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Ullock Pike – Skiddaw Summit loop from Bassenthwaite

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Ullock Pike – Skiddaw Summit loop from Bassenthwaite

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5.0

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Ullock Pike – Skiddaw Summit loop from Bassenthwaite

05:24

14.2km

870m

Mountaineering

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

Last updated: July 15, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.77 km

View Towards Scotland from Lake District National Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

4.90 km

View of Ullock Pike

Highlight • Trail

Good place for a stop before the sharp ascent.

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5.06 km

Ullock Pike

Highlight • Trail

A classic ridge often ignored due to its location in the far Northern region. However, it is only a couple of miles from Keswick and provides fantastic views of Bassenthwaite …

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6.35 km

Carlside Cairn

Highlight • Viewpoint

6.82 km

Scree Scramble in Lake District National Park

Highlight • Natural

It looks quite bad as you approach from a distance, but it's not so bad when you go up slowly and steadily. It won't take long.

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7.10 km

Stone Sculpture on Skiddaw

Highlight • Monument

7.39 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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9.36 km

Bakestall Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

Bakestall is a small rise on the end of Skiddaw's north eastern spur. However, this description does this wonderful Wainwright something of a disservice, as it has some lovely features, …

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14.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.98 km

4.84 km

2.56 km

816 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.76 km

2.66 km

2.13 km

1.39 km

816 m

468 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 20 July

23°C

11°C

0 %

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Comments

April 14, 2022,Skiddaw from cottage

Beautiful walk in from the North, up the ridge and scree slope

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Ullock Pike – Skiddaw Summit loop from Bassenthwaite

View Towards Scotland from Lake District National Park

View of Ullock Pike

Ullock Pike

Carlside Cairn

Scree Scramble in Lake District National Park

Stone Sculpture on Skiddaw

Skiddaw Summit

Bakestall Summit

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