Wainwright
- Height
- 762 m · 2,500 ft
- Drop
- 14 m
- Grid ref
- NY 209 050
- Region
- Lake District
- Range
- Lake District C&W
- County
- Cumberland
Summit: Small cairn on rocky tor.
Slight Side is a Wainwright in Lake District, 762 m (2,500 ft) high. There is one mapped route up it on TRXO; the one with the least climbing, Lingmell, Scafell and Slight Side, is 12.7 km with 1,210 m of ascent and takes 5 to 7 hours.
Routes up Slight Side
Rounds that include Slight Side (1)
Map
Summit at NY 209 050 (54.4344, -3.2196). Dots are neighbouring listed hills.
Nearby hills
- ScafellWainwright, Hewitt964 m · 1.5 km
- Scafell PikeWainwright, Hewitt978 m · 2.3 km
- Broad CragHewitt935 m · 2.7 km
- Ill CragHewitt931 m · 2.7 km
- LingmellWainwright, Hewitt807 m · 3.2 km
- Hard KnottWainwright550 m · 3.4 km
- Esk PikeWainwright, Hewitt885 m · 3.6 km
- BowfellWainwright, Hewitt903 m · 3.8 km
Questions about Slight Side
- How high is Slight Side?
- Slight Side is 762 m (2,500 ft) high, a Wainwright in Lake District. The summit is at grid reference NY 209 050.
- How long does it take to climb Slight Side?
- The quickest route on TRXO, Lingmell, Scafell and Slight Side, takes 5 to 7 hours: 12.7 km with 1,210 m of ascent. Allow longer in poor weather or winter conditions.
- What is the easiest way up Slight Side?
- The route with the least climbing is Lingmell, Scafell and Slight Side, starting from Wasdale Head (NY 180 075): 12.7 km and 1,210 m of ascent, graded hard.