21st June 2010 - Skiddaw
Walk Details
Distance walked: 12.1 miles
Total ascent: 4089 ft
OS map used: OL4 - The English Lakes, North-western area
Time taken: 7 hrs
Route description: Car park at end of Gale road-Gale road-Millbeck-Lyzzick Wood-Dodd-Long Doors-Carl Side-Skiddaw-Skiddaw Little Man-Jenkin Hill-Lonscale Fell-Burnt Horse-Cumbria Way-Car park at end of Gale road-Latrigg-Car park at end of Gale road
A walk from the Latrigg car park up Dodd, Carl Side, Skiddaw, Skiddaw Little Man and Lonscale Fell. A quick walk up Latrigg was done at the end.
Total ascent: 4089 ft
OS map used: OL4 - The English Lakes, North-western area
Time taken: 7 hrs
Route description: Car park at end of Gale road-Gale road-Millbeck-Lyzzick Wood-Dodd-Long Doors-Carl Side-Skiddaw-Skiddaw Little Man-Jenkin Hill-Lonscale Fell-Burnt Horse-Cumbria Way-Car park at end of Gale road-Latrigg-Car park at end of Gale road
A walk from the Latrigg car park up Dodd, Carl Side, Skiddaw, Skiddaw Little Man and Lonscale Fell. A quick walk up Latrigg was done at the end.
Route map
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The first day of a five day stay in the Lakes. I'm staying in the Newlands valley and I plan to do a few of my favourite routes in the area along with ticking off a few Wainwrights.
The northwestern fells
Derwent Water and the central fells
Derwent Water from the summit of Dodd
The Helvellyn range
Bassenthwaite Lake
The northwestern fells from Dodd
Around Derwent Water from the ridge up to Carl Side
The northwestern fells
On Skiddaw looking to the northwestern fells
Lonscale Fell and Skiddaw Little Man
Blencathra and Lonscale Fell
Looking to the south top
The view from the south top
The Helvellyn range behind Skiddaw Little Man
Too many to name
A great view from Skiddaw Little Man
Blencathra
Back o'Skidda
The Helvellyn range from Skiddaw Little Man
On Lonscale Fell
Great Calva, Knott and High Pike with the ridge of Burnt Horse below
Helvellyn range. From here I went down the ridge of Burnt Horse and followed the path that traverses round Lonscale Fell to the Latrigg car park.
On the path round Lonscale Fell..
The Helvellyn range
Heading for Latrigg
Heading for Latrigg
What a view to finish todays walk with