| Skiddaw - Route One |
| Start - Gale Road NY 280 253 | Distance - 3.1 miles | Ascent - 2,125 feet | Time - 2 hours : 20 minutes |
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| The car park at the end of Gale Road is the starting point for this walk |
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| A stile at the top end of the car park gives access to a path which is part of the Cumbria Way |
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| Looking over to Great Mell Fell and Little Mell Fell from the Cumbria Way path |
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| Dodd, Carl Side and Skiddaw Little Man from the Cumbria Way path |
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| Blease Fell from the Cumbria Way path |
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| Four hundred yards from the car park, beyond a gate, the path divides. The Cumbria Way continues straight ahead and descends to cross Whit Beck while the path to Skiddaw continues to follow the fence towards the Hawell Monument |
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The Hawell Monument, a memorial to two Skiddaw shepherds, Edward and Joseph Hawell of Lonscale. A third name, that of Robert Walker Hawell was inscribed on the base of the cross at a later date. The epitaph on the base reads - |
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| The Helvellyn range from the Hawell Monument |
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| Looking back towards Latrigg from the Hawell Monument with Hindscarth and Robinson over Mallen Dodd on the right |
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| The North Western Fells from the Hawell Monument |
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| Continuing on from the Hawell Monument the path descends to a gate before starting the steep ascent of Jenkin Hill. The path has been re-aligned to climb the slope in a series of zig-zags. The course of the old path can be seen rising alongside the fence |
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| The new path has been constructed using the inverted soil technique to minimise erosion on this, the most popular, route to the summit |
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| Looking back to the Helvellyn range |
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| Derwent Water and Keswick come into view as height is gained |
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| Looking over to the North Western Fells |
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| The path soon reaches a gate beside a level platform, the site of an old refreshment hut which was known as Halfway House |
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| Looking back from the Halfway House gate |
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| Derwent Water from the Halfway House gate |
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| The North Western Fells from the Halfway House gate |
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| Looking back from higher on the path, its gradient begins to ease as it nears the summit ridge of Jenkin Hill |
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| Skiddaw Little Man comes into view as the path approaches the summit ridge of Jenkin Hill |
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| Looking across the steep slopes of Skiddaw Little Man towards the Whinlatter Fells |
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| Blencathra appears over the summit ridge of Lonscale Fell |
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| Looking over to the North Western Fells |
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| Looking back to the Helvellyn range |
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| Approaching the gate near the summit of Jenkin Hill where the path divides |
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| The main path to the summit of Skiddaw continues straight ahead from the gate |
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| The left branch of the path climbs steeply to cross over the tops of Lesser Man and Skiddaw Little Man |
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| The highest point of Jenkin Hill lies a few hundred yards to the east of the gate |
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| Looking north east from the gate to Knott, Great Calva and High Pike |
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| Continuing on the main path which curves around the east flank of Skiddaw Little Man |
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| Looking back to the Helvellyn range |
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| The upper Caldew Valley with Carrock Fell in the centre of the photo |
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| Looking back towards Blencathra and Lonscale Fell |
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| The long summit ridge of Skiddaw comes into view. It has four tops, named from the left, South Top, Middle Top, High Man (the summit) and North Top. All four tops have cairns or windshelters, additionally High Man has a trig column and a viewfinder set on a stone pillar |
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| Skiddaw Little Man and Derwent Water from the start of the climb to South Top |
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| The gate and stile on the lower slope of South Top |
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| Looking back from the gate towards Blencathra and Lonscale Fell |
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| The final slope leading up to South Top |
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| Looking back to Skiddaw Little Man |
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| Blencathra from the summit of South Top |
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| Lonscale Fell and the Helvellyn range over Skiddaw Little Man |
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| Derwent Water from the South Top of Skiddaw |
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| Looking north along the summit ridge to Middle Top and High Man |
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| High Man from Middle Top |
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| Looking back to Middle Top from High Man |
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| The North Western Fells over Carl side from High Man |
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| The Whinlatter Fells over Long Side and Ullock Pike |
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| Bassenthwaite Lake from High Man |
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| Looking to Binsey from High Man |
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| North Top from High Man |
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| The 'Back o' Skiddaw' fells from High Man |
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| Blencathra from the summit of Skiddaw |
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| The Helvellyn range from the summit of Skiddaw |
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