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The Helvellyn Ridge Walk

The Helvellyn Ridge Walk
Tuesday 19th June 2012

£20.00


Difficulty: Hard
  A long walk
Distance: 20km / 12 miles approx.
Ascent: 1330m / 4390ft approx.
Time: 8 hours
Start Time: 10am
Maximum Group Size: 10
Minimum Group Size: 1


"Legend and poetry, a lovely name and a lofty altitude combine to encompass helvellyn in an aura of romance."
A.W Wainwright

The main north, south ridge of Helvellyn stretches from Threlkeld in the North to Ambleside in the South. This magnificent ridge crosses the centre of the Lake District.

This is a long demanding walk which in turn is rewarding in terms of challenging your skills with some serious ascents and super views in all directions out across Lakeland.

Let our professionally qualified mountain leaders take the strain and give you a great day out in the fells.

Summits included on this route:
   
Seat Sandal (Optional)
736 metres/2759 feet
Dollywaggon Pike
858 metres/2815 feet
Nethermost Pike
891 metres/2923 feet
Helvellyn
950 metres/3117 feet
White Side
863 metres/2832 feet
Raise
883 metres/2897 feet
Stybarrow Dodd
843 metres/2766 feet
Watson's Dodd
789 metres/2589 feet
Great Dodd
857 metres/2812 feet
Clough Head
726 metres/2382 feet


The Lake District national park authority has two 'Fell top assessors' who ascend Helvellyn daily during the winter months of December to March.

Their job is to check the weather conditions at the summit and write a report containing information such as temperature, wind chill, wind speed, snow depth, and any dangers such as unstable snow/avalanche hazard and icy footpaths.

This report is put on the Weatherline, which is a Met Office mountain weather forecast and is available on the internet, by telephone and at local shops and tourist information centres.

From Dunmail Raise we will climb Raise Beck to Grisedale Tarn before ascending to the summit of Dollywaggon Pike and Nethermost Pike, following the ridge from here to the summit of Helvellyn.

The ridge continues North from Helvellyn with wonderful views over the surrounding countryside as we cross White Side and Raise to Sticks Pass where the path again climbs as we cross the Dodds, Stybarrow Dodd, Watson's Dodd and Great Dodd before descending over our final summit of the day Clough Head and dropping down onto the Old Coach Road and our path down to Threlkeld.

Each participant will be required to bring suitable equipment for their chosen event, please see Equipment Required.

Want this walk on another day?
Why not make a private booking?
 

We can take a private booking for this or any other event on any other day of the year.

For further information please click here

 


Where to Meet: Outside the Horse & Farrier Inn, Threlkeld
Time: 9.30am
Postcode: CA12 4SQ
Grid Reference: NY 322 254
Directions: Threlkeld is just off the A66 main road between Keswick and Penrith, follow the signs into the village. We meet outside the Horse and Farrier Pub in the centre of the village, please do not park in the pub car parks, plenty of parking can be found a short distance in either direction from the pub.
Full information will be provided in a download file upon booking


View past Helvellyn Ridge Walk events in our blog here


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