Walk c273 Skiddaw and Bakestall from Gale Road (Underscar) nr Keswick
Excellent high level ridge walk
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11½mls (18.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,214ft (980m) | |
| Time: | 7½hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
Route outline for walk c273:
- 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.
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
 3 English Mountains |
 4 Wainwrights |
 3 English Nuttalls |
 0 English Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 1 Marilyn |
 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Skiddaw at 931m (3056ft). 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). Skiddaw is also classified as an English Marilyn (3rd highest in England, 188th highest in the UK).
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Little Man (Skiddaw) at 865m (2839ft). Little Man (Skiddaw) is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (17th highest in England, 39th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 15). Little Man (Skiddaw) is also known as an English Nuttall (21st highest in England, 46th highest in England & Wales).
You will also reach the summit of Lonscale Fell at 715m (2347ft). Lonscale Fell is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (89th highest in England, 153rd highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 80). Lonscale Fell is also known as an English Nuttall (113th highest in England, 192nd highest in England & Wales).
Along the way you will also bag Bakestall at 673m (2209ft). Bakestall is classified as a Wainwright (No. 100) .
This walk is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
| OS Explorer Map OL4 | |
| 1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers) |
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| OS Landranger Map 89 or 90 | |
| 1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers) |
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c273 Skiddaw and Bakestall from Gale Road (Underscar) nr Keswick
In no particular order . . .
*Bakestall, Great Calva, Skiddaw House, Blencathra (Saddleback) and Lonscale Fell from Skiddaw
A snow capped Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) viewed from the summit of Skiddaw
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