Fell Information

fell location map

Height: 950m / 3,118ft

Grid Ref: NY341151

Lists: FRCC (003) Wainwright (E.01)

Photos

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Helvellyn from Red Tarn Striding Edge Helvellyn summit Helvellyn from Helvellyn Lower Man Nethermost Pike and Helvellyn Looking back up Swirral Edge No views from Helvellyn's summit today Helvellyn's summit shelter The short descent at the end of Striding Edge before the climb up to Helvellyn's summit On Stridng Edge Striding Edge from the col between Helvellyn and Nethermost Pike Helvellyn's trig point Helvellyn's summit shelter Helvellyn's summit Helvellyn summit Looking down Swirral Edge to Catstycam Swirral Edge, Red Tarn and Striding Edge from the top of Swirral Edge Catstycam and Ullswater from Helvellyn's trig point Looking back down Striding Edge On Striding Edge On Striding Edge Helvellyn summit shelter Helvellyn trig point Helvellyn from Red Tarn Helvellyn from Fairfield

Summit Panoramas

360 Panorama from Helvellyn's summit

360 Panorama from Helvellyn's summit

The view west from Helvellyn's summit

Westerly panorama from Helvellyn summit

Walk   Distance Ascent
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map 		Sat 30 Mar 2013 - Helvellyn to Raise
Swirls - Browncove Crags path - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - White Side - Raise - Sticks Pass - Stanah - road - Swirls		7.75 miles3,175ft
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map 		Tue 15 Jan 2013 - Helvellyn from Swirls
Swirls - Browncove Crags path - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - below Browncove Crags - Swirls		4.75 miles2,600ft
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map 		Sun 30 Dec 2012 - Helvellyn
Swirls - Browncove Crags path - Helvellyn - Browncove Crags path - Swirls		4.75 miles2,540ft
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map 		Sat 17 Nov 2012 - Helvellyn from Swirls
Swirls - Browncove Crags path - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - below Browncove Crags - Swirls		4.75 miles2,600ft
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map 		Sun 19 Feb 2012 - Catstycam and Helvellyn
Glenridding - Mires Beck path - Birkhouse Moor - Hole-in-the-Wall - Red Tarn (Helvellyn) - Catstycam - Swirral Edge - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - White Side - Glenridding valley (Greenside Road) - Glenridding		9.75 miles3,300ft
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map 		Fri 13 Jan 2012 - 50th Helvellyn
Dunmail Raise - Raise Beck - Grisedale Tarn - Dollywaggon Pike - High Crag, Grisedale - Nethermost Pike - Swallow Scarth - Helvellyn - Swallow Scarth - Birk Side - Wythburn path - Permissive path - Dunmail Raise		7.00 miles2,700ft
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map 		Sat 17 Dec 2011 - Helvellyn to Raise
Swirls - Browncove Crags path - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - White Side - Raise - Sticks Pass - above Stanah - Thirlspot - Swirls		7.75 miles3,200ft
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map 		Sun 11 Dec 2011 - Helvellyn
Swirls - Browncove Crags path - Helvellyn - Swallow Scarth - Birk Side - Wythburn path - forest path - Swirls		6.75 miles2,950ft
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map 		Sun 14 Aug 2011 - Helvellyn from Swirls
Swirls - Browncove Crags path - Helvellyn - Browncove Crags path - Swirls		4.75 miles2,540ft
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map 		Sun 26 Dec 2010 - Helvellyn again
Swirls - Browncove Crags path - Helvellyn - Browncove Crags path - Swirls		4.75 miles2,540ft
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map 		Sat 25 Dec 2010 - Helvellyn on Christmas Day
Swirls - Browncove Crags path - Helvellyn - Browncove Crags path - Swirls		4.75 miles2,540ft
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map 		Sun 15 Aug 2010 - Dollywaggon Pike to Helvellyn
Dunmail Raise - Raise Beck - Grisedale Tarn - Dollywaggon Pike - High Crag, Grisedale - Nethermost Pike - Helvellyn - Browncove Crags path - Swirls		6.25 miles2,700ft
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map 		Tue 22 Jun 2010 - Helvellyn from Swirls
Swirls - Browncove Crags path - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - below Browncove Crags - Swirls		4.75 miles2,600ft
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map 		Fri 18 Dec 2009 - Helvellyn
Swirls - Browncove Crags path - Helvellyn - Browncove Crags path - Swirls		4.75 miles2,540ft
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map 		Wed 9 Sep 2009 - Helvellyn
Swirls - Browncove Crags path - Helvellyn - Birk Side - Wythburn path - forest path - Swirls		6.75 miles2,950ft
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map 		Wed 31 Dec 2008 - 40th Helvellyn
Swirls - Browncove Crags path - Helvellyn - Browncove Crags path - Swirls		4.75 miles2,540ft
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map 		Fri 24 Oct 2008 - Helvellyn from Stanah
Stanah - Sticks Pass - Raise - White Side - Helvellyn Lower Man - Helvellyn - Browncove Crags path - 'White Stones' route - Stanah		8.00 miles3,200ft
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map 		Wed 17 Sep 2008 - Helvellyn via Mines Gill
Wythburn - forest path - Mines Gill - Brownrigg Well - Helvellyn - Swallow Scarth - Birk Side - Comb Gill - Wythburn		5.00 miles2,600ft
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map 		Wed 9 Jul 2008 - Helvellyn from Swirls
Swirls - Browncove Crags path - Helvellyn - Browncove Crags path - Swirls		4.75 miles2,540ft
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map 		Mon 24 Mar 2008 - Helvellyn and the Dodds
Swirls - Browncove Crags path - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - White Side - Raise - Sticks Pass - Stybarrow Dodd - Watson's Dodd - Great Dodd - Calfhow Pike - Clough Head - Threlkeld Knotts - Hilltop Quarries - Wanthwaite		10.75 miles4,000ft
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map 		Sat 2 Feb 2008 - Wild Helvellyn
Wythburn - Comb Gill - Birk Side - Helvellyn - Browncove Crags path - Swirls - forest path - Wythburn		6.75 miles3,000ft
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map 		Sat 6 Oct 2007 - Hard Tarn, Red Tarn and Lanty's Tarn
Patterdale - Grisedale - Ruthwaite Lodge - Ruthwaite Cove - Hard Tarn - east ridge - Nethermost Pike - Helvellyn - Swirral Edge - Catstycam - Red Tarn (Helvellyn) - Birkhouse Moor - Lanty's Tarn - Grisedale - Patterdale		10.50 miles3,300ft
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map 		Sat 28 Apr 2007 - Patterdale to Scales
Patterdale - Striding Edge - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - White Side - Raise - Sticks Pass - Stybarrow Dodd - Watson's Dodd - Great Dodd - Calfhow Pike - Clough Head - White Pike - Mariel Bridge - Lobbs - Wallthwaite - Scales		15.50 miles4,450ft
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map 		Mon 2 Apr 2007 - Helvellyn from Swirls
Swirls - Browncove Crags path - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - below Browncove Crags - Swirls		4.75 miles2,600ft
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map 		Sat 3 Mar 2007 - Helvellyn via Whelpside Gill
Wythburn - Whelpside Gill - Brownrigg Well - Helvellyn - Swallow Scarth - Nethermost Pike - Dollywaggon Pike - the head of Raise Beck - Seat Sandal - Dunmail Raise - Wythburn		7.00 miles3,450ft
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map 		Sun 18 Feb 2007 - Helvellyn and Raise
Glenridding - Greenside Road - Keppel Cove Dam - old pony-track zig-zags - White Side - Helvellyn Lower Man - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - White Side - Raise - Stang End - Greenside Road - Glenridding		10.50 miles3,300ft
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map 		Thu 25 Jan 2007 - Double Helvellyn
Swirls - Browncove Crags path - Helvellyn - Swirral Edge - Red Tarn (Helvellyn) - Striding Edge - Helvellyn - Browncove Crags path - Swirls		6.50 miles3,300ft
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map 		Mon 25 Dec 2006 - Helvellyn
Wythburn - Birk Side - Nethermost Pike - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - White Side - Raise - Sticks Pass - Stanah		6.50 miles3,150ft
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map 		Sat 9 Dec 2006 - Helvellyn via Striding Edge
Glenridding - Keldas - Lanty's Tarn - Birkhouse Moor - Hole-in-the-Wall - Striding Edge - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - White Side - Greenside Road - Glenridding		9.50 miles3,300ft
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map 		Sun 19 Nov 2006 - Helvellyn
Swirls - Browncove Crags path - Helvellyn - Birk Side - Wythburn path - forest path - Swirls		6.75 miles2,950ft
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map 		Mon 16 Oct 2006 - Grisedale Tarn to Sticks Pass
Glenridding - Lanty's Tarn - Grisedale - Grisedale Tarn - Dollywaggon Pike - High Crag, Grisedale - Nethermost Pike - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - White Side - Raise - Sticks Pass - Sticks Gill - Greenside Mine - Greenside Road - Glenridding		13.00 miles3,450ft
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map 		Sun 24 Sep 2006 - Helvellyn to Sticks Pass
Swirls - Browncove Crags path - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - White Side - Raise - Sticks Pass - above Stanah - above Thirlspot - Swirls		7.75 miles3,200ft
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map 		Sun 20 Aug 2006 - Helvellyn, Nethermost Pike and Dollywaggon Pike
Wythburn - Birk Side - Helvellyn - Nethermost Pike - High Crag, Grisedale - Dollywaggon Pike - Grisedale Tarn - Raise Beck - Dunmail Raise - Wythburn		7.25 miles2,850ft
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map 		Tue 25 Jul 2006 - Helvellyn and White Side
Swirls - Browncove Crags path - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - White Side - Brown Crag - above Thirlspot - Swirls		6.00 miles2,900ft
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map 		Sat 3 Jun 2006 - Catstycam to Glenridding Dodd
Glenridding - Glenridding valley - Keppel Cove Dam - Northwest ridge - Catstycam - Swirral Edge - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - White Side - Raise - Sticks Pass - Stybarrow Dodd - Green Side - Hart Side - Nick Head - Sheffield Pike - Heron Pike - Glenridding Dodd - Glenridding		11.75 miles4,400ft
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map 		Sat 6 May 2006 - Helvellyn via Striding and Swirral Edges
Glenridding - Mires Beck path - Birkhouse Moor - Hole-in-the-Wall - High Spying How - Striding Edge - Helvellyn - Swirral Edge - Catstycam - Red Tarn (Helvellyn) - Red Tarn Beck path - Glenridding valley - Glenridding		9.25 miles3,020ft
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map 		Wed 26 Apr 2006 - Helvellyn from Swirls
Swirls - Browncove Crags path - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - Browncove Crags path - Swirls		4.75 miles2,600ft
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map 		Sat 4 Mar 2006 - Saint Sunday Crag, Fairfield and Helvellyn
Patterdale - Arnison Crag - Trough Head - Birks - Gavel Pike - Saint Sunday Crag - Deepdale Hause - Cofa Pike - Fairfield - Grisedale Hause - Grisedale Tarn - Dollywaggon Pike - High Crag, Grisedale - Nethermost Pike - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - White Side - Greenside Road - Glenridding - Patterdale		14.00 miles5,250ft
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map 		Sun 26 Feb 2006 - Helvellyn and the Dodds
Dunmail Raise - Willie Wife Moor - Dollywaggon Pike - High Crag, Grisedale - Nethermost Pike - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - White Side - Raise - Sticks Pass - Stybarrow Dodd - Watson's Dodd - Great Dodd - Calfhow Pike - Clough Head - Old Coach Road - Wanthwaite		12.50 miles4,100ft
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map 		Sat 28 Jan 2006 - Helvellyn from Swirls
Swirls - Browncove Crags path - Helvellyn Lower Man - Helvellyn - Nethermost Pike - High Crag, Grisedale - Dollywaggon Pike - Birk Side - Wythburn path - forest path - Swirls		8.00 miles3,300ft
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map 		Sat 9 Jul 2005 - Helvellyn via Striding and Swirral Edges
Glenridding - Mires Beck path - Birkhouse Moor - High Spying How - Striding Edge - Helvellyn - Swirral Edge - Catstycam - Red Tarn (Helvellyn) - Glenridding valley - Glenridding		9.25 miles3,020ft
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map 		Sun 19 Dec 2004 - Helvellyn Ridge (White Side to Dollywaggon Pike)
Glenridding - Greenside Road - White Side - Helvellyn Lower Man - Helvellyn - Nethermost Pike - Dollywaggon Pike - Grisedale Tarn - Grisedale - Lanty's Tarn - Glenridding		12.25 miles3,200ft
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map 		Sun 25 Jan 2004 - Helvellyn via Striding and Swirral Edges
Glenridding - Mires Beck path - Birkhouse Moor - High Spying How - Striding Edge - Helvellyn - Swirral Edge - Catstycam - east shoulder - Greenside mines - Glenridding		9.00 miles3,020ft
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map 		Sun 23 Nov 2003 - Helvellyn, Nethermost Pike and Dollywaggon Pike
Wythburn - Birk Side - Helvellyn - Nethermost Pike - High Crag, Grisedale - Dollywaggon Pike - Grisedale Tarn - Raise Beck - Dunmail Raise - Wythburn		7.25 miles2,850ft
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map 		Sat 4 Oct 2003 - The Backbone of the Eastern Fells
Rydal - Nab Scar - Heron Pike - Great Rigg - Fairfield - Grisedale Hause - Seat Sandal - Grisedale Tarn - Dollywaggon Pike - High Crag, Grisedale - Nethermost Pike - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - White Side - Raise - Sticks Pass - Stybarrow Dodd - Watson's Dodd - Great Dodd - Calfhow Pike - Clough Head - White Pike - Old Coach Road - Wanthwaite		17.50 miles6,200ft
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map 		Fri 13 Sep 2002 - Helvellyn Ridge (Dollywaggon Pike to White Side)
Glenridding - Lanty's Tarn - Grisedale - Grisedale Tarn - Dollywaggon Pike - High Crag, Grisedale - Nethermost Pike - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - White Side - Greenside Road - Glenridding		12.25 miles3,200ft
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map 		Sun 21 Jul 2002 - Helvellyn via Striding and Swirral Edges
Glenridding - Keldas - Lanty's Tarn - Hole-in-the-Wall - High Spying How - Striding Edge - Helvellyn - Swirral Edge - Catstycam - east shoulder - Greenside mines - Glenridding		10.00 miles3,100ft
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map 		Sun 3 Mar 2002 - Helvellyn
Swirls - Browncove Crags path - Helvellyn Lower Man - Helvellyn - Birk Side - Wythburn path - forest path - Swirls		6.75 miles3,000ft
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no photos 		Sat 21 Jun 1997 - Dunmail Raise to Threlkeld via Fairfield and Helvellyn
Dunmail Raise - Seat Sandal - Fairfield - Dollywaggon Pike - Nethermost Pike - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - White Side - Raise - Stybarrow Dodd - Watson's Dodd - Great Dodd - Clough Head - Threlkeld		  
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no photos 		Sun 15 Aug 1993 - Helvellyn plus
Glenridding - White Side - Helvellyn Lower Man - Helvellyn - Nethermost Pike - High Crag, Grisedale - Dollywaggon Pike - Seat Sandal - Grisedale - Glenridding		13.50 miles4,090ft
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no photos 		Sun 29 Mar 1992 - Helvellyn
Glenridding - White Side - Helvellyn - Grisedale Tarn - Glenridding		  
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no photos 		Tue 24 Sep 1991 - The Backbone of the Eastern Fells
Rydal - Nab Scar - Heron Pike - Great Rigg - Fairfield - Dollywaggon Pike - Nethermost Pike - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - White Side - Raise - Stybarrow Dodd - Watson's Dodd - Great Dodd - Clough Head - White Pike - Newsham Farm - Threlkeld		16.50 miles5,750ft
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no photos 		Sun 1 May 1988 - The Four 3000s
Keswick, Moot Hall - Millbeck - Carl Side - Skiddaw - St John's in the Vale - Helvellyn - Wythburn - Stake Pass - Angle Tarn (Bowfell) - Esk Hause - Scafell Pike - Foxes Tarn - Scafell - Corridor Route - Sty Head - Seathwaite, Borrowdale		  
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no photos 		Sat 10 Oct 1987 - Helvellyn via Striding and Swirral Edges
Patterdale - Striding Edge - Helvellyn - Swirral Edge - Catstycam - Patterdale		  
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no photos 		Sat 31 Jan 1987 - Helvellyn from Dunmail Raise
Dunmail Raise - Dollywaggon Pike - The Tongue - Ruthwaite Cove - Nethermost Pike - Helvellyn - Birk Side - Dunmail Raise		  
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