Latrigg car park, Gale Road

Charges: OpenStreetMap records no fee. Check signs on the day.
Spaces: About 40 spaces (OpenStreetMap).
Good to know: At the very end of Gale Road above Underscar, reached by a narrow lane from the A591. The usual start for the Jenkin Hill path up Skiddaw and the short walk to Latrigg summit.
Location: 54.61832, -3.11545

Details checked 21 October 2026. Charges can change; the operator's signs on the day are what count.

Walks from here

Hard, 10.7 km, 755 m up, about 3 hours 30 minutes

The quickest honest way up Skiddaw: the old pony track from the top of Gale Road, up Jenkin Hill and along the stony summit ridge to the trig point.