencathra and Blease Fell silhouetted left of centre

Photo: Andy Malcolm (93)

On the summit of Skiddaw

Photo: Martin Hutchinson (1)

Crag Hill (left), Grisedale Pike (centre), Hopegill Head and Ladyside Pike from Longside Edge

Photo: Tony Price (1)

Sale How (foreground) Blencathra (centre) and Lonscale Fell (right) from Skiddaw

Photo: Tony Price (3)

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