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20th September 2009 - Helvellyn

Walk Details

​Distance walked: 9.1 miles

Total ascent: 3458 ft

OS map used: OL5 - The English Lakes, North-eastern area

Time taken: 6.5 hrs

Route description: Glenridding-Mires Beck-Birkhouse Moor-Hole in the Wall-Striding Edge-Helvellyn-Helvellyn Lower Man-Whiteside-Raise-Sticks Pass-Glenridding

After setting off from Glenridding I took the Mires Beck path up onto Birkhouse Moor. Once onto Birkhouse Moor I made my way along to the Hole-in-the-Wall and then I did the ascent of Helvellyn by Striding Edge. From Helvellyn I then walked along the ridge over Lower Man, Whiteside and Raise. From Raise I made my way down to Sticks Pass and then back to Glenridding.

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The view back to Glenridding from the path by Mires Beck up Birkhouse Moor
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Higher up and Ullswater comes into view
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Ullswater and Place Fell
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The view across to High Street
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First view of Helvellyn
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The view ahead from Birkhouse Moor
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Place Fell across the wall
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Catstye Cam and Whiteside above Keppel Cove
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Follow the wall to High Spying How and Striding Edge
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The valley of Grisedale below
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The view across Birks to the far eastern fells
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On Striding Edge
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Dollywagon Pike and Nethermost Pike
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Catstye Cam on the other side of Red Tarn
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Loadpot Hill and Place Fell
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Striding Edge
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On the summit of Helvellyn. Paths heading across to Nethermost Pike.
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The view across to the Coniston fells
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Skiddaw and Blencathra in the distance
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Striding Edge below
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Red Tarn and Striding Edge
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Catstye Cam and Ullswater
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St. Sunday Crag over Striding Edge
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Skiddaw and Blencathra over the Dodds
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Helvellyn Lower Man
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Catstye Cam and Swirral Edge from Helvellyn Lower Man
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Skiddaw and Blencathra
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Looking northwest to Bassenthwaite Lake and Skiddaw
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The northwestern fells over Browncove Crags
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Great Gable, Pillar, the High Stile range and Crag Hill to name a few
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The Coniston fells, Crinkle Crags, Bowfell and the Scafell range
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Bowfell, the Scafell range, Great Gable, Pillar and the High Stile range
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Ullswater and Catstye Cam
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Skiddaw from Raise
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Skiddaw and Blencathra
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Crinkle Crags, Bowfell, Scafell Pike, Great Gable, Pillar and the High Stile range
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The northwestern fells beyond High Seat, Bleaberry Fell and Thirlmere
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The view across to High Street and the far eastern fells
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Ullswater and Sheffield Pike in view
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Skiddaw and Blencathra from Raise
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Far eastern fells, St. Sunday Crag and Catstye Cam
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Skiddaw from Raise
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Heading back to Glenridding from the Sticks Pass
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Glenridding below

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