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Skiddaw – Long Side Loop from Applethwaite

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Skiddaw – Long Side Loop from Applethwaite

Phil Coles planned a hike

April 21, 2022

Skiddaw – Long Side Loop from Applethwaite

Hard

05:05

12.9km

2.5km/h

890m

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Overview

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

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Start point

Bus stop

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4.56 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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6.42 km

View of Skiddaw

Highlight • Viewpoint

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

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7.58 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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8.24 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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9.77 km

Bench with a View of Derwentwater, Dodd

Highlight • Forest

This a wonderfully positioned bench that can be found on one of the many woodland trails that work their way up Dodd in the Northern Lake District. A great place to stop and rest weary feet.

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12.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.95 km

3.18 km

918 m

877 m

581 m

308 m

Surfaces

6.89 km

3.58 km

877 m

581 m

308 m

148 m

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Skiddaw – Long Side Loop from Applethwaite

Skiddaw Summit

View of Skiddaw

Long Side Summit

Carl Side

Bench with a View of Derwentwater, Dodd

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