Walk Route Map c220 Helvellyn via Striding Edge from Glenridding

Walk c220 Helvellyn via Striding Edge from Glenridding

Lakeland's most climbed mountain via the infamous Striding Edge - not for the faint hearted

Vital Statistics:

Length:	10mls (16km)
Ascent:	3,382ft (1,031m)
Time:	7hrs
Grade:

Map with easy-to-follow route details for walk c220 Helvellyn via Striding Edge from Glenridding pdf

Route outline for walk c220:

Glenridding - Birkhouse Moor - Hole-in-the-Wall - Red Tarn (Helvellyn) - Bleaberry Crag - Low Spying How - High Spying How - Striding Edge - Helvellyn - Nethermost Pike - High Crag (Helvellyn) - Dollywaggon Pike - Grisdale Tarn - Ruthwaite Lodge - Grisedale Beck - Brownend Plantation - Lanty's Tarn - Keldas - Glenridding

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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

3
English
Mountains

4
Wainwrights

5
English
Nuttalls

0
English
Deweys

0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells

1
Marilyn

0
Bridgets

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 Nethermost Pike at 891m (2924ft). Nethermost Pike is classified as an Wainwright (No. 9).

Nethermost Pike is also known as an English Nuttall (14th highest in England, 34th highest in England & Wales).

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

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

Along the way you will also bag:

Dollywaggon Pike at 858m (2816ft). Dollywaggon Pike is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (21st highest in England, 44th highest in England & Wales), a Wainwright (No. 18) and an English Nuttall (25th highest in England, 51st highest in England & Wales).

Birkhouse Moor at 718m (2356ft). Birkhouse Moor is classified as a Wainwright (No. 79) and an English Nuttall (110th highest in England, 188th highest in England & Wales)

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c220 Helvellyn via Striding Edge from Glenridding

In no particular order . . .

Striding Edge (Helvellyn)

Photo: Richard Nicholls (37)

On the summit of Helvellyn

Photo: Glenn Philpott (2)

Striding Edge

Photo: Alan Wainwright (24)

On Dollywaggon Pike summit

Photo: Alan Wainwright (47)

Helvellyn summit trig point

Photo: Christine Shepherd (892)

Striding Edge and Red Tarn from Helvellyn Summit

Photo: Richard Nicholls (39)

High Crag (Helvellyn) summit cairn

Photo: Alan Wainwright (43)

St Sunday Crag from Nethermost Pike

Photo: Rob Barklamb (4)

With work colleagues on the summit of Helvellyn on a sponsored walk

Photo: Kate Daniel (1)

Striding Edge from the Helvellyn summit ridge

Photo: William Ringwood (42)

Walk c220 Helvellyn via Striding Edge from Glenridding - Mike, Tim and Shaun at the summit trig point on a very wet Helvellyn - I swear there were seals on the summit!

Mike, Tim and Shaun at the summit trig point on a very wet Helvellyn - I swear there were seals on the summit!

Photo: Mike Hall (2)

Descending Helvellyn via Swirral Edge

Photo: David Cooper (3)

Red Tarn from Helvellyn

Photo: Tony Higgs (20)

The famous Striding Edge from Helvellyn

Photo: Paul Hopper (1)

Helvellyn from Hole-in-the-Wall at the start of Striding Edge

Photo: Christian Sky (3)

The Runaway Ramblers on Helvellyn

Photo: David Morecroft (12)

Nethermost Pike and Dollwaggon Pike from Helvellyn

Photo: Alan Wainwright (38)

Helvellyn summit plateau

Photo: Craig Carter (8)

Nethermost Pike, Helvellyn and Striding Edge from High Crag (Helvellyn)

Photo: Alan Wainwright (41)

On High Spy

Photo: Dave Roberts (8)

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