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St John'S Castlerigg And Wythburn

Helvellyn Summit – Helvellyn and Sticks Pass loop from Wythburn Church

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St John'S Castlerigg And Wythburn

Helvellyn Summit – Helvellyn and Sticks Pass loop from Wythburn Church

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Helvellyn Summit – Helvellyn and Sticks Pass loop from Wythburn Church

01:56

7.94km

750m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike.

Last updated: May 16, 2026

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Lake District National Park

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Thirlmere Pay and Display Car Park

Highlight • Parking

The paiment machine has been broken for ages, locals said no o e get a ticket ever here.

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303 m

Comb Crags Descent to Thirlmere

Highlight (Segment) • Summit

The descent from Helvellyn to Thirlmere via Comb Crags isn't the most technical one from the mountain, but it still has plenty of challenges. It's steep in places, with substantial …

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3.76 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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3.83 km

Helvellyn Summit

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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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3.89 km

Helvellyn and Sticks Pass

Highlight • Trail

7.94 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.54 km

1.31 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.33 km

1.49 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 20 May

14°C

9°C

90 %

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Helvellyn Summit – Helvellyn and Sticks Pass loop from Wythburn Church

Thirlmere Pay and Display Car Park

Comb Crags Descent to Thirlmere

Helvellyn First Airplane Landing Plaque

Helvellyn Summit

Helvellyn and Sticks Pass

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