Longside Edge and Skiddaw
Sat 14 Oct 2006
Route: High Side, nr Bassenthwaite village - Watches - The Edge - Ullock Pike - Long Side - Carl Side - Carlside Tarn - Skiddaw - Bakestall - Broad End - Barkbethdale - High Side
Distance: 8.50 miles
Ascent: 3,150ft
Time: 3 hours 45 minutes
With: Dominic Heaton
Notes:
Blue sky and sunshine in the north Lakes apart from the top of Skiddaw which was in cloud (when we were at the summit), windy at times.
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Sunlight catching Ullock Pike
Bassenthwaite Lake from the ascent of Ullock Pike
Looking back down The Edge as we ascend Ullock Pike with Binsey in the distance
Bassenthwaite Lake
Cloud on Skiddaw
Dodd, below right, and Derwent Water just visible in the distance from Ullock Pike's summit
Latrigg from Carl Side
The path up Skiddaw from Carlside Tarn
Ascending Skiddaw with Carl Side below
The back o'skidda fells from our descent to Bakestall
The fence corner marks the highest point on Bakestall but the cairn 100m to the north is regarded by many as the top even though its lower!
Binsey to the north and Over Water just visible on the far right from Bakestall
Easterly panorama from Bakestall's summit carin
The Edge, our line of ascent, leading to Ullock Pike's summit
Barkbethdale with Binsey in the distance
Southerndale with Watches the high point of the ridge behind
Looking south to Ullock Pike from the bridge (marked as a ford on the map) across Southerndale Beck
Southerndale Beck
The north end of Bessenthwaite Lake as we head back across the fields to High Side
Previous Walk: Kentmere Pike and Reservoir (Sun 8 Oct 2006)