Long Side and its location on Longside Edge
Long Side
Sitting perfectly sandwiched between the neighboring peaks of Ullock Pike and Carl Side, Long Side marks the absolute high point of Longside Edge. Cartographically speaking, the true summit of the fell is actually nameless; the title "Long Side" technically belongs to the sprawling southwestern slope sliding away beneath the crest, but modern maps and hillwalkers have long adopted the name for the high point itself.
Long Side is almost universally tackled as part of a classic three-summit ridge progression, combining it with its closest neighbors on the push toward the ultimate crown of Skiddaw. This exhilarating high-level traverse is widely celebrated as the single finest line of ascent up England's lowest 3,000-foot mountain, swapping out the uniform plod of the tourist paths for an airy, dynamic ridge walk.
The sharp high point of Long Side, looking across to the massive wall of Skiddaw
The summit manifests as a neat, small, shapely pyramid of slate, crowned by a simple stone cairn. Standing proud above the rough, shadowed declivity of Southerndale, it commands an extraordinary dual perspective. On a clear day, looking westward reveals an uninterrupted, glorious view tracking down the full length of Bassenthwaite Lake, while turning eastward delivers an immense, front-row view of the massive, dark western breast of Skiddaw towering directly across the col.
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