Walk Route Map c124 Helvellyn Ridge from Thirlmere

Walk c124 Helvellyn Ridge from Thirlmere

Lakeland's most popular mountain with a fine ridge walk

Vital Statistics:

Length:	10½mls (17km)
Ascent:	3,575ft (1,090m)
Time:	7½hrs
Grade:

Map with easy-to-follow route details for walk c124 Helvellyn Ridge from Thirlmere pdf

Route outline for walk c124:

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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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

5
English
Mountains

6
Wainwrights

6
English
Nuttalls

0
English
Deweys

0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells

1
Marilyn

0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Helvellyn at 950m (3118ft). Helvellyn is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (3rd highest in England, 12th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 3).

Helvellyn is also known as an English Nuttall (4th highest in England, 14th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (2nd highest in England, 165th highest in the UK).

The summit of Helvellyn is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Lower Man (Helvellyn) at 925m (3036ft). Lower Man (Helvellyn) is also known as an English Nuttall (8th highest in England, 21st highest in England & Wales).

You will also reach the summit of Raise (Helvellyn) at 883m (2898ft). Raise (Helvellyn) is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (14th highest in England, 34th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 12).

Raise (Helvellyn) is also known as an English Nuttall (17th highest in England, 39th highest in England & Wales).

Along the way you will also bag:

White Side at 863m (2832ft). White Side is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (18th highest in England, 41st highest in England & Wales), a Wainwright (No. 16) and an English Nuttall (22nd highest in England, 48th highest in England & Wales).

Great Dodd at 857m (2813ft). Great Dodd is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (22nd highest in England, 45th highest in England & Wales), a Wainwright (No. 19) and an English Nuttall (26th highest in England, 52nd highest in England & Wales).

Stybarrow Dodd at 843m (2767ft). Stybarrow Dodd is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (25th highest in England, 51st highest in England & Wales), a Wainwright (No. 21) and an English Nuttall (31st highest in England, 59th highest in England & Wales).

Watson's Dodd at 789m (2589ft). Watson's Dodd is classified as a Wainwright (No. 41)

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c124 Helvellyn Ridge from Thirlmere

In no particular order . . .

Swirral Edge, Catstye Cam and Red Tarn from Helvellyn

Photo: Alan Wainwright (35)

Swirral Edge from Helvellyn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (893)

The footbridge over Helvellyn Gill at The Swirls Car Park, Thirlmere

Photo: Craig Carter (6)

A very snowy Helvellyn in early March!

Photo: Peter Dodds (1)

Starting the descent from Helvellyn via Swirral Edge

Photo: Mike Hall (3)

Early Morning mist on Thirlmere

Photo: David Hayter (181)

Me (in orange jacket) and my mate Neil on our way to the top of Helvellyn on a drizzly and bitterly cold day.

Photo: David LeHunte (2)

Swirral Edge and Catstye Cam from Helvellyn

Photo: Ian McCutcheon (9)

Kepple Cove and Glenridding Common from Lower Man (Helvellyn)

Photo: Kate Daniel (2)

Keppel Cove and Catstye Cam from White Side

Photo: Roy Smith (5)

Darryl at the top of Helvellyn

Photo: Nanci Moll (3)

Musicians on the summit of Helvellyn

Photo: Brian Lavery (2)

Looking down to Striding Edge from Helvellyn

Photo: William Ringwood (67)

Striding Edge from the top of Swirral Edge on Helvellyn

Photo: Gerry Ball (12)

Woodland on the shores of Thirlmere

Photo: David Hayter (182)

Musicians on the summit of Helvellyn

Photo: Brian Lavery (4)

Red Tarn from Helvellyn

Photo: William Ringwood (40)

Striding Edge from Helvellyn in all its glory

Photo: Roger Nunns (1)

Christmas Day on top of Helvellyn

Photo: Arabella Bazley (1)

On the summit of Helvellyn in the snow

Photo: Christine Shepherd (490)

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