Skiddaw
930m (3052ft)
The Northern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
The summit of Skiddaw is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.25ml (13km) | |
| 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) | |
| 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) | |
| 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: | 10.25ml (16.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,850ft (869m) | |
| Time: | 6½ hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Keswick - Gale Road (Underscar) Nr Keswick - Lonscale Fell - Jenkin Hill - Little Man (Skiddaw) - Skiddaw - Sale How (Skiddaw) - Skiddaw House - Gale Road (Underscar) Nr Keswick.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.5ml (18.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,214ft (980m) | |
| Time: | 7½ hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Keswick - Gale Road - Lonscale Fell - Jenkin Hill - Little Man (Skiddaw) - Skiddaw - Bakestall - Birkett Edge - Whitewater Dash - Back O' Skiddaw - The Cumbria Way - Skiddaw House - Gale Road (Underscar) Nr Keswick.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 15.25ml (24.5km) | |
| 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 Skiddaw
Paul Messenger walked up Skiddaw on August 16th, 2013 [with] Pt Dg [weather] Clear some showers
Paul Macey climbed Skiddaw on July 19th, 2023 [from/via/route] Using Walk 273 [weather] Mostly sunny some cloud 19 degrees at finish
Rob Prikanowski bagged Skiddaw on June 7th, 2023 [from/via/route] c273 [weather] Sunny & warm, a little cloudy, strong wind.
Paul Roddam hiked Skiddaw on February 5th, 2019 [with] Tom, Barb, Rice [weather] Sunny
Julian Bourne summited Skiddaw on October 5th, 2018 [from/via/route] Keswick [weather] Fine
Vincent Clarke conquered Skiddaw on February 2nd, 2023 [from/via/route] Gale road [with] Cal n Louis [weather] Worst yet
Christine Shepherd scaled Skiddaw on August 18th, 1997 [from/via/route] Keswick [with] My husband Peter [weather] Very sunny in the valley but misty & damp from about 1,500ft. - We reached the summit after skidding & sliding on wet slate. There was nothing to see until we broke through the cloud on the way down to see a wonderful rainbow & a buzzard spreading his wings in front of us. Fantastic! Climbed Skiddaw again 12.5.08 in bright sunshine so that I could enjoy the view. On 22.5.12 I used walk c248 to reach the summit in hazy sunshine. Climbed again using walk c186 on 30.06.21 with Jenny.And again on 18.1.2022. Climbed on 2.1.23. It was so cold on the summit that the water in my drinking tube froze!
Martin Hartshorne walked up Skiddaw on November 4th, 2022 [with] finley [weather] Cloud on the tops, windy,grey,muddy some light showers. 5deg
Carl Murphy climbed Skiddaw on May 18th, 2018 [weather] Hot 🌞🌞🌞
Martyn Atherton bagged Skiddaw on September 19th, 2020 [from/via/route] c236 (Part) Carl Side, Skiddaw From Millbeck [with] Martyn and Paul [weather] At first very sunny & warm then very cold
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Skiddaw
Great Calva, Burnt Horse, Blencathra and Lonscale Crags from (North of) Lonscale Fell
Looking North along the High Rigg Ridge to Skiddaw (left) and Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) (right)
Looking towards Bassenthwaite and The Skiddaw Massif from Raise (Helvellyn)
Sale How (foreground) Blencathra (centre) and Lonscale Fell (right) from Skiddaw
The Cumbria Way and Dash Beck from the top of Whitewater Dash (Waterfall), Back o' Skiddaw
Long Side Edge, Skiddaw and Little Dodd (Skiddaw) from Hursthole Point, Bassenthwaite Lake
Derwent Water, with Skiddaw and Blencathra beyond from the summit of King's How
Causey Pike (left), Bassenthwaite Lake, Newlands, Swinside, Cat Bells (Catbells) (centre), Derwent Water, Skiddaw , Blencathra and Walla Crag (far right) from Maiden Moor
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
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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