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Little Man (Skiddaw) summit – Skiddaw Summit loop from Applethwaite

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Little Man (Skiddaw) summit – Skiddaw Summit loop from Applethwaite

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Little Man (Skiddaw) summit – Skiddaw Summit loop from Applethwaite

05:17

15.0km

820m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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426 m

Bruntholm Wood

Forest

1.69 km

Skiddaw Car Park

Highlight • Parking

Perfect place to park to hit Siddaw...quite small and gets busy mind so head up very early!

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2.15 km

Hawell Memorial (Skiddaw Shepherds’ Monument)

Highlight • Monument

It reads -

In loving memory of two Skiddaw shepherds
EDWARD HAWELL of LONSCALE
Born Oct 21st 1815
Died Jun 2nd 1889
and his son
JOSEPH HAWELL of LONSCALE
Born Dec 24th 1855
Died Feb 20th 1891

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5.12 km

Little Man (Skiddaw) summit

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Here is one of the finest views in the entire national park, arguably better than from its parent peak. Glistening Derwent Water is embraced by the soaring ridgelines and peaks …

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5.29 km

Frozen Fence in Lake District National Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

6.40 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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10.3 km

Lonscale Fell

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Lonscale Fell is often missed by hikers whose sights are set firmly on Skiddaw. But Lonscale Fell makes for a great walk in it's own right, especially when hiked alongside …

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13.5 km

View of Derwent Water

Highlight • Lake

From the area near the Latrigg trig point, you can enjoy breathtaking views of Derwent Water, beautifully framed by towering mountains in the distance.

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15.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.57 km

4.49 km

820 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.53 km

4.62 km

1.92 km

820 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 29 August

19°C

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Comments

April 12, 2025,Skiddaw hike.

Check out my YouTube channel for the video of this, other hikes and MTB rides.

October 9, 2023,Latrigg, Skiddaw & Skiddaw Little Man (Guiding)

Please ignore the speed/time data - Komoot doesn’t import that data correctly from the Suunto GPX file.

December 10, 2024,Frosty trigger.

Funny how solo hikes really give you nowhere to hide from what's on your mind.

January 6, 2024,Skiddaw Inversion

Awesome hike up Skiddaw with BLUE SKIES 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

February 19, 2025,Skiddaw from Keswick — Lake District National Park

Had a couple of routes planned for this but just before we hit the peak the clouds finally caught up with us and along with the 50+mph winds we had thick clouds and freezing rain so we made the safe choice and just turned round and came down the day way we came up. Good news is a nice accessible …

January 17, 2024,Hike to Skiddaw

Set out from Keswick CCC site heading through town for the path to Latigg crossing over the A66. Head steeply uphill following the broad path for 2km. The path to Latrigg summit turns sharply right, but continue straight on here following the signs for Skiddaw.
This path comes out at the Gayle Road car park & the path up Skiddaw …

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Little Man (Skiddaw) summit – Skiddaw Summit loop from Applethwaite

Skiddaw Car Park

Hawell Memorial (Skiddaw Shepherds’ Monument)

Little Man (Skiddaw) summit

Frozen Fence in Lake District National Park

Stone Sculpture on Skiddaw

Skiddaw Summit

Lonscale Fell

View of Derwent Water

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