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St John'S Castlerigg And Wythburn

Pool at Helvellyn Gill – Helvellyn Summit loop from St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn

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St John'S Castlerigg And Wythburn

Pool at Helvellyn Gill – Helvellyn Summit loop from St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn

Hard

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Pool at Helvellyn Gill – Helvellyn Summit loop from St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn

01:34

7.28km

710m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 3.45 km for 16 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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388 m

Pool at Helvellyn Gill

Highlight • River

A great spot to cool off in the heat of summer

Tip by

3.36 km

View of Red Tarn

Highlight • Viewpoint

If you get up here on your bike you have certainly earned it - hike a bike all routes up but the easiest is via Keppel Cove. I’d avoid on …

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3.58 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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3.64 km

Helvellyn and Sticks Pass

Highlight • Trail

7.28 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.77 km

376 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.93 km

314 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 2 June

15°C

11°C

85 %

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Pool at Helvellyn Gill – Helvellyn Summit loop from St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn

Pool at Helvellyn Gill

View of Red Tarn

Helvellyn Summit

Helvellyn and Sticks Pass

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