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North West England

St John'S Castlerigg And Wythburn

Striding Edge – Helvellyn Summit loop from Wythburn Church

Hiking trails & Routes

North West England

St John'S Castlerigg And Wythburn

Striding Edge – Helvellyn Summit loop from Wythburn Church

Hard

4.7

(104)

1,020

hikers

Striding Edge – Helvellyn Summit loop from Wythburn Church

05:22

12.5km

850m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 15, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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145 m

Wythburn Church and View of Thirlmere

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Wythburn Church was the village church of the farming community that lived in the valley before Thirlmere reservoir was created. It's still an active Anglican church with regular services. The …

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2

1.05 km

View of Thirlmere

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Get height out of the valley quickly, rest then the gradient eases. Awesome view

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4.02 km

Striding Edge

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I couldn't see striding edge because of the weather..

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4.38 km

Helvellyn First Airplane Landing Plaque

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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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4.44 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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5.18 km

Helvellyn Lower Man Summit

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Lower Man is a subsidiary top of Helvellyn and is well worth a visit on your hike. The view to Catstye Cam is very dramatic!

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8.00 km

Pool at Helvellyn Gill

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A great spot to cool off in the heat of summer

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8.45 km

Swirls Car Park

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

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12.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.38 km

4.15 km

3.82 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.86 km

3.84 km

3.44 km

1.18 km

105 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (930 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

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Wednesday 6 May

12°C

1°C

42 %

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