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Skill Beck – Long Side Edge Walk loop from Dodd Wood car park

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Skill Beck – Long Side Edge Walk loop from Dodd Wood car park

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Skill Beck – Long Side Edge Walk loop from Dodd Wood car park

01:20

4.62km

120m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 13, 2026

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After 4.29 km for 209 m

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Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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98 m

Mirehouse & Gardens Tea Room

Highlight • Cafe

Lovely tea room with limited indoor seating but plenty of tables outside for recovering from your walk. Toilets in the car park.

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128 m

Skill Beck

Highlight • Forest

Beautiful forest and a beautiful beck!

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1.05 km

Long Side Edge Walk

Highlight • Summit

Took me just over 4 hrs, The Clag came down.

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3.36 km

St Bega's Church

Highlight • Historical Site

Possibly built some time around 950, St Bega's Church is a gorgeous building on the shores of Bassenthwaite Lake. It was renovated at some point in the mid-nineteenth century.

Bega …

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4.62 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.77 km

1.25 km

319 m

158 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.34 km

1.00 km

763 m

286 m

193 m

Elevation

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Highest point (190 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Thursday 25 June

30°C

19°C

42 %

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Skill Beck – Long Side Edge Walk loop from Dodd Wood car park

Mirehouse & Gardens Tea Room

Skill Beck

Long Side Edge Walk

St Bega's Church

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