Skiddaw

Distance: 11km (6.84 Miles)
Ascent: 939m (3081ft)
Time: 6 Hours

Changeable weather today with some breaks to higher summits. We headed up Skiddaw via Little Man along the tourist path and then down via Carl Side.

Low level cloud covering the mountains and high level cloud blocking the sun - looks like its breaking up though!

The sun rising to the east an cloud breaking off the Helvellyn Range.

Derwent Water and the Newlands Valley.

Reflections on Derwent Water.

And now the sun has come out brightening up the whole scene over Keswick.

Lovely early morning views.

The cloud breaking as we near the top of Skiddaw - that’s Skiddaw Forest down there.

Bassenthwaite Lake from the top of Skiddaw.

The Edge and Ullock Pike.

Longside, Ullock Pike and Southerndale from the descent down to Carl Side Tarn.

A very steep path down.

Derwent Water from Carl Side.

The Vale of Keswick and Derwent Water from White Stones.

The North Western Fells.