Indy ascends Skiddaw near Keswick via the very clear and popular path

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Skiddaw [N]

INDY Sep 03, 2024 Gale Road, Skiddaw, Skiddaw Little Man
Distance 10.06 km, Time 3.57 h, Total Ascent 723 m Imperial | MetricWainwright Pictorial Guide: The Northern Fells

INDY SAYS: Big wide paths, heather to bounce around in. No streams or tarns on this walk. Oh, and the view from the top? Not impressed

Skiddaw via the usual route from Gale Road to take in Skiddaw Little Man on the descent. We enjoy no view whatsoever from the summit but it is clearer further down

Start point, map and route information at bottom of page

Skiddaw today, from Gale Road Car Park. The weather is odd, with drifting clouds and rapid changes of light. Skiddaw Sep 03, 2024 - Image 2

We set off up the usual, very clear path into the clouds

A quick look behind over Keswick and Derwent Water

A long slog to the summit, not difficult after the first initial pull.

We sit in the lee of the sheepfold for a few minutes.

Why? you ask - not easy to tell from the pics but unfortunately the visibility is terrible, there is a very strong wind and it is wet.

We had hoped to enjoy the panaramic vista suggested by the summit map (right)

For the fun of it, I shoot a panoramic video from the summit (below).
If you would like to hear the wind, put the sound on...

360° Panoramic View from Skiddaw 03 Sep 2024

We make our way toward Skiddaw Little Man on the return journey

Off the summits now, time for a morning snack, lots of water and a snack for Indy

The weather clears up nicely when we reach the lower slopes, but neither of us fancies turning round and climbing up Skiddaw again to see if the summit is clear.

Start:
1) Walk from Keswick
2) Car parking at Gale Road car park [NY 28074 25357]
Route:
Gale Road, Skiddaw, Skiddaw Little Man Distance 10.06 km, Time 3.57 h, Total Ascent 723 m
Route maps from Ordnance Survey are scaled 1:25000 unless mentioned otherwise.
Km, hike time and metres of ascent as supplied by OS. Planned route

Route Map and Details

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