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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8mls (12.5km) |
| Ascent: | 2,990ft (911m) |
| Time: | 6hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route outline for walk c427:
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
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 2 English Mountains |
 1 Wainwright |
 2 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 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).
You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):
Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c427 Helvellyn via Striding Edge (High Spying How) from Patterdale
In no particular order . . .
Helvellyn, Red Tarn, Swirral Edge and Catstye Cam from Striding Edge (High Spying How)
Place Fell, Grisedale and the lower slopes of St Sunday Crag (right) from below Hole-in-the-Wall
Helvellyn (left), Swirral Edge and Red Tarn (Helvellyn) from the approach to Striding Edge (High Spying How) near Hole-in-the-Wall
Striding Edge (High Spying How) and Red Tarn (Helvellyn) from the summit of Helvellyn
Striding Edge (High Spying How) basking in glorious September Sun viewed from Helvellyn
*Striding Edge (High Spying How) (left), Helvellyn, Swirral Edge and Catstye Cam (far right) from near Hole-in-the-wall
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