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St John'S Castlerigg And Wythburn

Nethermost Pike – Helvellyn Summit loop from St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn

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North West England

St John'S Castlerigg And Wythburn

Nethermost Pike – Helvellyn Summit loop from St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn

Hard

4.8

(37)

362

hikers

Nethermost Pike – Helvellyn Summit loop from St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn

05:29

14.8km

900m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 15, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

57 m

Swirls Car Park

Highlight • Parking

This car park does have a pay and display machine so when it is fixed it will not be free

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2

6.35 km

Grisedale Tarn Waterfalls

Highlight (Segment) • Waterfall

Nice alternative to the other walks up to Helvellyn. Was there on a beautiful sunny day in June and didn't meet anyone else!

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3

8.58 km

Dollywaggon Pike Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

What a great summit. I've approached Dollywaggon Pike from both Grisedale Tarn and from Nethermost Pike/Helvellyn and I absolutely love the views from up here. One thing on my 'to …

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4

10.0 km

Nethermost Pike

Highlight • Viewpoint

If you're visiting Nethermost Pike, chances are you're tagging it onto Helvellyn! It's a great addition to your hike. Views to the Scafell Range to the west are simply impeccable …

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5

10.9 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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6

11.0 km

Helvellyn Summit

Highlight • Summit

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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7

11.8 km

Helvellyn

Highlight (Segment) • Summit

My favourite mountain, on a clear day there are fantastic views in every direction.

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8

14.1 km

Pool at Helvellyn Gill

Highlight • River

A great spot to cool off in the heat of summer

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B

14.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.38 km

6.30 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.16 km

3.34 km

2.04 km

123 m

< 100 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (930 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

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Tuesday 20 October

11°C

5°C

96 %

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Comments

October 18, 2025,helvellyn, Nethermost and Dollywagon from Swirls car park

Timing is always ridiculous on here! Route took me 6.5 hours!!

May 19, 2024,LAKE DISTRICT NP - Day 2 - Helvellyn loop from Thirlmere

Grisedale Tarn - 1drv.ms/v/s!AumPFtH_olWEgp1Sm3koLXB_A_KCuQ

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