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Route |
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Lat/Lon:
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54.65138°N / 3.14778°W |
Route Type:
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Hike |
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Time Required:
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Most of a day |
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Difficulty:
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Easy |
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Approach
From Keswick take the A591 out of town towards Bassenthwite Village and after crossing the Crossthwaite Roundabout turn immediately right onto the minor road towards Applethwaite. After a mile turn sharp right towards the Underscar Country Club Hotel and continue to the end and park. Now put your hiking boots on!
Route Description
The map I use for this area is Ordnance Survey, Outdoor Leisure 4, The English Lakes, North Western Area, 1:25,000 scale. The table below shows a set of waypoints for this route together with start and finish points which can be programmed into a GPS. Note that these are OS grid references and NOT Lat. & Long. Positions and that the Bearing and Distance information is an “as the crow flies” bearing and distance to the next peak or waypoint.
| Position | Elevation (ft) | GridRef. | GridRef | Bearingº | Distance (mile) |
| Car Park | 967 | NY28085 | 25335 | 039 | 0.2 |
| Left Turn | 1002 | NY28295 | 25580 | 323 | 1.71 |
| Little Man | 2814 | NY26675 | 27805 | 319 | 0.6 |
| Allerdale Track | 3013 | NY26060 | 28555 | 356 | 0.34 |
| Skiddaw Summit | 3054 | NY26040 | 29095 | 176 | 0.34 |
| Allerdale Track | 3013 | NY26060 | 28555 | 231 | 0.45 |
| Carl Side | 2437 | NY25480 | 28115 | 211 | 0.22 |
| Bear Left | 2172 | NY25290 | 27820 | 168 | 1.07 |
| Millbeck | 385 | NY25615 | 26125 | 106 | 1.61 |
| Car Park | 967 | NY28085 | 25335 |
There really is very little to say about this route it is very “straight-line-ish” and easy. The map and waypoints will help you in cloud or bad weather but this is a very visible route in that you can see it most of the way to the summit
For an interactive map of the summit which can be “extended” in any direction click multimap
Essential Gear
Good hiking boots/shoes, waterproof and windproof clothing.
Miscellaneous Info
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