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Ullswater View – Helvellyn Loop from Glenridding

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Ullswater View – Helvellyn Loop from Glenridding

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October 15, 2022

Ullswater View – Helvellyn Loop from Glenridding

Hard

05:06

13.1km

2.6km/h

780m

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Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

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Parking

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3.29 km

Birkhouse Moor summit

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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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4.06 km

Hole in the Wall Viewpoint

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Great views on either side and a decision of which route you want to take. Either continue towards helvellyn or head to other peaks

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5.61 km

The Chimney on Striding Edge

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The crux of Striding Edge really. A down climb before the last steep ascent to the summit of Helvellyn.

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6.02 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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6.34 km

Swirral Edge

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Despite being much shorter than the infamous Striding Edge, Swrirral Edge's exit onto Helvellyn's summit plateau is very steep and narrow, which can make it extremely hazardous in winter, in …

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7.41 km

Red Tarn

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

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13.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

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5.63 km

3.84 km

1.75 km

1.50 km

341 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.63 km

3.84 km

2.86 km

610 m

103 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (930 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

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Ullswater View – Helvellyn Loop from Glenridding

Birkhouse Moor summit

Hole in the Wall Viewpoint

The Chimney on Striding Edge

Helvellyn Summit

Swirral Edge

Red Tarn

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