Long Side sits in the middle of Skiddaw's north-west ridge, with a cairn on its unnamed top. Strictly, the name belongs to the long slope below, which runs down to the conifers of Longside Wood and Bassenthwaite Lake. A path runs along the rim of Longside Edge to Ullock Pike, with broken crags falling into quiet Southerndale on one side and a fine view of Bassenthwaite Lake on the other.

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Our Route

Walk it · Our hikeSkiddaw6.5 miles · Hard · 4–5 hrs

Also on this route: Skiddaw, Carl Side, Ullock Pike, Dodd

Safety: Routes are a guide only. Carry a map and compass and know how to use them, check the weather before you go, and turn back if in doubt. You use this route at your own risk.

Nearby Wainwrights

Ullock Pike690.4 m
0.5 km NWCarl Side746.8 m
0.7 km SEDodd502 m
1.2 km SSkiddaw930.4 m
1.3 km NESkiddaw Little Man865 m
1.9 km EBakestall673.5 m
2.9 km NE