Long Side Summit – Skiddaw Summit loop from Bassenthwaite

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Long Side Summit – Skiddaw Summit loop from Bassenthwaite

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Long Side Summit – Skiddaw Summit loop from Bassenthwaite

05:14

14.1km

810m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 27, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.16 km

View of Ullock Pike

Highlight • Trail

Good place for a stop before the sharp ascent.

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3.31 km

Ullock Pike

Highlight • Trail

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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3.87 km

View of Skiddaw

Highlight • Viewpoint

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

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3.91 km

Long Side Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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4.57 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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5.81 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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7.78 km

Bakestall Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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8.82 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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14.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.18 km

3.30 km

2.88 km

795 m

Surfaces

4.85 km

3.60 km

2.51 km

1.76 km

795 m

631 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Friday 6 November

11°C

4°C

14 %

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

January 20, 2023,Skiddaw via long side ridge

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May 23, 2022,Skiddaw via Ullock Pike & Longside Edge

This was a fabulous walk, even on a cloudy day. I highly recommend this route up to Skiddaw as you can enjoy a more gradual ascent via Ullock Pike, and the wonderful ridge walk across Longside Edge. The final Skiddaw ascent is steep scree, so I wouldn't advise doing this route in reverse for the slip risk.