White Side
863m (2832ft)

The Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England

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You can find White Side & all the walks that climb it 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 Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

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NB: Whether you print off a copy on to paper or download it to your phone, these PDF Peak Baggers Maps will prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal!

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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged White Side

James Hughes walked up White Side on May 29th, 2023 [from/via/route] Glenridding Dodd, Sheffield Pike, Raise, White Side, Hellvellyn Swirral Edge, Catstye Cam [with] Solo [weather] Beautiful day, clear, warm. blue skies & no wind. - Pearler of a day...

Nina Adams climbed White Side on April 22nd, 2023 [from/via/route] Helvellyn YHA @Glenridding - Glenridding Common - White Side - Lower Man - Helvellyn - Lower Man - Whiteside - YHA [with] Craig [weather] 7.8° Rain Poor visibility

Geoff Hand bagged White Side on April 16th, 2023 [from/via/route] Recce of the Bob Graham Round leg 2. Set out from the Cricket clb Carpark at Threlkeld. We set off through Newsham, onto the fell & straight up to Clough Head, from there we headed to Calfhow Pike, little dodd & onto Great Dodd. We carried onto Watson's Dodd, Stybarrow Dodd, down t Sticks Pass, where the cloud lifted for a while & we thought fine weather was coming. From there it was atough slog upto Raise & more mist. Onto Whiteside before Lower Man, Helvellyn, Nethermost Pike, Dollywaggon, Fairfield, up & down, Seat sandal & down to Dunmai Raise. 23K & 1559M ascent. [with] Mike Hall and Karon and Kenny Forster, fellow runners [weather] Dull & cloudy, moving to very misty for all of the day - Didn't get to see much, which was a shame

Tim Winn hiked White Side on November 4th, 2022 [from/via/route] Thirlmere [with] Steve, John, Mike, Dave and Andy [weather] Cloudy

Christine Shepherd summited White Side on June 11th, 2006 [from/via/route] Walked from Glenridding using walk c394 Repeated this walk solo on 15.4.21 on a glorious day. Climbed again before heading for Raise & descending via Sticks Pass on 7.5.22 [with] My daughter Rebecca [weather] Hot & sunny

Richard Marchant conquered White Side on January 20th, 2022 [from/via/route] Parked at Glenridding's main car park & headed out of the car park & the road leading to the YHA for a short distance then it was up the Rake & on to Glenridding Dodd. From here it was up Heron Pike & on to Sheffield Pike, across to Hart Side back to Green Side & then Sticks Pass. Up on to Raise then south to White Side & onwards to Lower Man & the summit of Helvellyn. Then down Swirral Edge on to Catstye Cam & then down Glenridding Beck to the car. [with] Solo [weather] A very clear cold frosty day with blue skies all day long.

Paul Talbot-Greaves scaled White Side on July 30th, 2021 [from/via/route] Lay by above Kings head pub on A591 [with] Paul Drury and Andy Bailey [weather] Sat out heavy rain in the morning then set off for walk after lunch. Rain was forecast but it was just cloud & slightly warmer. - Paths petered out & required navigating across steep, rough grass ground.

Damian Doyle walked up White Side on July 23rd, 2021 [from/via/route] Thirlspot Farm [with] Yvonne [weather] Sunny - Bo Weekend Loop from campsite included Helvelyn

Martin Woods climbed White Side on June 6th, 2021 [from/via/route] From Patterdale - Birks to Fairfield round to Hellvelyn & down to Glenridding [with] Ackers and Crush [weather] Sun, 22 deegrees v.little breeze

Mark Hazelton bagged White Side on May 2nd, 2021 [from/via/route] Walked from Thirlspot Farm Campsite almost using walk C113, joining the trail of people ascending from Swirls CP at the foot of the steps up to Browncove Crags, then Lower Man, Hellvyllen & back to White Side before dropping over Brown Crags & back to the campsite [with] Family and Pepper and lots of others who had come up from both Swirls CP and along Striding Edge [weather] Overcast bitterly cold spring day

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