Route Information for Skiddaw

The total ascent is 840 meters. Allow 3.5 hours to complete this 9.54km route.

Number Description OS Grid Park near Ravenstone Hotel. Path starts beyond S corner of hotel grounds. NY23562963 1 Begin E turning N on path keeping the fence to your left until the corner of dry stone wall. NY23843010 2 Branch right and ascend NE on path NY23933020 3 Bear SE on path and ascend to gain ridge NY24053001 4 Follow ridge SSE to Ullock Pike NY24432877 5 Continue SE to Long Side NY24862844 6 Continue on path ESE to col below Carl Side NY25602825 7 Ascend path NE up stony slope to the south top of Skiddaw (925m) NY26042866 8 Follow summit ridge N over a middle top (928m) to trig point on summit of Skiddaw (3000ft+) NY26042909 9 Descend NNE to where the ridge broadens. NY26172970 10 Descend stony slope W and pick up old miners sledgate track at about 500m contour. NY25452974 11 Follow path WNW around Bassenthwaite Common NY25012993 12 Follow path NW to boundary dry stone wall NY24703043 13 Follow path WSW beside wall and descend into Southerndale NY24413026 14 Continue NW on path, cross Southerndale Beck, then on to gate in wall. NY24103068 15 Take left branch and head WSW on path NY23943064 16 Follow path S to rejoin the ascent route and return to start. NY23562963

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