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Ullock Pike

Date ... Sunday, 12 October 2008
Distance ... 5.25 miles
Ascent ... 2435 feet
Time ... 4 hours 45 mins
Weather ... 14ºc, fresh SW winds, dry with blue skies and lots of sun!
Summits ... Ullock Pike - 2230' (aw98)
Long Side - 2405' (aw70)(en161)
Carlside - 2420' (aw66)(en33)
Start ... Mirehouse Tea Rooms - pay + display car parking (NY235281)
Route Map ... Click here for the route map from this walk
Maps ... Ordnance Survey - Outdoor Leisure Nº5 (1:25,000) or Landranger Nº90 (1:50,000)
Books ... Pictorial Guide Nº5 by Alfred Wainwright (ISBN 9780711226678)
If you want to read a more detailed account of this walk please use this link to visit my blog ...


The first part of the walk followed a path through the mixed woods on the lower slopes of Ullock Pike

The first part of the walk followed a path through the mixed woods on the lower slopes of Ullock Pike

Looking across Bassenthwaite Lake to Lords Seat and Broom Fell

Looking across Bassenthwaite Lake to Lords Seat and Broom Fell

Once we were on the ridge we got the first view of Skiddaw

Once we were on the ridge we got the first view of Skiddaw

The northern end of Bassenthwaite Lake from the ridge to Ullock Pike

The northern end of Bassenthwaite Lake from the ridge to Ullock Pike

From a little further up the ridge the whole of the Ullock Pike-Skiddaw horseshoe was visible

From a little further up the ridge the whole of the Ullock Pike-Skiddaw horseshoe was visible

Another view of Bassenthwaite Lake from higher up the ridge, Ling and Sale Fells can be seen in the distance

Another view of Bassenthwaite Lake from higher up the ridge, Ling and Sale Fells can be seen in the distance

Looking back down the ridge from one of the rockier sections below Ullock Pike summit

Looking back down the ridge from one of the rockier sections below Ullock Pike summit

The flooded southern end of Bassenthwaite Lake from the summit of Ullock Pike

The flooded southern end of Bassenthwaite Lake from the summit of Ullock Pike

Looking across to Gibraltar Crag on Skiddaw from Ullock Pike

Looking across to Gibraltar Crag on Skiddaw from Ullock Pike

The Glenderamackin river at the start of the walk, which was very full after the heavy overnight rains

Looking back along our ascent route from Carl Side

Skiddaw Little Man with a cloud covered Helvellyn in the distance from Carlside tarn

Skiddaw Little Man with a cloud covered Helvellyn in the distance from Carlside tarn

The steep scree path from Carlside tarn leading up to the summit of Skiddaw

The steep scree path from Carlside tarn leading up to the summit of Skiddaw

Tim having fun (as usual) in Carlside tarn

Tim having fun (as usual) in Carlside tarn

An alternative way to enjoy the views!

An alternative way to enjoy the views!

Derwent Water and the NW fells viewed from White Stones

Derwent Water and the NW fells viewed from White Stones

Walking back to the tea rooms through Longside woods

Walking back to the tea rooms through Longside woods

Cascades in Skill Beck, near to the tea rooms

Cascades in Skill Beck, near to the tea rooms