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Name: | Helvellyn |
Hill number: | 2515 |
Height: | 949.8m / 3116ft |
RHB Section: | 34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Eastern Fells |
County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness, Cumberland |
County (CoH): | Westmorland (CoH) |
Catchment: | Catchment Boundaries, Derwent (Workington), Eden (Carlisle) |
Watershed: | Solway Firth |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Furth, Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright, Birkett, High Hills of Britain, Synge, Fellranger, Historic County Top, Current County/UA Top, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge, Clem, Trail 100 (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,F,Hew,N,W,B,HHB,Sy,Fel,CoH,CoU,BL,Bg, Cm,T100,P600,P500) |
Grid ref: | NY 34246 15110 |
Summit feature: | cairn near stone shelter |
Drop: | 713.4m |
Col: | 236.4m NY 3270 1172 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL5S |
Observations: | trig point is slightly lower |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 3496 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
R bitterly cold. Loads of snow. Good. | Richard Tait | 06/12/2023 |
Grisedale Tarn to Sticks Pass . Snow and bitterly cold and superb | trimarc2 | 29/11/2023 |
On a walk from Thirlmere to Ambleside, via Helvellyn and Fairfield. Watched sunset from the top of Fairfield before continuing to Ambleside by torchlight. | alistairpooler | 25/11/2023 |
With Izzy and Margo. From Striding Edge. Stuck to the sunlit crest where there was no ice. Margo's chest harness proved once again invaluable to get her through a few tougher sections. Missed the Dixon memorial. Not bad going at all and superb 360 views. Surprisingly mild on the summit with no wind whatsoever. Didn't feel like 10 years since I was last here. Onto Catstye Cam. | James McKnight | 25/11/2023 |
With dad. Via Swirrel Edge. | AJScourfield | 23/10/2023 |
rained while on the striding edge. Came round the other side after the top to descend squirrel edge. | Shinydiscoba11z | 12/10/2023 |
154 | windybilly | 13/09/2023 |
Ascent via the Tongue of Dollywaggon Pike | Paul_142_uk | 06/09/2023 |
Helvellyn YH-Birkhouse Moor (via Mires Beck)-Striding Edge [High Spying How]-Helvellyn-Helvellyn LM-White Side-Raise-Catstye Cam-Helvellyn YH | campagvelocet | 05/09/2023 |
Loop up Helvellyn from Glenridding (05/09/2023 Helvellyn, Whiteside via Striding Edge) | nat571 | 05/09/2023 |
Walk up from thirlmere to helvellyn - nethermost pike - dollywaggon pike then back via United utilities to start. | matthewthomas16 | 03/09/2023 |
Repeat ascent on walk from Wythburn to Threlkeld. | vuirich | 02/09/2023 |
Swirls Car Park -> Helvellyn -> White Side-> Raise ->Swirls Car Park 
with Em, Nick and Mary | mikethomas | 30/08/2023 |
start Glenridding parked in front of the school | froddy | 25/08/2023 |
Up Sticks Pass, down to Dunmail Raise bagging everything from Great Dodd to Dollywagon Pike. Third ascent of Helvellyn. | NormanW | 17/08/2023 |
With M & X. Dropped off at Traveller's Rest, Glenridding and from there did Birkhouse Moor, Striding Edge, Helvellyn, Helvellyn Lower Man, Swirral Edge and Catstye Cam. Previous visit to Helvellyn in mid 90s. | Herbert Anchovy | 15/08/2023 |
Solo from Dunmail Raise. Dollywagon Pike - Nethermost Pike - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man. | forsterfamily7 | 10/08/2023 |
A tour of Helvellyn and some of its many satellites from Glenridding, visiting Birkhouse Moor, Catstye Cam, Helvellyn (via Swirral Edge), Nethermost Pike, High Crag, Dollywaggon Pike, White Side, Raise, Stang (first ascent), Sheffield Pike, Heron Pike, Glenridding Dodd. The whole round was 22km with 1500m of ascent, taking me just under 9 hours. | silverwolf_alan | 10/08/2023 |
From Glenridding Village Car Park, NY 3850 1692. Via Birkhouse Moor, Striding Edge, Then to Helvellyn Lower Man, Catstye Cam. Returned via Red Tarn Beck Path to start point | Westdenewalker | 09/08/2023 |
started from Glennridding Village to Birkhouse moor > Striding Edge > Helvellyn > Helvellyn Lower Man > Caststye Cam returned via Red Tarn Beck path to Glennridding accompanied by WestdeneWalker. | Kwalkway | 09/08/2023 |
From Glenridding, via Birkhouse Moor and Striding Edge to a summit camp on Helvellyn on a lovely evening. | alistairpooler | 24/07/2023 |
Striding Edge, Helvellyn, HLM, White Side with M plus a solo out & back to Raise | Barns150 | 20/06/2023 |
Climbed from Wythburn with a loop of Striding and Swirral Edges added, arriving at summit shortly before sunset. Wild camp just below summit. Fine weather but with cloud and rain arriving as night progressed and rumbles of thunder in distance. Pay & display machine at Wythburn not currently operational so parked for free. | southern_rambler | 10/06/2023 |
For Anna's 200th ascent of Helvellyn. Very hot day. | River-Girl | 10/06/2023 |
From Traveller's Rest (Winterseeds) to Stannah (Legburthwaite). 
15.5 km, 1250 m asc. 
To Mill Bridge and N up the ridge to Seat Sandal and continuing down to Raise Beck Top and by the zig-zig path up to Dollywaggon Pike. 
Continuing N along the ridge to High Crag, Nethermost Pike, Helvellyn, Lower Man, White Side and Raise. 
Return to White Side col and down by Brown Crags and Fisherplace Gill. 
Dry, sunny, cold breeze on the ridge. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720308699104 | SalmonJoe | 27/05/2023 |
Up and along Striding Edge quite a queue and people needing assistance especially at the steep part to the summit. Decided against coming back on Swirral Edge but instead stayed on the ridge and came back along Glenridding Common and the YHA. | pclyndes | 24/05/2023 |
Old County Tops | paulcook2809 | 20/05/2023 |
11.7 miles 3604ft walk, start at A591 lay-by Town Head Grasmere to Dollywaggon Pike, Nethermost Pike, High Crag and Helvellyn. | stephenbuda | 16/05/2023 |
Bob & Duke Tuesday 9th/5/2023 Z 1501 hrs. | DukeNukem | 09/05/2023 |
From Wythburn church car park. Helvellyn, Nethermost Pike, High Crag, Dollywagon Pike and Seat Sandal. | alunrees40 | 25/04/2023 |
From Patterdale Hotel. Birkhouse Moor - High Spying How - Helvellyn - Nethermost Pike - Dollywagon Pike - Seat Sandal. With K. Descent from Dollywagon Pike by the wall line towards Seat Sandal is pretty horrid. | sebastiencale | 08/04/2023 |
Highest Hills of England (4th) | NyeBowman | 02/04/2023 |
Stayed in Toddhills Travelodge, Saturday night, met Alex McBride in Glenridding on Sunday 26th. We headed up to Birkhouse Moor first, past Red Tarn and on to Catstye Cam. They up via Swirral Edge to Helvellyn, had lunch in the X wind shelter, then over Lower Man, Whiteside Bank and up onto Raise. From Raise we descend NW, checking out the ski tow then rejoining the path at the old mine workings. Alex continue on for Sheffield Pike, while I dropped down to the hostel and back to Glenridding. 
 
06:35hrs all in, Helvellyn had intermittent clouds, but good views in between the clouds and on the other smaller hills. 
 
Helvellyn is my 6th and final Furth Munro (in England). | chillyman8 | 26/03/2023 |
From Grasmere via Grisedale Hause and Nethermost Pike | paulcook2809 | 25/03/2023 |
Wainwright Walk 46: Spider (Helvellyn, Catstye Cam & Birkhouse Moor) | DavidHiner | 04/03/2023 |
Grisedale Horseshoe via Striding Edge. Helvellyn – Nethermost Pike – Dollywagon Pike – Seat Sandal – St Sunday Crag – Birks | sms.37 | 04/03/2023 |
Hike with Nathan up Helvelyn via Birkhouse Moor. No Catstye Cam this time. Snowed while on Striding Edge and at the summit plus a bit while coming down Swirral Edge. | P333ebz | 25/02/2023 |
Helvellyn horseshoe from Glenridding | Huwel | 21/02/2023 |
Helvellyn, Nethermost Pike, High Crag, Dollywaggon Pike, Cofa Pike, Fairfield, Great Rigg, Stone Arthur | keithouk | 19/02/2023 |
R RB Ray Toby | Richard Tait | 19/02/2023 |
R from Dunmail | Richard Tait | 08/02/2023 |
R Full winter conds boots crampons | Richard Tait | 17/01/2023 |
Stunning clear, blue, snowy day after a week of grey cloud and rain. Cheviot visible. From Glenridding via snowy Striding Edge. Cold and breezy on top. Trig. Descent via Raise and Sheffield Pike. Many previous ascents but this was the best. | Denise | 02/01/2023 |
Glenridding - Greenside Mines - Red Tarn - Swirral Edge - Helvellyn - Low Man - Whiteside - Keppel Cove | deurgar | 09/12/2022 |
Took a month off the mountains. Back with an English Biggie. Me an the Boo up on an awful day. I'm sure the view is stunning but will have to leave that for another day. Couldn't have got wetter if we'd both jumped into Thirlmere before we started out | Alphaville199 | 05/11/2022 |
Glenridding to High Spying How, Nethermost Pike, Dollywaggon Pike, Helvellyn, Helvellyn Lower Man, Catstye Cam, and Birkhouse Moor. | Peter Fieldsend | 18/10/2022 |
Fine & sunny | ParkerP1960 | 18/10/2022 |
Steep well-made ascent fom Swirls CP. Meandering descent after White Side. | Newton Maximus | 02/10/2022 |
W/ H | Gav0268 | 21/09/2022 |
Helvellyn Horseshoe with Dom | Barns150 | 16/09/2022 |