Skiddaw Lesser Man
Skiddaw Lesser Man at 824m (2,703ft) is a high Birkett top on the Skiddaw massif between the main Skiddaw summit and Skiddaw Little Man, its broad ridge giving views across the northern fell country and the Solway Firth.
Is it worth going? — Today’s conditions & 7-day summit forecast
Modelled guidance for the 824 m summit. Always check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.
On the summit today (Sat 12 Sep): 12° to 6°C, gusts to 43 mph, 16.5 mm of rain forecast.
Forecast snapshot from 12 Sep 2026, 18:50 UTC — refreshed nightly and updated live in your browser. Temperatures and gusts adjusted to the 824 m summit altitude via Open-Meteo. Summit conditions are always harsher than the valley — check the professional mountain forecasts before you go.
Skiddaw Lesser Man at a glance
Skiddaw Lesser Man
Routes up Skiddaw Lesser Man
Hand-mapped, with GPX to download — full maps further down.
Classifications & hill data
The short answers
Is Skiddaw Lesser Man a Wainwright?
Skiddaw Lesser Man is not a Wainwright. It is on the Birkett list.
Where do you park for Skiddaw Lesser Man?
The nearest car park we hold is Underscar (paid), about 1.9 km from the summit in a straight line. The next is Latrigg, north-west car park, 1.9 km out. We only look within 2.5 km, measured straight-line: over longer distances a road may cross a pass and the drive bears no relation to the line.
How hard is Skiddaw Lesser Man?
The shortest way up we hold is Up to Skiddaw Round Trip — 12 km, 799 m of ascent, about 3.7 hours. On our scale its hardest axis is steepness — Hard.
All axes: steepness: Hard · navigation: Moderate · exposure: Moderate · length: Moderate · terrain: Moderate.
My hikes over Skiddaw Lesser Man (Strava)
1 logged hike pass over this summit:
- Lonscale Fell, Skiddaw Lesser Man, Skiddaw and Bakestall in the sun! (opens in new tab) — 19.2 km · 980 m ascent · 4h 56m moving · 29 Jun 2025
Interactive route maps and photos load here for visitors with JavaScript. Data from Strava.
Parking & buses for Skiddaw Lesser Man
Best parking to hike Skiddaw Lesser Man
Where we have the data, each parking spot also shows the nearest public toilets and facilities (cafés, pubs, shops).
Positions are approximate — zoom the map to confirm. Lakeland car parks fill before 9am on fine weekends.
Tip: pan and zoom the interactive map at the top of this page to spot other potential parking near your route.
Vehicles are left entirely at their owner’s risk. We list places people park; we cannot vouch for any of them. Judge it on the day: take valuables with you, leave nothing on show, and if a spot feels wrong when you get there, park somewhere else.
Getting to Skiddaw Lesser Man by bus
The 509 stops at Keswick, at Latrigg Close. From there it is 2.6 km and 330 m of ascent to the start of Up to Skiddaw Round Trip — a walk in before the walk. Last bus: Monday to Friday 21:15 towards Keswick (555); Saturday 21:15 towards Keswick (555); Sunday 19:06 towards Keswick (555). Checked against the operator’s timetable, 8 September 2026. Times here are a guide, not a promise — leave yourself more than the minute.
Rural routes change seasonally — confirm on stagecoachbus.com (opens in new tab) or Traveline before relying on a last bus.
Hazards on Skiddaw Lesser Man
No hazard card for this fell. The usual open-fell rules apply: check the forecast, carry a map and compass, and turn back in cloud if the ground is not what you expected.
Map & nearby Birketts
Skip mapFree mapping: OpenTopoMap / OpenStreetMap (switch layers top-right). Parking positions are approximate.
Nearest parking: Underscar (paid), about 1.9 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.
Birketts near Skiddaw Lesser Man (within 3 km)
These Birkett tops are not Wainwright summits — detour to them on this walk and they are pure profit. Distances are straight-line; allow extra for terrain.
Routes over Skiddaw Lesser Man
A planned line is a suggestion, not a guarantee — conditions change. Navigate independently and carry a map & compass. How to use this guide.
A planned line is a suggestion, not a guarantee — conditions change. Navigate independently and carry a map & compass. How to use this guide.
On the hill: terrain and water on Skiddaw Lesser Man
Water & shelter on the way up
On the Lonscale Fell, Skiddaw Lesser Man, Skiddaw and Bakestall in the sun! route:
On the Up to Skiddaw Round Trip route:
On-route facilities © OpenStreetMap contributors, per route — an absent marker doesn’t mean none.
Places to stay near this fell
From Underscar: 10 places in Keswick