Slight Side
762m (2501ft)
The Southern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
Slight Side is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
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Walk c109 Slight Side and Sca Fell from Wha House Farm, Eskdale
England's 2nd highest mountain
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10ml (16km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,428ft (1,045m) | |
| Time: | 7 hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Eskdale, Wha House Farm, Hare Crag, Quagrigg Moss, Slight Side, Sca Fell, Symonds Knott, Foxes Tarn, Cam Spout Crag, River Esk, Great Moss, Lingcove Bridge, Brotherilkeld, Hardknott Pass, Eskdale.
Walk c175 Slight Side and Sca Fell from Wha House Farm, Eskdale
England's 2nd highest mountain
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10ml (16km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,401ft (1,037m) | |
| Time: | 7 hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Eskdale, Wha House Farm, Hare Crag, Quagrigg Moss, Slight Side, Sca Fell, Symonds Knott, Hard Rigg, Burnmoor Tarn, Eel Tarn, Christcliff, Wha House Farm, Eskdale.
Walk c453 The Scafell Mountains from Wasdale Head, Wast Water
Testing route up England's highest mountains
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11ml (17.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 5,409ft (1,648m) | |
| Time: | 9½ hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Wasdale Head, (National Trust Campsite), Wast Water, Lingmell, Corridor Route, Great End, Ill Crag, Broad Crag, Scafell Pike, Mickledore, Foxes Tarn, Symonds Knott, Sca Fell, Slight Side, Broad Tongue, Hardrigg Gill, Wasdale Head, Wast Water.
Walk c166 The Scafell Masiff from Wha House Farm, Eskdale
England's highest mountains
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 13.75ml (22km) | |
| Ascent: | 4,982ft (1,519m) | |
| Time: | 10 hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Eskdale, Wha House Farm, Hare Crag, Quagrigg Moss, Slight Side, Sca Fell, Symonds Knott, Scafell Pike, Broad Crag, Ill Crag, Great End, Esk Hause, Lingcove Bridge, Great Moss, Eskdale.
Walk c110 The Eskdale Skyline from Wha House Farm, Eskdale
Stenuous high level route across England's highest mountains
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 14ml (22.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 6,009ft (1,832m) | |
| Time: | 9 hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Eskdale, Wha House Farm, Hare Crag, Quagrigg Moss, Slight Side, Sca Fell, Symonds Knott, Mickledore, Scafell Pike, Broad Crag, Ill Crag, Great End, Esk Hause, Esk Pike, Ore Gap, Bow Fell (Bowfell) (North Top), Bow Fell (Bowfell), Bowfell Buttress, Cambridge Crag, Flat Crag, Climbers' Traverse (optional), Three Tarns, Great Moss, Brotherikeld, Eskdale.
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Slight Side
Richard Marshall walked up on July 31st, 2020 [from/via/route] From Boot. Fell off ScaFell [with] Bo [weather] Very Hot. Breezy on top
Paul Macey climbed on July 14th, 2020 [from/via/route] On way too and back from Scar Fell from Eskdale Hard Knott passage [weather] Low cloud
Elaine Evans bagged on September 23rd, 2019 [from/via/route] From Wasdale campsite carpark, via corpse road towards Burnmoor Tarn, ascended to Sca Fell then descended to Slight Side, back to corpse road and returned to car. [with] Sue [weather] Wonderful walking weather - fair, sunshine and cloud with a cooling breeze. Poor visibility on Sca Fell summit. - Very boggy ground on way up and on way down. Saw memorial to Polish pilots who crashed in 1941 - some wreckage still present at site.
Phillip Bulley hiked on September 8th, 2019 [from/via/route] Via Scafell. [with] Ruby. [weather] Sunny and warm.
Bay Wan summited on August 25th, 2019 [from/via/route] Slight Side to Scafell loop (avoided Scafell Pike like the plague because a) it was August Bank holiday weekend and b) I heard it was all bouldery so not really my bag) [with] Cocoa dog - 8 yrs old [weather] Sunny summers day. 25 degrees. Lovely with a breeze. Cooking without. - Path disappeared after about an hour on the way up to Slight Side at Whinscales and it's pretty boggy in most if the way, however, treading a lesser used path has its advantages being I saw no one until I neared Scafell! Didn't enjoy the scree descent down from Scafell and the boggy return, although the path was better here.
Michael Hope conquered on June 10th, 2019 [from/via/route] Followed the route,except for Symonds Knott [with] Lou [weather] Fantastic day,scattered CU cloud,18'C at start,virtually calm - Called at the Woolpack Inn for a drink before returning to car. Lots of hens,a cock and a duck outside the pub fighting for our crisps. Also called at the King George IV Inn at Eskdale for a drink. There was a beautiful Border terrier in the bar,his name was Maltby.
Christina Lander scaled on February 24th, 2019 [from/via/route] Dalgarth Station, Boot - Eskdale Moor - Burnmoor Tarn - Scafell - Slight Side - Eel Tarn - Boot [with] Dick & Meg [weather] A beautiful warm day, mostly sunny. Windy on the ascent of Scafell, but still on the ridge
Craig Steeland walked up on June 26th, 2018 [from/via/route] Wha House Farm car park at bottom of Hardknott Pass [with] On my own [weather] Hot and sunny with no wind.
Chris Sheard climbed on April 10th, 2018 [from/via/route] Up from Boot past Eel tarn. Pleasant to start becoming persistent rain then hellish gusts which blew both of us off our feet. Wild and wonderful. [with] George [weather] Started cloudy turning to rain and finished with broken cloud and sun - Cloud caused some navigation problems in middle section. rain and strong winds pushed us off track but recovered well.
Iain Jones bagged on August 26th, 2017 [from/via/route] The Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, Great Langdale (The Wainwright 60 - Day 6 (Scafell)) [with] Graeme High
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Slight Side
From left to right: Slight Side and Sca Fell, Mickledore, Scafell Pike, Ill Crag and Great End, Esk Hause, Esk Pike, Bow Fell (Bowfell), Crinkle Crags (Long Top), Cold Pike, Little Stand and finally the shoulder of Grey Friar from the summit of Hard Knott
Harter Fell (Eskdale) (centre left), Cam Spout Crag and Slight Side (centre right) with Eskdale below from Ill Crag summit
The Scafell Massif - Slight Side, Sca Fell, Symonds Knott, Mickledore, Scafell Pike, Ill Crag and Great End - from the summit cairn on Crinkle Crags (South Top)
Slight Side and Sca Fell, Mickledore, Scafell Pike, Ill Crag, Great End and Esk Hause from Lingcove Bridge
The Scafell Massif - Slight Side, Sca Fell, Symonds Knott, Mickledore, Scafell Pike, Ill Crag and Great End - from the summit of Little Stand
The Scafell Massif - Slight Side, Sca Fell, Symonds Knott, Mickledore, Scafell Pike and Ill Crag - from the summit of Bow Fell (Bowfell)
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