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Helvellyn and Striding Edge Walk, Lake District

Helvellyn and Striding Edge Walk, Lake District

The mere word 'Helvellyn' stirs up all kinds of romanticisms, doesn't it. A land of fairies, perhaps, and Tolkien-esque creatures of myth and legend. A poetic place. A mysterious place. Perhaps it once was a place of mystery, towering down on the land nearby like some beast of a sentinel, but ... Read review

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1 review

One Hel of an Experience...

Advantages: Great walking, views and thrills.
Disadvantages: None

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One can approach Helvellyn from Thirlmere or Patterdale or Glenridding (as a rule) and it is not usually until one has made a lot of headway up its slopes that they get a true glimpse of its summit. The less exciting way is from Thirlmere and is between 2.5 to 4 miles of climbing, depending upon where you begin. Thirlmere is a great reservoir and its view as you walk up is quite impressive.

The popular routes are from Patterdale ...
...way across.

Helvellyn has another ridge too, Swirral Edge (between the mountain Catstycam and Helvellyn), which is similar, but shorter than Striding Edge. Walkers tend to go up Helvellyn via Striding Edge and back down along Swirral edge - this is the classic way to climb this mountain.

Red Tarn ('tarn' is a small lake if you don't know) is to the right of striding edge and adds a sense of shear quality to the walking ... more

Borg 12.05.2008 (12.05.2008)
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