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| Name: | Bakestall |
| Hill number: | 2333 |
| Height: | 673.5m / 2210ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2319 Skiddaw |
| RHB Section: | 34A: Lake District - Northern Fells |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Northern Fells |
| County/UA: | Cumberland |
| Catchment: | Derwent (Workington) |
| Class: | Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger (W,B,Sy,Fel) |
| Grid ref: | NY 26631 30738 |
| Summit feature: | ground 15m SW of cairn |
| Drop: | 10.6m |
| Col: | 663m NY 2658 3055  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 89 90 (1:25k) OL4N OL4S |
| Observations: | Wainwright cairn is 100m N at NY 26634 30855 |
| Comments: | This is the Birkett and Synge summit; the Wainwright and Fellranger summit is 100m N at NY266306 is 6m lower |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 1107 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Loop from near Bassenthwaite up Skiddaw (25/02/2024 Skiddaw, Skiddaw Little Man, Carl Side, Long Side, Ullock Pike, Bakestall) | nat571 | 25/02/2024 |
| From the car park at the track end near Peter House Farm. Up over Cockup, and followed the track to cross the burn and up onto Bakestall. To highest point, and to Wainwright summit. Descended by the fence to the main track, then further along the track towards Great Calva. Beautiful day, lots of snow on high ground. | LizH | 17/01/2024 |
| R | Richard Tait | 11/12/2023 |
| Skiddaw circuit from High Side. 10 of 11 | thekirkie pirate | 24/11/2023 |
| My fourth Wainwright round of the Skiddaw Group from High Side in the north. Visited Watches, Ullock Pike, Long Side, Carl Side, cut across to Skiddaw Little Man and Lesser Man, then along the ridge past Jenkin Hill to Lonscale Fell and Lonscale Pike. Then an about turn below Little Man to the main summit ridge, visiting South Top, Middle Top, Skiddaw Summit, and North Top. Descended over Broad End to Bakestall, and down to the road via Cockup. 20km with 1360m ascent 7hours. | silverwolf_alan | 04/11/2023 |
| Parked at 24917 32308, in along the Cumbrian Way and did a circuit of Hare Crag, Bakestall and Cockup. Not a very good route or combination really. | clivevilla | 09/10/2023 |
| From parking area near High Side - round of the Northern Skiddaw horseshoe - Ullock Puke, Long Side, Skiddaw, Bakestall | Rockdoctor | 01/10/2023 |
| A super round, said to have been AW's favoured Skiddaw approach- from small layby to W; Watches, Ullock Pike, Long side, Carl Side, Skiddaw's 4 tops, Broad End, Bakestall (+WW carin 100m N), Whitewater Dash 9.7mls, 4h17m, 3028ft elev gain. | Alfa1M | 31/08/2023 |
| From Latrigg Car park - Lonscale Fell - Little Man - Skiddaw and on to Bakestall. Return via Cumbria Way and Skiddaw House | benarbia no 3 | 31/08/2023 |
| With neil | JKM | 16/08/2023 |
| White Hause, Bakestall, Broad End, Skiddaw North Top, Skiddaw, Skiddaw Middle Top, Carl Side, Dodd | keithouk | 25/06/2023 |
| Walked from Gale Road Car Park. | Wandelaar | 09/06/2023 |
| From Peter House Farm out track to high point then path to the Birkett then Wainwright tops. Skiddaw in cloud but surprisingly dry day if a little chilly in a cold easterly wind. | matty1971b | 01/06/2023 |
| Dawn Solo. Did Bakestall and Great Calva together. Lovely weather. The Gatsby weekend at Lizzie's - I did this the day before. | River-Girl | 29/05/2023 |
| From Peter House Farm, Bakestall, Skiddaw, Carl Side, Long Side, Ullock Pike, Watches | philz008 | 19/04/2023 |
| Wainwright Walk 62: Spider (Great Calva & Bakestall) | DavidHiner | 18/04/2023 |
| Via Skiddaw House and Birkett Edge. Followed by Skiddaw. | peter4lc | 04/04/2023 |
| Lovely sunny day. Bakestall, Little Calva, Grsat Calva, Knott, Great Sca Fell, Meal Fell & Great Cockup. 10 miles 3667 ft elevation. | nell1583 | 18/10/2022 |
| R K | Richard Tait | 25/08/2022 |
| With Chris & Susan, along Cumbrian Way, via Whitewater Dash & Birkett Edge - weather showery but clear. | barnz48 | 20/05/2022 |
| Bridleway from Melbecks | trimarc2 | 14/05/2022 |
| camper van night away | MandyBaldam | 13/04/2022 |
| From Barkbeth CP. 13.5 km, 910 m asc. By the Edges over Ullock Pike, Long Side and Carl Side summits then up the scree path from Carlside Tarn to Skiddaw Middle Top. Over Skiddaw and the two Bakestall cairns and down Birkett Edge to Skiddaw House track at Dash Falls. Back by Peter House and the road. Sunny and still. | SalmonJoe | 27/03/2022 |
| Luke, Wayne ands Cal - 5 wainwrights - weather fine | Kenny Morris | 23/01/2022 |
| Walk along Cumbria Way and then out and back to Bakestall and then out and back to Great Calva. Last WW of the Northern Fells completed! | ejjohnstone | 30/12/2021 |
| Aborted longer walk as feeling rough but a lovely day. | atreides7887 | 21/12/2021 |
| With: hb sb; From Melbecks, following the Cumbria Way up to above Whitewater Dash before following the fence line up Birkett Edge to Bakestall. Descended down by Dead Beck to Cumbria Way track. Talked to farmer before returning to car. A wet morning. | Ian Baines | 12/10/2021 |
| Ullock, Long Side, Carl Side, Skidded (all duplicates) + Bakestall for the first time with Dad | george_herbert_ | 26/09/2021 |
| 1/3 of my 3rd Round Wainwrights for the day. Bakestall from Peter House Farm, up by Whitewater Dash and returning via Cockup. A round trip of 7.5km with 500m ascent in 2h30m. | silveracorn_alan | 27/08/2021 |
| Back O'Skiddaw route with Suzanne | dc96 | 22/08/2021 |
| Debs and Tali, heading up Skiddaw | Mountain Goat | 30/07/2021 |
| From Peter House Farm out track to high point then path to the Birkett then Wainwright tops. Skiddaw in cloud but surprisingly pleasant day bar the drive (never ever tyrust a sat nav) - retuned same way as had Armboth Fell to sort out. | SS | 08/06/2021 |
| With Sue from Peters Farm via Bakestall return via Cockup. | Frank | 14/05/2021 |
| Climbed with Zoe & Martha | neilblair353 | 05/05/2021 |
| Beautiful massive day - mostly sun but one patch of light snow. With GFE & Ant. Great Cockup, Meal Fell, Little Sca Fell, Longlands Fell, Lowthwaite Fell, Brae Fell, Great Sca Fell, Knott, Great Calva, Bakestall, Cockup. Feeling pretty tired by this point so quite a slog up but lovely little summit. | Fionalevey | 30/04/2021 |
| Final W of 8 today with Griona! very steep and legs killing, but worth it :-) Tough walk down afterwards, what a big day! | AJH | 30/04/2021 |
| Finally we got to the Lake District ... looking north the sky was blue with few clouds ... looking south was completely different. Very cold on the summit. | apshepherd | 21/04/2021 |
| Flat summit | Richard N | 18/04/2021 |
| From Skiddaw, return to Latrigg Car Park via Whitewater Dash and Skiddaw House | Jim T | 28/12/2020 |
| R | Richard Tait | 28/12/2020 |
| With Keith on way up Skiddaw. | christine99 | 21/11/2020 |
| With Christine | Keith99 | 21/11/2020 |
| With Steve Neile & Marcus Dodds. Very, very wet & misty! Real slog up Birkett Edge to summit. | Gazza1951 | 21/11/2020 |
| With Ruth in total -did not do Binsey. Stayed Caldbeck at Oodd fellows | Dunlawyering | 14/09/2020 |
| The Calvas, Hare Crag, Skiddaw's Tops, Broad End & Bakestall - start & return Peter House Farm parking area. Nice hill circuit. | ger | 24/08/2020 |
| Wainwright 154 | LANGDALE | 31/07/2020 |
| Quick up and down along the bridleway And up by the falls. Very windy. | Mountainhikes | 28/07/2020 |
| Ran up track past Whitewater Dash, then SW to here and on to Skiddaw. First mountain w Airpods, they were excellent. First mountain since Covid started and lockdown on 20c20; Scotland will be open in a week. Pleasing fitness though legs unused to hills. | NorfolkPT21 | 09/07/2020 |
| Summit and Wainwright. Parked at Blencathra car park. Lonsdale, Skiddaw, Bakestall, Calva, Mungrisdale Common. | PGCE | 09/06/2020 |
| With Will and Bryher. | jenx | 13/05/2020 |