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Me on Hellvelyn
The Lake District Cumbria England
"The sun is shining in April and Red Tarn looks good enough to have a dip in (maybe not)." – Andy Brown
See views like this by using any of these 12 easy-to-follow circular walk route maps:
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8 miles (12.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 2,990ft (911m) |
| Time: | 6 hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route Summary:
Patterdale - Patterdale Church - Grisedale Bridge - Grisedale Beck - Brownend Plantation - Lanty's Tarn - Hole-in-the-Wall - Red Tarn (Helvellyn) - Bleaberry Crag - Low Spying How - High Spying How - Striding Edge (High Spying How) - Helvellyn - Swirral Edge (optional) - Hole-in-the-Wall - Grisedale Beck - Patterdale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5 miles (8 km) |
| Ascent: | 2,649ft (807m) |
| Time: | 4½ hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
The Swirls - Helvellyn Gill - Browncove Crags - Lower Man (Helvellyn) - Helvellyn - Lower Man (Helvellyn) - Browncove Crags - Helvellyn Gill - The Swirls
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.75 miles (14 km) |
| Ascent: | 3,296ft (1,005m) |
| Time: | 6½ hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route Summary:
The Swirls Car Park Thirlmere - Browncove Crags - Lower Man (Helvellyn) - Helvellyn - White Side - Raise (Helvellyn) - Sticks Pass - Sticks Gill - Stanah Gill - Legburthwaite - Thirlmere - Thirlspot - The Swirls Car Park Thirlmere.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.5 miles (17 km) |
| Ascent: | 3,575ft (1,090m) |
| Time: | 7½ hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
The Swirls Car Park Thirlmere - Browncove Crags - Lower Man (Helvellyn) - Helvellyn - White Side - Raise (Helvellyn) - Sticks Pass - Stybarrow Dodd - Watson's Dodd - Great Dodd - Legburthwaite - Thirlmere - Thirlspot - The Swirls Car Park Thirlmere.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.5 miles (13.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 3,278ft (999m) |
| Time: | 6½ hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Glenridding - Birkhouse Moor - Hole-in-the-Wall - Red Tarn (Helvellyn) - Bleaberry Crag - Low Spying How - High Spying How - Striding Edge (High Spying How) - Helvellyn - Swirral Edge - Catstye Cam - Hole-in-the-Wall - Brownend Plantation - Grisedale Beck - Lanty's Tarn - Keldas - Glenridding
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10 miles (16 km) |
| Ascent: | 3,382ft (1,031m) |
| Time: | 7 hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Glenridding - Birkhouse Moor - Hole-in-the-Wall - Red Tarn (Helvellyn) - Bleaberry Crag - Low Spying How - High Spying How - Striding Edge (High Spying How) - Helvellyn - Nethermost Pike - High Crag (Helvellyn) - Dollywaggon Pike - Grisdale Tarn - Ruthwaite Lodge - Grisedale Beck - Brownend Plantation - Lanty's Tarn - Keldas - Glenridding
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.75 miles (17 km) |
| Ascent: | 3,449ft (1,051m) |
| Time: | 7.25hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Glenridding - Birkhouse Moor - Hole-in-the-Wall - Red Tarn (Helvellyn) - Catstye Cam - Swirral Edge - Helvellyn - Lower Man (Helvellyn) - White Side - Raise (Helvellyn) - Sticks Pass - Lucy's Tongue - Glenridding Beck - Glenridding
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 13 miles (21 km) |
| Ascent: | 4,359ft (1,329m) |
| Time: | 9.25hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route Summary:
Glenridding - Glenridding Dodd - Sheffield Pike - Green Side - Stybarrow Dodd - Sticks Pass - Raise (Helvellyn) - White Side - Lower Man (Helvellyn) - Helvellyn - Nethermost Pike - High Crag (Helvellyn) - Dollywaggon Pike - Grisdale Tarn - Grisedale Beck - Brownend Plantation - Lanty's Tarn - Keldas - Glenridding
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.5 miles (18.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 4,582ft (1,396m) |
| Time: | 8.75hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Patterdale - Grisedale Bridge - Grisedale Beck - Brownends Plantation - Hole-in-the-Wall - Birkhouse Moor - Hole-in-the-Wall - Red Tarn (Helvellyn) - Bleaberry Crag - Low Spying How - High Spying How - Striding Edge (High Spying How) - Helvellyn - Nethermost Pike - High Crag (Helvellyn) - Dollywaggon Pike - Grisedale Tarn - Deepdale Hause - St Sunday Crag - Birks - Patterdale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.5 miles (18.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 4,418ft (1,346m) |
| Time: | 8½ hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Glenridding - Glenridding Dodd - Sheffield Pike - Nick Head - Glencoyne Head - Hart Side - Green Side (White Stones) - Stybarrow Dodd - Sticks Pass - Raise (Helvellyn) - White Side - Lower Man (Helvellyn) - Helvellyn - Swirral Edge - Catstye Cam - Red Tarn Beck - Glenridding Beck - Glenridding Youth Hostel - Glenridding
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10 miles (16 km) |
| Ascent: | 4,020ft (1,225m) |
| Time: | 8 hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Glenridding - Glenridding Dodd - Sheffield Pike - Nick Head - Sticks Pass - Raise (Helvellyn) - White Side - Lower Man (Helvellyn) - Helvellyn - Swirral Edge - Catstye Cam - Glenridding Beck - Glenridding Youth Hostel - Glenridding
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 13.25 miles (21 km) |
| Ascent: | 5,189ft (1,581m) |
| Time: | 10 hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route Summary:
Patterdale - Grisedale Bridge - Grisedale Beck - Brownend Plantation - Hole-in-the-Wall - Birkhouse Moor - Hole-in-the-Wall - Red Tarn (Helvellyn) - Bleaberry Crag - Low Spying How - High Spying How - Striding Edge (High Spying How) - Helvellyn - Nethermost Pike - High Crag (Helvellyn) - Dollywaggon Pike - Seat Sandal - Grisedale Tarn - St Sunday Crag - Birks - Arnison Crag - Patterdale
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