Walk c264 The Grisedale Round from Patterdale

Superb high level ridge walk


Route outline for walk c264:

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




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
5
English
Mountains
Wainwright
8
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
8
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
0
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
3
Marilyns
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:

  • Birks at 624m (2047ft). Birks is classified as a Wainwright (No. 125) and an English Nuttall (222nd highest in England, 387th highest in England & Wales)

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 c264 The Grisedale Round from Patterdale

In no particular order . . .

Walk c264 The Grisedale Round from Patterdale - John and Tony on top of Helvellyn

John and Tony on top of Helvellyn

Photo: John Gilllatt (1)

Walk c264 The Grisedale Round from Patterdale - Striding Edge (High Spying How) from the Helvellyn summit ridge

Striding Edge (High Spying How) from the Helvellyn summit ridge

Photo: William Ringwood (42)

Walk c264 The Grisedale Round from Patterdale - Striding Edge (High Spying How) from Helvellyn summit

Striding Edge (High Spying How) from Helvellyn summit

Photo: David Booth (5)

Walk c264 The Grisedale Round from Patterdale - 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 c264 The Grisedale Round from Patterdale - Emma Cooper & Rachel Hargreaves tackling Striding Edge (High Spying How)

Emma Cooper & Rachel Hargreaves tackling Striding Edge (High Spying How)

Photo: David Cooper (1)

Walk c264 The Grisedale Round from Patterdale - On Striding Edge (High Spying How)

On Striding Edge (High Spying How)

Photo: Dean Richardson (4)

Walk c264 The Grisedale Round from Patterdale -  Dollywaggon Pike summit cairn

Dollywaggon Pike summit cairn

Photo: Alan Wainwright (45)

Walk c264 The Grisedale Round from Patterdale - *Striding Edge (High Spying How) (left), Helvellyn, Swirral Edge and Catstye Cam (far right) from near Hole-in-the-wall

*Striding Edge (High Spying How) (left), Helvellyn, Swirral Edge and Catstye Cam (far right) from near Hole-in-the-wall

Photo: Richard Heeley (4)

Walk c264 The Grisedale Round from Patterdale - Helvellyn summit trig point

Helvellyn summit trig point

Photo: Christine Shepherd (892)

Walk c264 The Grisedale Round from Patterdale - The head of the Grisedale Valley with Dollywaggon Pike to the left, High Crag, Nethermost Pike and then Helvellyn (far right) from near Brownend Plantation

The head of the Grisedale Valley with Dollywaggon Pike to the left, High Crag, Nethermost Pike and then Helvellyn (far right) from near Brownend Plantation

Photo: Mike Renny (4)

Walk c264 The Grisedale Round from Patterdale - Catstye Cam and Red Tarn from the top of Helvellyn, May 2012

Catstye Cam and Red Tarn from the top of Helvellyn, May 2012

Photo: Christine Leach (1)

Walk c264 The Grisedale Round from Patterdale - Ullswater from (just below) Birks

Ullswater from (just below) Birks

Photo: Andy Malcolm (8)

Walk c264 The Grisedale Round from Patterdale - Grisdale Tarn

Grisdale Tarn

Photo: Liz Stanley (2)

Walk c264 The Grisedale Round from Patterdale - Red Tarn (Helvellyn) and Striding Edge (High Spying How) from Helvellyn summit

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

Photo: Craig Carter (10)

Walk c264 The Grisedale Round from Patterdale - On Striding Edge (High Spying How) - looking up to Helvellyn

On Striding Edge (High Spying How) - looking up to Helvellyn

Photo: Alan Wainwright (16)

Walk c264 The Grisedale Round from Patterdale - Dave Munro and Red Tarn from Helvellyn with Striding Edge (High Spying How) beyond

Dave Munro and Red Tarn from Helvellyn with Striding Edge (High Spying How) beyond

Photo: Paul Holroyd (7)

Walk c264 The Grisedale Round from Patterdale - Striding Edge (High Spying How), Helvellyn, Swirral Edge and Catstye Cam from Birkhouse Moor

Striding Edge (High Spying How), Helvellyn, Swirral Edge and Catstye Cam from Birkhouse Moor

Photo: Andy Malcolm (7)

Walk c264 The Grisedale Round from Patterdale - On Striding Edge (High Spying How) in the Snow

On Striding Edge (High Spying How) in the Snow

Photo: Tony Price (5)

Walk c264 The Grisedale Round from Patterdale - Bassenthwaite with Skiddaw beyond from Helvellyn

Bassenthwaite with Skiddaw beyond from Helvellyn

Photo: Tony Higgs (19)

Walk c264 The Grisedale Round from Patterdale - Striding Edge (High Spying How)

Striding Edge (High Spying How)

Photo: Alan Wainwright (23)


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