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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10¾mls (17km) |
| Ascent: | 3,449ft (1,051m) |
| Time: | 7¼hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route outline for walk c224:
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
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 4 English Mountains |
 5 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 Catstye Cam at 890m (2921ft). Catstye Cam is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (12th highest in England, 30th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 10).
Catstye Cam is also known as an English Nuttall (15th highest in England, 35th highest in England & Wales).
Along the way you will also bag:
- Raise (Helvellyn) at 883m (2898ft). Raise (Helvellyn) is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (14th highest in England, 34th highest in England & Wales), a Wainwright (No. 12) and an English Nuttall (17th highest in England, 39th highest in England & Wales).
- 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).
- Birkhouse Moor at 718m (2356ft). Birkhouse Moor is classified as a Wainwright (No. 79) and an English Nuttall (110th highest in England, 188th highest in England & Wales)
You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c224 Helvellyn via Swirral Edge and Raise from Glenridding
In no particular order . . .
Birkhouse Moor summit cairn - with Striding Edge (High Spying How), Helvellyn, Swirral Edge and Catstye Cam beyond
Clouds rolling in over Fairfield (left), Dollywaggon Pike and Nethermost Pike from Helvellyn
Striding Edge (High Spying How), Helvellyn and Red Tarn from below Swirral Edge
Striding Edge (High Spying How) (left), Helvellyn and Swirral Edge (right) from above Hole-in-the-Wall
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