Walk c220 Helvellyn via Striding Edge (High Spying How) from Glenridding

Lakeland's most climbed mountain via the infamous Striding Edge - not for the faint hearted


Route outline for walk c220:

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




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
3
English
Mountains
Wainwright
4
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
5
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
0
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
1
Marilyn
Bridget
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 Nethermost Pike at 891m (2924ft). Nethermost Pike is classified as an Wainwright (No. 9).

Nethermost Pike is also known as an English Nuttall (14th highest in England, 34th highest in England & Wales).

You will also reach the summit of Striding Edge (High Spying How) at 863m (2831ft). Striding Edge (High Spying How) is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (19th highest in England, 42nd highest in England & Wales)

Striding Edge (High Spying How) is also known as an English Nuttall (23rd highest in England, 49th highest in England & Wales).

Along the way you will also bag:


You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):

OS Explorer OL5 The English Lakes - North Eastern area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):

OS Landranger 90 Penrith & Keswick, Ambleside


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c220 Helvellyn via Striding Edge (High Spying How) from Glenridding

In no particular order . . .

Walk c220 Helvellyn via Striding Edge (High Spying How) from Glenridding - On Striding Edge (High Spying How) on the way to Helvellyn

On Striding Edge (High Spying How) on the way to Helvellyn

Photo: Alan Wainwright (20)

Walk c220 Helvellyn via Striding Edge (High Spying How) from Glenridding - Anthea and Graham on Helvellyn summit with Ullswater in the distance

Anthea and Graham on Helvellyn summit with Ullswater in the distance

Photo: Graham Stainsby (1)

Walk c220 Helvellyn via Striding Edge (High Spying How) from Glenridding - On Dollywaggon Pike

On Dollywaggon Pike

Photo: Gerry Ball (50)

Walk c220 Helvellyn via Striding Edge (High Spying How) from Glenridding - Birkhouse Moor with Ullswater beyond from Helvellyn

Birkhouse Moor with Ullswater beyond from Helvellyn

Photo: Tony Higgs (18)

Walk c220 Helvellyn via Striding Edge (High Spying How) from Glenridding - On Striding Edge (High Spying How)

On Striding Edge (High Spying How)

Photo: Terry Maddocks (1)

Walk c220 Helvellyn via Striding Edge (High Spying How) from Glenridding - Helvellyn summit trig piller

Helvellyn summit trig piller

Photo: Alan Wainwright (34)

Walk c220 Helvellyn via Striding Edge (High Spying How) from Glenridding - On Helvellyn

On Helvellyn

Photo: Chris Oakley (3)

Walk c220 Helvellyn via Striding Edge (High Spying How) from Glenridding - Snow on Catstye Cam from Birkhouse Moor

Snow on Catstye Cam from Birkhouse Moor

Photo: Richard Nicholls (59)

Walk c220 Helvellyn via Striding Edge (High Spying How) from Glenridding - Striding Edge (High Spying How) and Red Tarn (Helvellyn) from the summit of Helvellyn

Striding Edge (High Spying How) and Red Tarn (Helvellyn) from the summit of Helvellyn

Photo: Peter Royle (6)

Walk c220 Helvellyn via Striding Edge (High Spying How) from Glenridding - Grisedale Beck with St Sunday Crag beyond

Grisedale Beck with St Sunday Crag beyond

Photo: Alan Wainwright (7)

Walk c220 Helvellyn via Striding Edge (High Spying How) from Glenridding - Helvellyn summit

Helvellyn summit

Photo: William Ringwood (39)

Walk c220 Helvellyn via Striding Edge (High Spying How) from Glenridding - Red Tarn and Striding Edge (High Spying How) from Helvellyn

Red Tarn and Striding Edge (High Spying How) from Helvellyn

Photo: Roger Stone (1)

Walk c220 Helvellyn via Striding Edge (High Spying How) from Glenridding - Looking back east along Striding Edge (High Spying How) toward St Sunday Crag

Looking back east along Striding Edge (High Spying How) toward St Sunday Crag

Photo: Stella Whittaker (14)

Walk c220 Helvellyn via Striding Edge (High Spying How) from Glenridding - On Striding Edge (High Spying How)

On Striding Edge (High Spying How)

Photo: Dean Richardson (4)

Walk c220 Helvellyn via Striding Edge (High Spying How) from Glenridding - Walkers on Striding Edge (High Spying How)

Walkers on Striding Edge (High Spying How)

Photo: Katherine Horrex (9)

Walk c220 Helvellyn via Striding Edge (High Spying How) from Glenridding - Catstye Cam from Birkhouse Moor summit

Catstye Cam from Birkhouse Moor summit

Photo: Alan Wainwright (12)

Walk c220 Helvellyn via Striding Edge (High Spying How) from Glenridding - On Striding Edge (High Spying How) (Helvellyn)

On Striding Edge (High Spying How) (Helvellyn)

Photo: Jerry Obeney (2)

Walk c220 Helvellyn via Striding Edge (High Spying How) from Glenridding - On Helvellyn

On Helvellyn

Photo: Gillian Lauder (2)

Walk c220 Helvellyn via Striding Edge (High Spying How) from Glenridding - Helvellyn summit trig point

Helvellyn summit trig point

Photo: Christine Shepherd (892)

Walk c220 Helvellyn via Striding Edge (High Spying How) from Glenridding - St Sunday Crag above Grisedale from Hole-in-the-Wall in the snow

St Sunday Crag above Grisedale from Hole-in-the-Wall in the snow

Photo: Mick Fox (16)


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