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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.
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.
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.
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 c447 The Skiddaw Massif from Millbeck, nr Keswick
In no particular order . . .
Skiddaw, Skiddaw (Little Man), Carl Side, Long Side, Longside Edge and the upper reaches of Southerndale from Ullock Pike
Descending Carl Side towards the White Stones with a fine view of Derwent water
Cat Bells (Catbells) with Dale Head (Newlands) & Hindscarth beyond from Latrigg
Sale How (foreground) Blencathra (centre) and Lonscale Fell (right) from Skiddaw
Looking North East to Knott (Uldale Fells), High Pike (Caldbeck) and Carrock Fell from the summit cairn on Bakestall
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
*Southeastern panorama from the summit of Skiddaw with Blencathra and Blease Fell silhouetted left of centre
*Great Calva, Burnt Horse, Blencathra (Saddleback) and Lonscale Crags from (North of) Lonscale Fell
Carl Side (left), Long Side, Longside Edge, Derwent Water and Dodd (Skiddaw) from Ullock Pike
The Shoulder of Skiddaw (left) and Longside Edge from Ullock Pike with Little Man (Skiddaw) in the distance
Family on top of Dodd (Skiddaw) with Ullock Pike, Longside Edge and Carl Side behind
*Cat Bells (Catbells) (left), Causey Pike (centre), Grisedale Pike (right) and Braithwaite (foreground) from Doups
A snow capped Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) viewed from the summit of Skiddaw
Bowscale Fell (left) and Blencathra or Saddleback with Sharp Edge clearly visible (centre) with a dusting of snow from Skiddaw (Little Man)
The trig point and viewpoint indicator on the summit of a very cold and snowy Skiddaw
*High Spy, High Spy (North Top) and Cat Bells (Catbells) and Derwent Water from Latrigg
Crag Hill (left), Grisedale Pike (centre), Hopegill Head and Ladyside Pike from Longside Edge
Myself, two of my sons, Matt and Richard, and my friend Gary between Skiddaw and Skiddaw Little Man on a bitter cold winters day!
Great Calva, Burnt Horse, Blencathra and Lonscale Crags from (North of) Lonscale Fell
*Bakestall, Great Calva, Skiddaw House, Blencathra (Saddleback) and Lonscale Fell from 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
The Newlands Fells and Bassenthwaite Lake from Ullock Pike summit cairn
Longside Edge, Long Side and Ullock Pike summit with Bassenthwaite Lake beyond from Carl Side
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