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Birkett — Northern (not a Wainwright summit)Birkett top

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.

824 m
Height
+7
Bonus Birketts
See routes & download GPX →
824 mBirkett — Northern (not a Wainwright summit)+7 bonus Birketts within 3 km

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 (Tue 28 Jul): 14° to 12°C, gusts to 34 mph, 5.8 mm of rain forecast.

Tue 28 Jul
🌧️
14° / 12°
💨 34 mph
🌧 5.8 mm (77%)
Wed 29 Jul
🌧️
13° / 10°
💨 26 mph
🌧 14.3 mm (79%)
Thu 30 Jul
🌧️
12° / 4°
💨 31 mph
🌧 1.9 mm (76%)
Fri 31 Jul
🌤️
13° / 0°
💨 24 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (69%)
Sat 1 Aug
🌦️
13° / 2°
💨 15 mph
🌧 2.7 mm (63%)
Sun 2 Aug
☁️
14° / 1°
💨 17 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (25%)
Mon 3 Aug
🌦️
14° / 4°
💨 16 mph
🌧 0.4 mm (20%)

Forecast snapshot from 28 Jul 2026, 04:58 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.

About the walk

Key information

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. Part of the great Skiddaw ridge that dominates the northern skyline of the Lake District. Often traversed on the classic Skiddaw circuit.

Routes up Skiddaw Lesser Man

Hand-mapped, with GPX to download — full maps further down.

Classifications & hill data
Birkett
824 m
Height
2,703 ft
In feet
NY 2686 2758
Grid ref

Map & nearby Birketts

Free mapping: OpenTopoMap / OpenStreetMap (switch layers top-right). Parking positions are approximate.

Nearest parking: Gale Road / Latrigg top (free), about 2.6 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.

0.6 km EJenkin Hill735 m · Northern
1.3 km NESale How666 m · Northern
1.3 km NWSkiddaw South Top926 m · Northern
1.5 km NNWSkiddaw Middle Top929 m · Northern
2.4 km NNWBroad End832 m · Northern
2.5 km NNEHare Crag538 m · Northern

Routes over Skiddaw Lesser Man

19.25 km · ~1116 m ascent · loop · ~5.5–7.5 h

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Full route guide ↗

A planned line is a suggestion, not a guarantee — conditions change. Navigate independently and carry a map & compass.

12.01 km · ~799 m ascent · loop · ~3.5–5 h

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Full route guide ↗

A planned line is a suggestion, not a guarantee — conditions change. Navigate independently and carry a map & compass.

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).

Gale Road / Latrigg top (free) — 2.6 km from summit (straight line)
Free car park at the road end behind Latrigg — shortest way up Skiddaw via Jenkin Hill.
Directions (opens in new tab)
Dodd Wood (paid) — 3.4 km from summit (straight line)
Forestry car park for Dodd, Carl Side and the Ullock Pike ridge onto Skiddaw.
Directions (opens in new tab)

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.

Water & shelter on the way up

On-route facilities © OpenStreetMap contributors, per route — an absent marker doesn’t mean none.

Buses to Skiddaw Lesser Man from Penrith / Ambleside / Windermere

No regular bus serves the start points for this fell — this is one for the car (or a long approach from the nearest served valley). The nearest hubs are Penrith (X4/X5 & 508), Ambleside and Windermere (555, 505, 516).

Rural routes change seasonally — confirm on stagecoachbus.com (opens in new tab) or Traveline before relying on a last bus.

My hikes over Skiddaw Lesser Man (Strava)

1 logged hike pass over this summit:

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Maps & guidebooks for Skiddaw Lesser Man

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