Walk c248 Skiddaw from High Side

Stunning high level route


Route outline for walk c248:

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




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
2
English
Mountains
Wainwright
5
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
3
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
0
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
1
Marilyn
Bridget
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 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).

You will also reach the summit of Long Side at 734m (2409ft). Long Side is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (79th highest in England, 136th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 71).

Long Side is also known as an English Nuttall (98th highest in England, 168th highest in England & Wales).

Along the way you will also bag:

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.



You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

The Lake District National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL4 The English Lakes - North Western area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Maps (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

89 West Cumbria, Cockermouth & Wast Water


90 Penrith & Keswick, Ambleside


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c248 Skiddaw from High Side

In no particular order . . .

Walk c248 Skiddaw from High Side - Dash Beck and Black Nettle Hause from Birkett Edge

Dash Beck and Black Nettle Hause from Birkett Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (311)

Walk c248 Skiddaw from High Side - Long Side summit cairn with Skiddaw beyond

Long Side summit cairn with Skiddaw beyond

Photo: Christine Shepherd (498)

Walk c248 Skiddaw from High Side - The rocky summit of Sale How (Skiddaw) in the snow with Bowscale Fell (left) and Blencathra or Saddleback with Sharp Edge clearly visible (right) on the horizon

The rocky summit of Sale How (Skiddaw) in the snow with Bowscale Fell (left) and Blencathra or Saddleback with Sharp Edge clearly visible (right) on the horizon

Photo: Mike Walker (301)

Walk c248 Skiddaw from High Side - On Ullock Pike on the way up to Skiddaw

On Ullock Pike on the way up to Skiddaw

Photo: Paul Baldry (2)

Walk c248 Skiddaw from High Side - 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)

Walk c248 Skiddaw from High Side - The Newlands Fells and Bassenthwaite Lake from Ullock Pike summit cairn

The Newlands Fells and Bassenthwaite Lake from Ullock Pike summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (69)

Walk c248 Skiddaw from High Side - Crag Hill (left), Grisedale Pike (centre), Hopegill Head and Ladyside Pike from Longside Edge

Crag Hill (left), Grisedale Pike (centre), Hopegill Head and Ladyside Pike from Longside Edge

Photo: Tony Price (1)

Walk c248 Skiddaw from High Side - Ullock Pike from Long Side

Ullock Pike from Long Side

Photo: William Ringwood (70)

Walk c248 Skiddaw from High Side - Looking up to Skiddaw from Whitewater Dash

Looking up to Skiddaw from Whitewater Dash

Photo: William Ringwood (74)

Walk c248 Skiddaw from High Side - Bakestall summit cairn

Bakestall summit cairn

Photo: Mike Walker (308)

Walk c248 Skiddaw from High Side - The trig point on the summit of a very cold and snowy Skiddaw

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

Photo: Mike Walker (304)

Walk c248 Skiddaw from High Side - 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 c248 Skiddaw from High Side - Derwent Water and Keswick from the lower slopes of Skiddaw

Derwent Water and Keswick from the lower slopes of Skiddaw

Photo: Mike Walker (298)

Walk c248 Skiddaw from High Side - On the summit of Skiddaw

On the summit of Skiddaw

Photo: Kai Peters (3)

Walk c248 Skiddaw from High Side - *Skiddaw, Little Man (Skiddaw), Carl Side, Longside Edge and Ullock Pike from The Edge

*Skiddaw, Little Man (Skiddaw), Carl Side, Longside Edge and Ullock Pike from The Edge

Photo: Colin Jenkins (2)

Walk c248 Skiddaw from High Side - Keswick, Derwent Water and the North Western Fells from Skiddaw

Keswick, Derwent Water and the North Western Fells from Skiddaw

Photo: William Ringwood (11)

Walk c248 Skiddaw from High Side - Mike & his dog on the a very cold and snowy Skiddaw

Mike & his dog on the a very cold and snowy Skiddaw

Photo: Mike Walker (303)

Walk c248 Skiddaw from High Side - 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

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

Photo: Bob Nijssen (6)

Walk c248 Skiddaw from High Side - Skiddaw summit

Skiddaw summit

Photo: William Ringwood (12)


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