A long walk over the entire Helvellyn range from north to south. | |||
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Date: | 12th June 2009 | |
Start Location: | St John's In The Vale | ||
Time Started: | 09:45 | ||
Duration: | 9 Hours 40 Minutes | ||
Distance: | 24.8km - 15.41 Miles | ||
Ascent (m/ft): | 1700m (5576ft) | ||
Highest Point: | Helvellyn (950m/3118ft) | ||
Parking: | N/A | ||
Weather: | Sunny | ||
Difficulty: | Very Difficult | ||
St John's In The Vale - Old Coach Road - Red Screes - Clough Head (59) (726m/2382ft) - Calfhow Pike (663m/2175ft) - Great Dodd (60) (857m/2812ft) - Watsons Dodd (61) (789m/2588ft) - Stybarrow Dodd (62) (843m/2766ft) - Sticks Pass - Raise (63) (883m/2897ft) - White Side (64) (863m/2831ft) - Helvellyn Lower Man - Helvellyn (950m/3118ft) - Nethermost Pike (65) (891m/2923ft) - High Crag - Dollywagon Pike (66) (857m/2812ft) - Grisedale Tarn - Tongue Gill - Mill Bridge - Grasmere | |||
Blencathra from St John's in the Vale. | |||
The north western fells. | |||
Blencathra. | |||
The north western fells from the start of the climb up to Clough Head. | |||
High Rigg. | |||
The Far Eastern fells from Clough Head. | |||
Following the path to Great Dodd. | |||
Skiddaw from the Helvellyn Range. | |||
Bassenthwaite Lake and Scotland way beyond. | |||
Great Gable. | |||
The Ski Tow on Raise and St Sunday Crag beyond. | |||
Standing on the summit of Raise. | |||
Catstye Cam and Helvellyn. | |||
Ullswater and Catstye Cam. | |||
The view from Helvellyn. | |||
Standing on the summit of Helvellyn with Striding Edge behind. | |||
Striding Edge. | |||
Catstye Cam, Ullswater and Red Tarn. | |||
Looking north along the Helvellyn Range to Skiddaw and Blencathra. | |||
St Sunday Crag. | |||
Striding Edge. | |||
Fairfield. | |||
St Sunday Crag and Hard Tarn. | |||
A close up of Hard Tarn. Trail says that this is a great place for a little swim, but difficult to get to. | |||
Grisedale Tarn and Great Rigg. | |||
Grisedale Tarn and Seat Sandal. | |||
Fairfield. | |||
Following the path down to Tongue Gill. | |||
Awesome rock formations on Seat Sandal. | |||
Looking back up Tongue Gill from the road into Grasmere. |