| The main aim for todays walk was to see Skiddaw House properly as I have never walked within several miles of it so what better than to go via Skiddaw and Bakestall. | |||
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Date: | 30th July 2011 | |
| Start Location: | Underscar | ||
| Time Started: | 08:30 | ||
| Duration: | 4 Hours | ||
| Distance: | 17.0km - 10.56 Miles | ||
| Ascent (m/ft): | 940m (3084ft) | ||
| Highest Point: | Skiddaw (931m/3054ft) | ||
| Parking: | Car Park at the end of Gale Road | ||
| Weather: | Mostly Sunny | ||
| Difficulty: | Difficult | ||
| Underscar Car Park - Skiddaw Little Man - Skiddaw - Bakestall - Whitewater Dash - Skiddaw House - Cumbria Way - Underscar Car Park | |||
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| Fairly early morning looking to the North Western Fells. I was early enough to get myself a parking space... something people had great trouble with once I had returned. | |||
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| Derwent Water now in view and you can see the car park to the left starting to fill up. | |||
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| Hindscarth and Robinson backed by the mighty Pillar. | |||
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| A calm looking Derwent Water. After taking this picture I continued up to Skiddaw Little man and then onto Skiddaw itself. | |||
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| Bassenthwaite Lake from the top of Skiddaw. | |||
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| Can anyone tell me what use this fence is? The gap at the bottom is at least 1m high... | |||
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| Bakestall Summit Cairn. | |||
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| And a lovely view from the lower cairn to the north. Binsey is the small peak just off centre right. | |||
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| And here looking to Great Cockup and Meal Fell. | |||
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| The awesome Dead Crags and Binsey from the Cumbria Way just above Whitewater Dash. | |||
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| Skiddaw House and Lonscale Pike - I'm parked about 1 mile (as the crow flies) the other side of Lonscale Pike. | |||
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| Great Calva from Skiddaw House. | |||
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And YHA Skiddaw House itself. It was really strange to see a building like this literally in the middle of nowhere... Must be a good place to stay for a couple of nights. |
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| The Glenderaterra Valley with Lonscale Pike to the right. I continues to follow the Cumbria Way along the edge of Lonscale Pike (You can just make out the path in the centre) back round to Underscar. | |||
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| Lonscale Pike. It looks nearly impossible to climb from this side, but from the top there are several obvious route following small ridges to the top. | |||
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| The beautiful Glenderaterra Valley looking to St Johns in the Vale. | |||