Birkhouse Moor summit – Red Tarn loop from Patterdale

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Birkhouse Moor summit – Red Tarn loop from Patterdale

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Birkhouse Moor summit – Red Tarn loop from Patterdale

01:48

11.5km

580m

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: November 2, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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64 m

Glenridding Pier

Highlight • Lake

quick transfer to aria force boat, very friendly staff.

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69 m

Ullswater Steamer at Glenridding

Highlight • Rest Area

catch the steamer to Howtown & Pooley Bridge

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3.79 km

Birkhouse Moor summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

Birkhouse Moor is a Wainwright summit that rises above Glenridding, at the southern tip of Ullswater. It's the terminating apex of Helvellyn's principal eastern ridge, which is also home to …

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5.48 km

Red Tarn

Highlight • Viewpoint

Red Tarn is beautiful but it can be windy up there! Nearby Striding Edge is an amazing way up Helvellyn.

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8.27 km

Footbridge Over Glenridding Beck Near Greenside Mine

Highlight • Bridge

Greenside Mine's biggest claim to fame is arguably are the experiments of Operation Orpheus during the Cold War. Two large explosions were carried out to ascertain whether it was possible …

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8.54 km

Greenside Mine

Highlight • Structure

The whole area is embossed by this old lead mine, once the biggest lead producer in the UK. Without it Glenridding would not exist. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenside_Mine

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10.3 km

View of Glenridding Dodd from Gillside

Highlight • Trail

The start of an epic route to take in Birkhouse Fell then onto the classic that is Striding Edge and onto Helvellyn. To do it on a blue sky day like I had made it a very memorable day!

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11.0 km

Glenridding Village

Highlight • Pub

Glenridding is a superb base for your adventures in the Eastern Fells of the Lake District. It is the popular starting point for Helvellyn, one of Britain's most beloved mountains, …

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11.5 km

End point

Parking

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