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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8¼mls (13km) |
| Ascent: | 2,919ft (890m) |
| Time: | 6hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route outline for 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
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 2 English Mountains |
 5 Wainwrights |
 3 English Nuttalls |
 0 English Deweys |
 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 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).
You will also reach the summit of Long Side at 734m (2409ft). Long Side is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (79th highest in England, 136th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 71).
Long Side is also known as an English Nuttall (98th highest in England, 168th highest in England & Wales).
Along the way you will also bag:
- 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)
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.
You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Maps (the ones with pink/magenta covers):
Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c248 Skiddaw from High Side
In no particular order . . .
Great Calva and Whitewater Dash from The Cumbria Way at Melbecks, Back o' Skiddaw
Crag Hill (left), Grisedale Pike (centre), Hopegill Head and Ladyside Pike from Longside Edge
*Southeastern panorama from the summit of Skiddaw with Blencathra and Blease Fell silhouetted left of centre
The trig point and viewpoint indicator on the summit of a very cold and snowy Skiddaw
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
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
*Skiddaw, Little Man (Skiddaw), Carl Side, Longside Edge and Ullock Pike from The Edge
A snow capped Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) viewed from the summit of Skiddaw
Carl Side (left), Long Side, Longside Edge, Derwent Water and Dodd (Skiddaw) from Ullock Pike
The Cumbria Way and Dash Beck from the top of Whitewater Dash (Waterfall), Back o' Skiddaw
Myself, two of my sons, Matt and Richard, and my friend Gary between Skiddaw and Skiddaw Little Man on a bitter cold winters day!
The Newlands Fells and Bassenthwaite Lake from Ullock Pike summit cairn
*Bakestall, Great Calva, Skiddaw House, Blencathra (Saddleback) and Lonscale Fell from Skiddaw
Descending Carl Side towards the White Stones with a fine view of Derwent water
Great Calva, Burnt Horse, Blencathra and Lonscale Crags from (North of) Lonscale Fell
Looking North East to Knott (Uldale Fells), High Pike (Caldbeck) and Carrock Fell from the summit cairn on Bakestall
Longside Edge, Long Side and Ullock Pike summit with Bassenthwaite Lake beyond from Carl Side
The Shoulder of Skiddaw (left) and Longside Edge from Ullock Pike with Little Man (Skiddaw) in the distance
Sale How (foreground) Blencathra (centre) and Lonscale Fell (right) from Skiddaw
Bowscale Fell (left) and Blencathra or Saddleback with Sharp Edge clearly visible (centre) with a dusting of snow from Skiddaw (Little Man)
*Great Calva, Burnt Horse, Blencathra (Saddleback) and Lonscale Crags from (North of) Lonscale Fell
Skiddaw, Skiddaw (Little Man), Carl Side, Long Side, Longside Edge and the upper reaches of Southerndale from Ullock Pike
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