Walk c447 The Skiddaw Massif from Millbeck, nr Keswick

Vital Statistics:

Length:	15¼mls (24.5km)
Ascent:	5,458ft (1,663m)
Time:	11hrs
Grade:

Route outline for walk c447:

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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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

4 English Mountains

9 Wainwrights

5 English Nuttalls

1 English Dewey

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

1 Marilyn

0 Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

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:

• 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).

• Lonscale Fell at 715m (2346ft). Lonscale Fell is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (90th highest in England, 153rd highest in England & Wales), a Wainwright (No. 80) and an English Nuttall (113th highest in England, 192nd highest in England & Wales).

• Ullock Pike at 690m (2265ft). Ullock Pike is classified as a Wainwright (No. 96)

• Bakestall at 673m (2209ft). Bakestall is classified as a Wainwright (No. 100)

• Dodd (Skiddaw) at 502m (1647ft). Dodd (Skiddaw) is classified as a Wainwright (No. 174) and an English Dewey (175th highest in England, 408th highest in England & Wales)

• Latrigg at 367m (1204ft). Latrigg is classified as a Wainwright (No. 206) The summit of Latrigg is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

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.

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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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OS Landranger 90 Penrith & Keswick, Ambleside

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c447 The Skiddaw Massif from Millbeck, nr Keswick

In no particular order . . .

Carl Side (left), Long Side, Longside Edge, Derwent Water and Dodd (Skiddaw) from Ullock Pike

Photo: Bob Nijssen (1)

Mike & his dog on the a very cold and snowy Skiddaw

Photo: Mike Walker (303)

Frozen Fence on a snow covered Skiddaw

Photo: John Holt (16)

Skiddaw (left) and Longside Edge from Ullock Pike

Photo: Tony Price (2)

Longside Edge, Long Side and Ullock Pike summit with Bassenthwaite Lake beyond from Carl Side

Photo: Bob Nijssen (2)

Burnt Horse from Lonscale Fell

Photo: Colin Jenkins (12)

The summit of Skiddaw

Photo: William Ringwood (71)

*Keswick, Derwent Water and Borrowdale from Doups

Photo: Richard Nicholls (16)

Skiddaw summit

Photo: William Ringwood (12)

Skiddaw in the snow from Bakestall summit cairn

Photo: Mike Walker (310)

Derwent Water and Cat Bells (Catbells) from Skiddaw

Photo: Richard Nicholls (20)

Family on top of Dodd (Skiddaw) with Ullock Pike, Longside Edge and Carl Side behind

Photo: Stephen Ellaby (2)

Dash Beck and Black Nettle Hause from Birkett Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (311)

Derwent Water and The Newlands Fells from The White Stones on Carl Side

Photo: Bob Nijssen (3)

Little Man (Skiddaw) and Skiddaw from Jenkin Hill

Photo: William Ringwood (9)

Skiddaw from the summit of Dodd (Skiddaw)

Photo: Tony Higgs (14)

Braithwaite from Dodd (Skiddaw)

Photo: Stephen Collins (13)

Skiddaw from below Ullock Pike

Photo: William Ringwood (69)

Derwent Water and Keswick from the lower slopes of Skiddaw

Photo: Mike Walker (298)

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