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Long Side Summit – Skiddaw Summit loop from Ireby and Uldale

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Long Side Summit – Skiddaw Summit loop from Ireby and Uldale

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Long Side Summit – Skiddaw Summit loop from Ireby and Uldale

02:58

21.2km

940m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 17, 2026

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Lake District National Park

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Parking

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8.19 km

View of Ullock Pike

Highlight • Trail

Good place for a stop before the sharp ascent.

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8.34 km

Ullock Pike

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A classic ridge often ignored due to its location in the far Northern region. However, it is only a couple of miles from Keswick and provides fantastic views of Bassenthwaite …

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8.91 km

View of Skiddaw

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Superb views across to Skiddaw from here. Looks rather grand and foreboding....

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8.94 km

Long Side Summit

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Long Side is a superb Wainwright fell, the central summit of the excellent Longside Edge. This narrowish ridge is undoubtedly the best way up or down Skiddaw, giving excitement regardless …

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9.60 km

Carl Side

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The summit Carl Side is often passed by people hiking Skiddaw from Dodd Wood, without them even realising it's a Wainwright in its own right. The view up Skiddaw from …

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10.5 km

Skiddaw South Top

Peak

11.0 km

Skiddaw Summit

Highlight • Natural Monument

This northern fell is a beast; a sprawling behemoth of a mountain. What it lacks in intricacy it makes up for with sheer presence. The Back o’ Skiddaw is wild …

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12.9 km

Bakestall Summit

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Bakestall is a small rise on the end of Skiddaw's north eastern spur. However, this description does this wonderful Wainwright something of a disservice, as it has some lovely features, …

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14.0 km

Dash Falls

Highlight • Natural Monument

Dash Falls are a series of cascades, as the Dash Beck tumbles between the shoulders of Great Calva and Bakestall. It's a conspicuous sight on this part of the Cumbria …

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21.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.5 km

5.32 km

3.47 km

1.36 km

209 m

Surfaces

7.96 km

6.62 km

5.44 km

656 m

122 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (910 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

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Long Side Summit – Skiddaw Summit loop from Ireby and Uldale

View of Ullock Pike

Ullock Pike

View of Skiddaw

Long Side Summit

Carl Side

Skiddaw Summit

Bakestall Summit

Dash Falls

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