Walk Route Map c236 Skiddaw from Millbeck, nr Keswick

Walk c236 Skiddaw from Millbeck, nr Keswick

Superb walk up the Northern Fells' Highest

Vital Statistics:

Length:	8¼mls (13km)
Ascent:	3,306ft (1,008m)
Time:	6¼hrs
Grade:

Map with easy-to-follow route details for walk c236 Skiddaw from Millbeck, nr Keswick pdf

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

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).

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 . . .

Derwent Water and Keswick from Skiddaw

Photo: Colin Jenkins (10)

Bakestall summit cairn

Photo: Mike Walker (308)

Longside Edge and Ullock Pike from Carl Side Tarn

Photo: Colin Jenkins (7)

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

Photo: Bob Nijssen (2)

Walk c236 Skiddaw from Millbeck, nr Keswick - Myself, two of my sons, Matt and Richard, and my friend Gary between Skiddaw and Skiddaw Little Man on a bitter cold winters day!

Myself, two of my sons, Matt and Richard, and my friend Gary between Skiddaw and Skiddaw Little Man on a bitter cold winters day!

Photo: Frank Nuttall (1)

Walk c236 Skiddaw from Millbeck, nr Keswick - Bowscale Fell (left) and Blencathra or Saddleback with Sharp Edge clearly visible (centre) with a dusting of snow from Skiddaw (Little Man)

Bowscale Fell (left) and Blencathra or Saddleback with Sharp Edge clearly visible (centre) with a dusting of snow from Skiddaw (Little Man)

Photo: Mike Walker (299)

*Bakestall, Great Calva, Skiddaw House, Blencathra (Saddleback) and Lonscale Fell from Skiddaw

Photo: Colin Jenkins (9)

Frozen Fence on a snow covered Skiddaw

Photo: John Holt (16)

Descending Carl Side towards the White Stones with a fine view of Derwent water

Photo: Bob Nijssen (5)

The trig point on the summit of a very cold and snowy Skiddaw

Photo: Mike Walker (304)

Walk c236 Skiddaw from Millbeck, nr Keswick - *Southeastern panorama from the summit of Skiddaw with Blencathra and Blease Fell silhouetted left of centre

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

Photo: Andy Malcolm (93)

On Skiddaw Summit

Photo: Christine Shepherd (457)

Keswick, Derwent Water and the North Western Fells from Skiddaw

Photo: William Ringwood (11)

Skiddaw summit

Photo: William Ringwood (12)

Blencathra or Saddleback under a blanket of snow from Skiddaw

Photo: John Holt (15)

Deep snow on a very cold and snowy Skiddaw

Photo: Mike Walker (307)

Sale How (Skiddaw) in the snow from Skiddaw (Little Man)

Photo: Mike Walker (300)

Monument on the Cumbria Way near Applethwaite

Photo: Richard Nicholls (21)

Blencathra and the Northern Fells from Skiddaw summit

Photo: Ian Walmsley (1)

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