Skiddaw

Height931 metres | 3054 feet
Grid ReferenceNY26040 29085
CategoryThe Northern Fells | Birkett

As well as the main summit, Birkett lists four others on the Skiddaw ridge – Skiddaw South Top, Skiddaw Middle Top, Skiddaw North Top and Broad End. Details of this fell are blow the main Skiddaw walks table.

The summit of Skiddaw.

Winter on Skiddaw summit
Winter on Skiddaw summit
Skiddaw and Keswick from Walla Crag
Skiddaw and Keswick from Walla Crag
White Out on Skiddaw
White Out on Skiddaw
Looking back along the summit ridge
Looking back along the summit ridge

Previous walks on this fell:

Date

Walk Details

  • Gale Road End – Skiddaw Lesser Man – Skiddaw Little Man – Skiddaw South Top – Skiddaw Middle Top – Skiddaw – Skiddaw North Top – Jenkin Hill – Lonscale Fell – Lonscale Pike – Gale Road End [13.1km, 747m ascent]

  • Gale Road End – Skiddaw Lesser Man – Skiddaw Little Man – Skiddaw – Jenkin Hill – Lonscale Fell – Lonscale Pike – Latrigg – Gale Road End [8.5miles, 860m ascent]

  • Gale Road End – Skiddaw Lesser Man – Skiddaw Little Man – Skiddaw – Jenkin Hill – Lonscale Fell – Lonscale Pike – Gale Road End [7.6 miles, 775m ascent]

  • Gale Road End – Skiddaw Lesser Man – Skiddaw Little Man – Skiddaw – Jenkin Hill – Lonscale Fell – Lonscale Pike – Gale Road End [7 miles, 800m ascent]

  • Peter House Farm – Dash Farm – White Hause (526) – Little Calva – Great Calva – Skiddaw house – Sale How (527) – Skiddaw – Hare Crag (528) – Whitewater Dash – Peter House Farm [11.6 miles, 1100m ascent]

  • Gale Road – Lonscale Fell – Lonscale Pike – Jenkin Hill – Skiddaw Lesser Man – Skiddaw Little Man – Skiddaw – Bakestall – Birkett Edge – Whitewater Dash – Little Calva – Great Calva (514) – Skiddaw house – Lonscale Crags – Gale Road [13 miles, 1190m ascent]

  • Nr.Bassenthwaite – Watches – The Edge – Ullock Pike – Longside Edge – Long Side – Carl Side – Skiddaw – Broad End – Bakestall – Nr.Bassenthwaite

  • Gale Road End – Skiddaw Lesser Man – Skiddaw Little Man – Skiddaw – Gale Road End [6.5 miles, 1256m ascent]

  • Bowscale – Bowscale Tarn – East Top on Bowscale Fell (387) – Bowscale Fell (388) – The Tongue (389) – Bannerdale Crags (390) – Blencathra – Mungrisdale Common – Cloven Stone – Lonscale Pike (391) – Lonscale Fell (392) – Jenkin Hill (393) – Skiddaw Lesser Man (394) – Skiddaw Little Man (395) – Skiddaw – Bakestall – Whitewater Dash – Little Calva (396) – Knott – Coomb Height (397) – Little Lingy Hill (398) – Great Lingy Hill (399) – Hare Stones (400) – High Pike (401) – Miton Hill (402) – Round Knott (403) – Carrock Fell (404)…

  • Bassenthwaite – Watches (300) – The Edge – Ullock Pike (301) – Longside Edge – Long Side (302) – Carl Side (303) –Skiddaw (304-308) – Broad End (309) – Bakestall (310) – Cockup (311)– Bassenthwaite [7.9 miles, 1229m ascent]

  • Near Bassenthwaite (NY 237311) – Watches – Ullock Pike (170) – Long Side (171) – Carl Side (172) – Skiddaw – Broad End – Bakestall – Cockup – Near Bassenthwaite

  • Bowscale – Bowscale Tarn – Bowscale Fell (71) – Bannerdale Crags (72) – Blencathra (73) – Lonscale Fell (74) – Skiddaw Little Man (75) – Skiddaw (76) – Bakestall (77) – Little Calva – Knott (78) – Great Lingy Hill – High Pike (79) – Carrock Fell (80) – Mungrisdale – Bowscale

…and the four subsidiary tops:

Skiddaw South Top

Height925 metres | 3034 feet
Grid ReferenceNY 26049 28544
CategoryBirkett
Looking north from Skiddaw South Top, the highest point being between the two cairns.

Skiddaw Middle Top

Height928 metres | 3044 feet
Grid ReferenceNY 26068 28829
CategoryBirkett
Looking back to the north from Skiddaw Middle Top.

Skiddaw North Top

Height922 metres | 3024 feet
Grid ReferenceNY 26085 29332
CategoryBirkett
On Skiddaw North Top looking back towards the summit.

Broad End

Height831 metres | 2726 feet
Grid ReferenceNY 26094 29845
CategoryBirkett

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