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Little Man (Skiddaw) summit – Carl Side loop from Applethwaite

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Little Man (Skiddaw) summit – Carl Side loop from Applethwaite

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Little Man (Skiddaw) summit – Carl Side loop from Applethwaite

04:48

12.1km

850m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 12, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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58 m

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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525 m

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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3.49 km

Little Man (Skiddaw) summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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3.66 km

Frozen Fence in Lake District National Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

4.56 km

Skiddaw South Top

Peak

5.52 km

Carlside Cairn

Highlight • Viewpoint

5.73 km

Carl Side

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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6.09 km

View of Derwentwater and Carlside Ridge

Highlight • Summit

Views of Carlside

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10.5 km

Bruntholm Wood

Forest

11.4 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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12.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.98 km

3.93 km

2.22 km

814 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.02 km

2.59 km

2.35 km

1.97 km

814 m

255 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (910 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

Weather

Sunday 16 August

18°C

12°C

73 %

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Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Little Man (Skiddaw) summit – Carl Side loop from Applethwaite

Skiddaw Car Park

Hawell Memorial (Skiddaw Shepherds’ Monument)

Little Man (Skiddaw) summit

Frozen Fence in Lake District National Park

Carlside Cairn

Carl Side

View of Derwentwater and Carlside Ridge

View of Derwent Water

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