Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This is my hiking vlog taking on a Lake District National Park circular hiking route summiting Skiddaw. Skiddaw Man is the 6th largest mountain in the UK and a very popular Wainwright Walk in the Lakes.
Skiddaw is a mountain in the Lake District National Park in England. It's 931-metre (3,054 ft) summit is the sixth-highest in England. It lies just north of the town of Keswick, Cumbria, and dominates the skyline in this part of the northern lakes. It is the simplest of the Lake District mountains of this height to ascend (as there is a well-trodden tourist track from a car park to the north-east of Keswick, near the summit of Latrigg) and, as such, many walking guides recommend it to the occasional walker wishing to climb a mountain.
Another popular route (and the one recommended by Wainwright) is to follow Longside Edge, first ascending Ullock Pike, Longside and Carl Side before making the steep climb up from Carlside Col.
The summit ridge bears a number of tops, which from north to south are known as North Top, High Man (the summit), Middle Top and South Top. All now bear cairns and a number of stone windshelters have been erected. Skiddaw has a subsidiary summit, Little Man, which lies about 1.5 km south-south-east of the main peak. Despite its limited independence, Wainwright listed it as a separate fell in his influential Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, a convention which is often followed. Skiddaw Little Man has its own subsidiary summit, known as Lesser Man.
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Skiddaw hiking route can be found here: strava.com/activities/9599977975
Hiking Gear used:
Sherpa Malaku waterproof jacket
Revolution Race Nordwand pants
Revolution Race Backpacker tee
La Sportiva hiking boots
Darn Tough socks
Osprey Exos 48 backpack
OMM chest rig
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Thanks, Andy.
#hiking #hikinguk #lakedistrict
This is my hiking vlog taking on a Lake District National Park circular hiking route summiting Skiddaw. Skiddaw Man is the 6th largest mountain in the UK and a very popular Wainwright Walk in the Lakes.
Skiddaw is a mountain in the Lake District National Park in England. It's 931-metre (3,054 ft) summit is the sixth-highest in England. It lies just north of the town of Keswick, Cumbria, and dominates the skyline in this part of the northern lakes. It is the simplest of the Lake District mountains of this height to ascend (as there is a well-trodden tourist track from a car park to the north-east of Keswick, near the summit of Latrigg) and, as such, many walking guides recommend it to the occasional walker wishing to climb a mountain.
Another popular route (and the one recommended by Wainwright) is to follow Longside Edge, first ascending Ullock Pike, Longside and Carl Side before making the steep climb up from Carlside Col.
The summit ridge bears a number of tops, which from north to south are known as North Top, High Man (the summit), Middle Top and South Top. All now bear cairns and a number of stone windshelters have been erected. Skiddaw has a subsidiary summit, Little Man, which lies about 1.5 km south-south-east of the main peak. Despite its limited independence, Wainwright listed it as a separate fell in his influential Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, a convention which is often followed. Skiddaw Little Man has its own subsidiary summit, known as Lesser Man.
Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/backpacking_uk
Skiddaw hiking route can be found here: strava.com/activities/9599977975
Hiking Gear used:
Sherpa Malaku waterproof jacket
Revolution Race Nordwand pants
Revolution Race Backpacker tee
La Sportiva hiking boots
Darn Tough socks
Osprey Exos 48 backpack
OMM chest rig
If you are into your hiking, backpacking and wild camping please SUBSCRIBE @BackpackingUK
Thanks, Andy.
#hiking #hikinguk #lakedistrict
