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| Name: | Broad End |
| Hill number: | 3695 |
| Height: | 832m / 2730ft |
| 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: | Birkett (B) |
| Grid ref: | NY 26102 29843 |
| Summit feature: | tiny cairn |
| Drop: | 4.1m |
| Col: | 827.9m NY 2612 2974  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 89 90 (1:25k) OL4S |
| Observations: | ground 13m S by E may be as high |
| Survey: | Abney level |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 547 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Skiddaw circuit from High Side. 9 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. | silveracorn_alan | 04/11/2023 |
| 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 |
| White Hause, Bakestall, Broad End, Skiddaw North Top, Skiddaw, Skiddaw Middle Top, Carl Side, Dodd | keithouk | 25/06/2023 |
| From Peter House Farm, Bakestall, Skiddaw, Carl Side, Long Side, Ullock Pike, Watches | philz008 | 19/04/2023 |
| Veryhappybunny | 26/07/2022 | |
| Veryhappybunny | 20/12/2021 | |
| Veryhappybunny | 17/12/2021 | |
| Veryhappybunny | 04/11/2021 | |
| walk from The Watches, up The Edge, Skiddaw, and onto Keswick visiting Wainwrights on the way | trimarc2 | 09/07/2021 |
| From Skiddaw, on towards Bakestall | Jim T | 28/12/2020 |
| With Keith | christine99 | 21/11/2020 |
| A CLASSIC DAY ON THE HILLS WITH LOTS OF SUN AND NO WIND. FROM LATRIGG CAR PARK STARTED UP SKIDDAW TOURIST PATH (A BIT OF A GRIND) THEN NICE PATH TO COLL EAST OF LONSCALE FELL AND ROUND IT TO LONSCALE PIKE (NEW). BACK TO COLL AND PATH OVER JENKIN HILL (NEW), LESSER MAN (NEW) AND LITTLE MAN. FOLLOWED MAIN PATH OVER SKIDDAW SOUTH TOP (NEW), MIDDLE TOP (NEW), MAIN SUMMIT AND NORTH TOP (NEW). DOWN TO BROAD END (NEW) THEN GOOD PATH DOWN BROAD RIDGE TO HARE CRAG (NEW) BUT BOGGY AT THE END AND BOGGY TO REACH MAIN THROUGH TRACK. FINALLY A LONG TREK BACK PAST SKIDDAW HOUSE TO LATRIGG CAR PARK. 8 NEW TOPS. | BURGESS | 15/09/2020 |
| The Calvas, Hare Crag, Skiddaw's Tops, Broad End & Bakestall - start & return Peter House Farm parking area. Nice hill circuit. | ger | 24/08/2020 |
| Ran up track past Whitewater Dash, then SW to Bakestall and on to Skiddaw. | NorfolkPT21 | 09/07/2020 |
| Parked at Blencathra car park. Lonsdale, Skiddaw, Bakestall, Calva, Mungrisdale Common. | PGCE | 09/06/2020 |
| With Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 21/03/2020 |
| Sunrise summit run. | Dave Ing | 19/02/2020 |
| Date estimated | fellstoby | 01/01/2020 |
| 10/12 Lonscale Fell from Skiddaw tourist path, then out to Lonscale Fell East Top, back to collect Jenkin Hill, Skiddaw Lesser Man, Skiddaw Little Man, Skiddaw South Top, Skiddaw Middle Top, Skiddaw Summit, Skiddaw North Top, Broad End, then down over the fence to East to pick up good track down to Hare Crag, down to Skiddaw House and back up Fence Line to Burnt Horse Hill, and popped back over the Lonscale Fell col to use tourist path back down to Keswick. A smashing round, with less re-assent than I had imagined, good paths throughout 5 hours. | nickywood1 | 27/10/2019 |
| Although we didn't know it at the time, this was Maisie's 500th hill. Not the best choice!! | DanMaisieBex | 08/09/2019 |
| ENGLISH 3000's Started 03:00 Wasdale Head CP with GAVIN SIMPSON > SCAFELL (3162) > SYMONDS KNOTT (3147) > (Lord's Rake) > SCAFELL PIKE (3209) > BROAD CRAG (3069) > ILL CRAG (3054) > Blunt Top > High Raise [High Raise (High White Stones)] > Low White Stones > STEEL FELL [DEAD PIKE - STEEL FELL] > (Dunmail Raise) > HELVELLYN (3117) > HELVELLYN LOWER MAN (3035) >White Side > Raise > Little Dodd (St John's Common) > Calfhow Pike > Clough Head > White Pike > (Threlkeld) > Sale How > SKIDDAW SOUTH TOP (3035) > SKIDDAW MIDDLE TOP (3045) > SKIDDAW (3054) > SKIDDAW NORTH TOP ( 3025) > Broad End > Bakestall finished 23:00 Peter House Farm 36 Miles - 11,721ft ascent (20 hours) | Mark A Hartry | 18/05/2019 |
| From Peter House Farm with Hiking Manchester: Watches, Ullock Pike, Long Side, Carl Side, Skiddaw Broad End and Bakestall. Bright April day, but extremely cold winds. Drink in the Pheasant afterwards. | Lazylizzie | 13/04/2019 |
| From Bakestall as part of a longer run. | tomd4 | 01/03/2019 |
| FR | Vin | 11/12/2018 |
| With MVW from Peters Farm via Cock up, Bakestall, Broadend, Skiddaw N Top, Skiddaw, return via Hare Crag and Whitewater Dash path. Cloudy, cold. | Frank | 11/12/2018 |
| Bassenthwaite - Ullock Pike - Long Side - Carl Side - Skiddaw - Bakestall | squeegs | 28/09/2018 |
| 18.8 miles, 4465ft Skiddaw and Cumbria Way walk. | stephenbuda | 10/09/2018 |
| With Skiddaw | Stormcrow | 25/08/2018 |
| From Melbecks. 34A -2. | jonglew | 14/07/2018 |
| 3rd new birkett solo walk | colinfielding | 30/04/2018 |
| 2 day hike & wild camp. 22km with John. Day 1: Lonscale Fell, Lonscale Pike [Lonscale Fell East Top], Burnt Horse, Sale How, Great Calva. Wild camp on N edge between Great Calva & Litte Calva very cold -15 approx wind chill. Day 2: Little Calva, Bakestall, Broad End, Skiddaw Tops (Crampons), Skiddaw Little Man, Lesser Man, Jenkin Hill. 35-40mph winds. Parked at cp behind Latrigg (icy road on steep approach) | Rotorslap | 24/02/2018 |
| 21km trek from cp at top of Gale Gill up to Lonscale Fell, Lonscale Peak, Burnt Horse, Sale How, Great Calva (camped), Little Calva, Bakestall, Skiddaw (crampons), Little Man and Jenkin Hill. A great winter trek with Mart, minus 20C in the evening made for a cold camp!! | John Eley | 24/02/2018 |
| Parked at Peter House Farm, Dash Falls, Bakestall, Broad End, Skiddaw North Top, Skiddaw, Skiddaw Middle Top,Skiddaw South Top, Skiddaw Little Man, Skiddaw Lesser Man, Jenkin Hill, Lonscale Fell, Lonscale Pike, Off Piste to Skiddaw House, then bridleway back to Peter House Farm. | Chipstertrain | 19/11/2017 |
| High Side > Watches > Ullock Pike > Longside > Carlside > Skiddaw Little Man > Skiddaw South Top > Skiddaw Middle Top > Skiddaw > Skiddaw North Top > Broad End > Bakestall > Cockup > Melbecks > High Side. Cloudy but tops clear, very windy at times. Just me and H. | johnkaysleftleg | 24/09/2017 |
| Parked at Peter House Farm at 249323. The 2nd of 10 tops on an anticlockwise circuit above the Dash Valley. From Bakestall, followed fence to just beyond the corner & then made way over to the ‘summit’ which is marked with a few stones. Continued to Skiddaw N. Top. (PM CM) | gerrybowes | 15/08/2017 |
| Good parking close to Peter House Farm at 249323. Via Birkett edge and Bakestall in rain and cloud with GB and CM. Onto the North Top next. | bolton | 15/08/2017 |
| CJM | 15/08/2017 | |
| Summitted from a round which included ullock pike, carl Side, longside, skiddaw and bakestall starting from High side. A much nicer route onto Skiddaw. | Zoe Little | 20/07/2017 |
| Cockup, Bakestall, Broad End, Skiddaw North Top, Skiddaw, Skiddaw Middle Top, Skiddaw South Top, Skiddaw Little Man, Sale How | keithouk | 02/07/2017 |
| Cracking day part of a round of Lonscale,Jenkin Hill,Lesser Man,all the Birketts on Skiddaw,Broad End,Hare Crag,Sale How.From Latrigg Car park 9 miles,3,700 of climbing | jocks1 | 01/07/2017 |
| On the way down to Bakestall with Sail, Danu, Coel, Evan & Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 03/06/2017 |
| From Skiddaw North Top | rfoster | 03/05/2017 |
| MWW, NB | Frank | 25/01/2017 |
| From Peterhouse farm, with FR and MVW. Bright cold windy day | Bheinn | 25/01/2017 |
| Parked at 241318, Watches, Ullock Pike, Longside, Carlside, Middle top, Skiddaw, North top, Broad End, Bakestall, Cockup. Good weather and views, but cold at top. With A, C and M. | PeterD | 28/12/2016 |
| (Walkers with) Torun Mcmoran (Parking/Start point) Gale Road car park - Lonscale Fell - Jenkin Hill - Skiddaw Lesser Man - Skiddaw Little Man - Skiddaw South Top - Skiddaw Middle Top - Skiddaw - Skiddaw North Top - Broad End - Bakestall - Little Calva - Great Calva - Skiddaw House - Gale Road. | redbob | 05/11/2016 |
| From Gale Road Car park - Lonscale Fell - Jenkin Hill - Little Man - Skiddaw - Bakestall - Whitewater Dash - Skiddaw House - Gale Rd Car park | Delta68 | 22/10/2016 |
| Lonscale Fell - Lonscale Pike - Jenkin Hill - Lesser Man - Little Man - the 4 skiddaw tops - Broad end - Carlside - Longside - Ullock Pike - Latrigg | Alex17595 | 06/10/2016 |