Walk c213 Helvellyn from Glenridding

This highly detailed, easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk with GPS starts at Glenridding, is 8½ miles long and will take about 6½hrs. It is graded 7 (Hard).


Route outline for walk c213:

Glenridding  -  Birkhouse Moor  -  Hole-in-the-Wall  -  Red Tarn (Helvellyn)  -  Bleaberry Crag  -  Low Spying How  -  High Spying How  -  Striding Edge (High Spying How)  -  Helvellyn  -  Swirral Edge  -  Catstye Cam  -  Hole-in-the-Wall  -  Brownend Plantation  -  Grisedale Beck  -  Lanty's Tarn  -  Keldas  -  Glenridding




Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Helvellyn at 950m (3118ft). Helvellyn is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (3rd highest in England, 12th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 3).

Helvellyn is also known as an English Nuttall (4th highest in England, 14th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (2nd highest in England, 165th highest in the UK).

The summit of Helvellyn is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Catstye Cam at 890m (2921ft). Catstye Cam is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (12th highest in England, 30th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 10).

Catstye Cam is also known as an English Nuttall (15th highest in England, 35th highest in England & Wales).

You will also reach the summit of Striding Edge (High Spying How) at 863m (2831ft). Striding Edge (High Spying How) is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (19th highest in England, 42nd highest in England & Wales)

Striding Edge (High Spying How) is also known as an English Nuttall (23rd highest in England, 49th highest in England & Wales).

Along the way you will also bag:


You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):

OS Explorer OL5 The English Lakes - North Eastern area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):

OS Landranger 90 Penrith & Keswick, Ambleside


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c213 Helvellyn from Glenridding

In no particular order . . .

Walk c213 Helvellyn from Glenridding - Christmas Day on top of Helvellyn

Christmas Day on top of Helvellyn

Photo: Arabella Bazley (1)

Walk c213 Helvellyn from Glenridding - On Helvellyn

On Helvellyn

Photo: Gillian Lauder (2)

Walk c213 Helvellyn from Glenridding - Catstye Cam (centre) and Helvellyn from Birkhouse Moor

Catstye Cam (centre) and Helvellyn from Birkhouse Moor

Photo: Richard Nicholls (33)

Walk c213 Helvellyn from Glenridding - Striding Edge (High Spying How)

Striding Edge (High Spying How)

Photo: Alan Wainwright (25)

Walk c213 Helvellyn from Glenridding - On the summit of Helvellyn

On the summit of Helvellyn

Photo: Glenn Philpott (2)

Walk c213 Helvellyn from Glenridding - Glenridding Dodd from the lower slopes of Sheffield Pike

Glenridding Dodd from the lower slopes of Sheffield Pike

Photo: Christine Shepherd (887)

Walk c213 Helvellyn from Glenridding - John and Tony on top of Helvellyn

John and Tony on top of Helvellyn

Photo: John Gilllatt (1)

Walk c213 Helvellyn from Glenridding - Musicians on the summit of Helvellyn

Musicians on the summit of Helvellyn

Photo: Brian Lavery (1)

Walk c213 Helvellyn from Glenridding - Boredale Hause and Angletarn Pikes across Ullswater from Glenridding

Boredale Hause and Angletarn Pikes across Ullswater from Glenridding

Photo: Andy Malcolm (173)

Walk c213 Helvellyn from Glenridding - Raise (Helvellyn) summit cairn

Raise (Helvellyn) summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (889)

Walk c213 Helvellyn from Glenridding - High Dodd (Sleet Fell) and Place Fell across Ullswater from Mossdale Bay near Glenridding

High Dodd (Sleet Fell) and Place Fell across Ullswater from Mossdale Bay near Glenridding

Photo: Andy Malcolm (172)

Walk c213 Helvellyn from Glenridding - Birkhouse Moor with Ullswater beyond from Helvellyn

Birkhouse Moor with Ullswater beyond from Helvellyn

Photo: Tony Higgs (18)

Walk c213 Helvellyn from Glenridding - Helvellyn Summit

Helvellyn Summit

Photo: Ian McCutcheon (12)

Walk c213 Helvellyn from Glenridding - Striding Edge (High Spying How) (Helvellyn)

Striding Edge (High Spying How) (Helvellyn)

Photo: Richard Nicholls (35)

Walk c213 Helvellyn from Glenridding - Looking up Grisedale with St Sunday Crag (left) and Dollywagon Pike (centre)

Looking up Grisedale with St Sunday Crag (left) and Dollywagon Pike (centre)

Photo: Rob Barklamb (6)

Walk c213 Helvellyn from Glenridding - Coniston Old Man from Swirl How on a snowy February day.

Coniston Old Man from Swirl How on a snowy February day.

Photo: Liz Halpin (5)

Walk c213 Helvellyn from Glenridding - Red Tarn (Helvellyn) frozen solid

Red Tarn (Helvellyn) frozen solid

Photo: Terry Maddocks (4)

Walk c213 Helvellyn from Glenridding - Helvellyn summit trig piller

Helvellyn summit trig piller

Photo: Alan Wainwright (34)

Walk c213 Helvellyn from Glenridding - Glenridding Dodd (left), Ullswater and Place Fell from near Hole-in-the-Wall on the lower slopes of Helvellyn

Glenridding Dodd (left), Ullswater and Place Fell from near Hole-in-the-Wall on the lower slopes of Helvellyn

Photo: David Cooper (5)

Walk c213 Helvellyn from Glenridding - Striding Edge (High Spying How) (left), Helvellyn and Swirral Edge (right) from above Hole-in-the-Wall

Striding Edge (High Spying How) (left), Helvellyn and Swirral Edge (right) from above Hole-in-the-Wall

Photo: William Ringwood (65)


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