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St John'S Castlerigg And Wythburn

Pool at Helvellyn Gill – Helvellyn Summit loop from St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn

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St John'S Castlerigg And Wythburn

Pool at Helvellyn Gill – Helvellyn Summit loop from St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn

Moderate

4.8

(114)

1,417

hikers

Pool at Helvellyn Gill – Helvellyn Summit loop from St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn

03:30

7.96km

720m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 15, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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291 m

Swirls Car Park

Highlight • Parking

This car park does have a pay and display machine so when it is fixed it will not be free

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738 m

Pool at Helvellyn Gill

Highlight • River

A great spot to cool off in the heat of summer

Tip by

1.02 km

Helvellyn

Highlight (Segment) • Summit

My favourite mountain, on a clear day there are fantastic views in every direction.

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3.87 km

Up there with Britain’s best-loved mountains, Helvellyn is home to a horseshoe ridge of legendary quality. First comes Striding Edge, a knife-edge arête with a tantalisingly-good tightrope path edging along …

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3.94 km

Helvellyn First Airplane Landing Plaque

Highlight • Summit

The inscription on the stone reads:

'THE FIRST AEROPLANE TO LAND ON A MOUNTAIN IN GREAT BRITAIN DID SO ON THIS SPOT ON DECEMBER 22ND 1926 JOHN LEEMING AND BERT …

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4.07 km

Helvellyn and Sticks Pass

Highlight • Trail

7.96 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.27 km

429 m

246 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.24 km

324 m

255 m

119 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 6 May

12°C

3°C

42 %

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Pool at Helvellyn Gill – Helvellyn Summit loop from St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn

Swirls Car Park

Pool at Helvellyn Gill

Helvellyn

Helvellyn Summit

Helvellyn First Airplane Landing Plaque

Helvellyn and Sticks Pass

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