Carl Side
746m (2448ft)
The Northern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.25ml (11.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,116ft (950m) |
| Time: | 5.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Old Sawmill Tearooms - Longside Wood - The Allerdale Ramble - Ling How - The Edge - Ullock Pike - Longside Edge - Long Side - Carl Side - White Stones - Skill Beck - Dodd (Skiddaw) - Dodd Wood - Old Sawmill Tearooms
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.25ml (13km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,919ft (890m) |
| Time: | 6 hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
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
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.25ml (13km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,306ft (1,008m) |
| Time: | 6.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
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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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.75ml (15.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,529ft (1,076m) |
| Time: | 7 hrs |
| Grade: | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Keswick - Millbeck - The Allerdale Ramble - Doups - White Stones - Carl Side - Longside Edge - Long Side - Skiddaw - Little Man (Skiddaw) - Jenkin Hill - Lonscale Fell - Lonscale Crags - The Cumbria Way - Applethwaite - The Allerdale Ramble - Millbeck - Nr Keswick.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 15.25ml (24.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 5,458ft (1,663m) |
| Time: | 11 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
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.
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Carl Side
James Hughes walked up Carl Side on May 16th, 2025 [from/via/route] c315 Carl Side & Dodd from Ravenstone Hotel [weather] Warm sunny but very windy on tops. - Second walk of the day. Path up bridleway from Ravenstone Hotel was steep & challenging - maybe difficult after rain. Steep climb all the way to Ullock Pike. Awesome views & then easy progress across ridge to Carl Side. Path down to White Stones steep & tricky. Descent to Dodd from Cairn also technical. Climb through forest up to Dodd Memorial delightful. Against AW advice descended on a path which was on OS Map through wood to rejoin summit path. Meander through Rabbit Warren back to Hotel. Pint of Corby Blonde.
Sarah Gunn climbed Carl Side on February 28th, 2024 [with] Martin Gunn, Dan Gunn and Shannon Worton
Claire Kirk bagged Carl Side on May 9th, 2024 [from/via/route] Sawmill Tearooms [with] Self [weather] Warm & sunny, light breeze
David Higginbottom hiked Carl Side on April 26th, 2024 [from/via/route] C315 from tea room [with] Carolyn [weather] Good
Iain Jones summited Carl Side on July 21st, 2012 [from/via/route] Skiddaw & Lonscale Fell from Millbeck [with] Stuart Jones - 31 July 2015 - Trail Run from Millbeck; 30 August 2015 - Rab Mini Mountain Marathon from Millbeck; 6 March 2024 - from Bridge Cottage, Keswick
Paul Macey conquered Carl Side on July 21st, 2023 [from/via/route] Walk C315 [weather] Cloud at start brightening up & sunshine Ullock Pike
Christine Shepherd scaled Carl Side on May 12th, 2008 [from/via/route] Climbed from Millbeck using walk c321 [with] On my own [weather] Beautiful - I reached the summit again after bagging Ullock Pike with friends, Karen & Stella, using walk 315 on 24.8.08. I then enjoyed another lovely walk with my friend Miriam on 22.5.12. using walk c447. Climbed again on a wonderfully sunny winters day on 17.01.2022.
Neil Bennett walked up Carl Side on July 5th, 2023 [from/via/route] Climbed the ridge linking Ullock Pike, Long Side & Carl Side. Our starting point was the car park at the Old Saw Mill Tearooms. A steady ascent through the woods behind the Ravenstone Hotel before gaining the ridge. Our descent took us past the white stones towards Dodd before winding through the forest tracks back to the car park. [with] Pam Bennett, Oliver Bennett, Thomas Bennett. [weather] Overcast to begin with, brightening up later.
John Ramsbottom climbed Carl Side on May 21st, 2023 [from/via/route] parked at Tea rooms on A591, £8 parking [with] Lola and Teyla [weather] sunshine & warm, lovely day - Teylas first day Wainwrighting. Went to The Phesant Inn Bassenthwaite
Sarah Moore bagged Carl Side on April 1st, 2023 [from/via/route] c315 / Carl Side & Dodd from Dodd Wood [with] Wobert! [weather] Great day for it - windy to start but the sun came out there was a little heat that was wonderful. - Loved walking with someone else - very different, & I don't normally stop for a cuppa but it was fab. Tough work getting up Ullock Pike, but once that was done the rest was pretty straightforward.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Carl Side
Carl Side (left), Long Side, Longside Edge, Derwent Water and Dodd (Skiddaw) from Ullock Pike
Longside Edge, Long Side and Ullock Pike summit with Bassenthwaite Lake beyond from Carl Side
Skiddaw, Skiddaw (Little Man), Carl Side, Long Side, Longside Edge and the upper reaches of Southerndale from Ullock Pike
Carl Side, Skiddaw and Lonscale Fell (centre left), Great Calva (centre) and Belncathra or Saddleback, Bannerdale Crags and Souther Fell (centre right) from the summit of High Rigg
Descending Carl Side towards the White Stones with a fine view of Derwent water
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
Family on top of Dodd (Skiddaw) with Ullock Pike, Longside Edge and Carl Side behind
*Skiddaw, Little Man (Skiddaw), Carl Side, Longside Edge and Ullock Pike from The Edge
Ullock Pike, Carl Side, Skiddaw and Little Man (Skiddaw) from Cat Bells (Catbells)
Snow on Carl Side (left), Skiddaw (centre) and Dodd (Skiddaw) across Bassenthwaite Lake from Woodend Brow
The North Western Fells (far left distance), Carl Side, Skiddaw and Lonscale Fell (centre left), Great Calva (centre) and Belncathra or Saddleback, Bannerdale Crags and Souther Fell (centre right) and the shoulder of Clough Head (far right) from the summit of High Rigg
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