N1 · Northern
Skiddaw via Ullock Pike
21.4 km · 1771 m · OS time 08:53 h · with dogs 10-12 h · Very hard Amber
This trip: 0/7 · Overall: 0 of 214
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Car park
Dodd Wood car park (Old Sawmill Tearoom), A591
CA12 4QE · NY234280 · 54.64215, -3.18708
Forestry England, pay on exit by number plate (about GBP13 all day max). Tearoom, toilets.
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Sketch only — straight lines between summits. Follow the OS Maps route on the hill.
Fells
Route
Dodd Wood up to Dodd and back down, then north to High Side and up the ridge over Ullock Pike, Long Side and Carl Side to Skiddaw. Out-and-back north to Bakestall, then over to Skiddaw Little Man and back down Carl Side and through Dodd Wood to the car park.
Dog hazards
Ullock Pike's ridge has small rocky knolls on slippery slate - a bypass path avoids the scrambly bits. Skiddaw's summit cone is relentlessly steep scree path; the summit ridge is shattered slate, sharp on pads and very exposed to wind. Carl Side descent zig-zags steeply on loose ground.
Scrambles
None graded; minor avoidable rock on Ullock Pike.
Water
Very dry - carry plenty. Carlside Tarn is small and stagnant.
Livestock
Sheep on the open fell; cattle at the Ravenstone/High Side fields.
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