Seat Sandal Summit – Helvellyn Summit loop from Seat Sandal

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Seat Sandal Summit – Helvellyn Summit loop from Seat Sandal

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Seat Sandal Summit – Helvellyn Summit loop from Seat Sandal

02:23

12.7km

900m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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28 m

Dunmail Raise AA Box 487

Highlight • Structure

End of the hike..if you have the legs still you can walk back to Grasmere

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2.35 km

Seat Sandal Summit

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Seat Sandal is a prominent summit between Fairfield and the Thirlmere valley. The cairn on the summit is at 2,414 feet (736 m).

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6.23 km

Up there with Britain’s best-loved mountains, Helvellyn is home to a horseshoe ridge of legendary quality. First comes Striding Edge, a knife-edge arête with a tantalisingly-good tightrope path edging along …

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6.29 km

Helvellyn and Sticks Pass

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6.42 km

Helvellyn First Airplane Landing Plaque

Highlight • Summit

The inscription on the stone reads:

'THE FIRST AEROPLANE TO LAND ON A MOUNTAIN IN GREAT BRITAIN DID SO ON THIS SPOT ON DECEMBER 22ND 1926 JOHN LEEMING AND BERT …

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7.00 km

Comb Crags Descent to Thirlmere

Highlight (Segment) • Summit

The descent from Helvellyn to Thirlmere via Comb Crags isn't the most technical one from the mountain, but it still has plenty of challenges. It's steep in places, with substantial …

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12.0 km

Dunmail Raise

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Dunmail Raise is a start point or crossing point on the A591 between Ambleside and Keswick. It's the end of the second leg (running anti-clockwise) of the Bob Graham Round and the Joss Naylor Challenge.

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12.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.91 km

4.33 km

3.42 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.06 km