Height: 891m/2,920ft
Grid Reference: NY344142
Lists: FRCC (012) Wainwright (E.02)
Ascents: 20
Ridge Routes to:
Wed 28 Dec 2016 - Helvellyn and Nethermost Pike
Wythburn - Comb Gill - Birk Side - Swallow Scarth - Helvellyn - Swallow Scarth- Nethermost Pike - Birk Side - Comb Gill - Wythburn [5.50 miles 2,630ft ascent]
Sun 17 Nov 2013 - Dollywaggon Pike to Helvellyn
Dunmail Raise - Raise Beck - Grisedale Tarn - Dollywaggon Pike - High Crag - Nethermost Pike - Swallow Scarth - Helvellyn - Swallow Scarth - Birk Side - Wythburn path - Permissive path - Dunmail Raise [7.00 miles 2,700ft ascent]
Fri 13 Jan 2012 - 50th Helvellyn
Dunmail Raise - Raise Beck - Grisedale Tarn - Dollywaggon Pike - High Crag - Nethermost Pike - Swallow Scarth - Helvellyn - Swallow Scarth - Birk Side - Wythburn path - Permissive path - Dunmail Raise [7.00 miles 2,700ft ascent]
Sun 15 Aug 2010 - Dollywaggon Pike to Helvellyn
Dunmail Raise - Raise Beck - Grisedale Tarn - Dollywaggon Pike - High Crag - Nethermost Pike - Swallow Scarth - Helvellyn - Browncove Crags path - Swirls [6.25 miles 2,700ft ascent]
Sat 6 Oct 2007 - Hard Tarn, Red Tarn and Lanty's Tarn
Patterdale - Grisedale - Ruthwaite Lodge - Ruthwaite Cove - Hard Tarn - east ridge - Nethermost Pike - Swallow Scarth - Helvellyn - Swirral Edge - Catstycam - Red Tarn - Birkhouse Moor - Lanty's Tarn - Grisedale - Patterdale [10.50 miles 3,300ft ascent]
Sat 3 Mar 2007 - Helvellyn via Whelpside Gill
Wythburn - Whelpside Gill - Brownrigg Well - Helvellyn - Swallow Scarth - Nethermost Pike - Dollywaggon Pike - the head of Raise Beck - Seat Sandal - Dunmail Raise - Permissive path - Wythburn [7.00 miles 3,450ft ascent]
Wythburn - Comb Gill - Birk Side - Nethermost Pike - Swallow Scarth - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - White Side - Raise - Sticks Pass - Stanah [6.50 miles 3,150ft ascent]
Mon 16 Oct 2006 - Grisedale Tarn to Sticks Pass
Glenridding village - Lanty's Tarn - Grisedale - Ruthwaite Lodge - Grisedale Tarn - Dollywaggon Pike - High Crag - Nethermost Pike - Swallow Scarth - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - White Side - Raise - Sticks Pass - Sticks Gill - Greenside Mine - Greenside Road - Glenridding village [13.00 miles 3,450ft ascent]
Sun 20 Aug 2006 - Helvellyn, Nethermost Pike and Dollywaggon Pike
Wythburn - Comb Gill - Birk Side - Swallow Scarth - Helvellyn - Swallow Scarth - Nethermost Pike - High Crag - Dollywaggon Pike - Grisedale Tarn - Raise Beck - Dunmail Raise - Permissive path - Wythburn [7.25 miles 2,850ft ascent]
Sat 4 Mar 2006 - Saint Sunday Crag, Fairfield and Helvellyn
Patterdale - Arnison Crag - Trough Head - Birks - Gavel Pike - Saint Sunday Crag - Deepdale Hause - Cofa Pike - Fairfield - Grisedale Hause - Grisedale Tarn - Dollywaggon Pike - High Crag - Nethermost Pike - Swallow Scarth - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - White Side - Greenside Road - Glenridding village - Patterdale [14.00 miles 5,250ft ascent]
Sun 26 Feb 2006 - Helvellyn and the Dodds
Dunmail Raise - Willie Wife Moor - Dollywaggon Pike - High Crag - Nethermost Pike - Swallow Scarth - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - White Side - Raise - Sticks Pass - Stybarrow Dodd - Watson's Dodd - Great Dodd - Calfhow Pike - Clough Head - Old Coach Road - Wanthwaite [12.50 miles 4,100ft ascent]
Sat 28 Jan 2006 - Helvellyn from Swirls
Swirls - Browncove Crags path - Helvellyn Lower Man - Helvellyn - Swallow Scarth - Nethermost Pike - High Crag - Dollywaggon Pike - Birk Side - Wythburn path - forest path - Swirls [8.00 miles 3,300ft ascent]
Sun 19 Dec 2004 - Helvellyn Ridge (White Side to Dollywaggon Pike)
Glenridding village - Greenside Road - White Side - Helvellyn Lower Man - Helvellyn - Swallow Scarth - Nethermost Pike - Dollywaggon Pike - Grisedale Tarn - Ruthwaite Lodge - Grisedale - Lanty's Tarn - Glenridding village [12.25 miles 3,200ft ascent]
Sun 23 Nov 2003 - Helvellyn, Nethermost Pike and Dollywaggon Pike
Wythburn - Birk Side - Helvellyn - Swallow Scarth - Nethermost Pike - High Crag - Dollywaggon Pike - Grisedale Tarn - Raise Beck - Dunmail Raise - Wythburn [7.25 miles 2,850ft ascent]
Sat 4 Oct 2003 - The Backbone of the Eastern Fells
Rydal - Nab Scar - Heron Pike - Great Rigg - Fairfield - Grisedale Hause - Seat Sandal - Grisedale Tarn - Dollywaggon Pike - High Crag - Nethermost Pike - Swallow Scarth - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - White Side - Raise - Sticks Pass - Stybarrow Dodd - Watson's Dodd - Great Dodd - Calfhow Pike - Clough Head - White Pike - Old Coach Road - Wanthwaite [17.50 miles 6,200ft ascent]
Fri 13 Sep 2002 - Helvellyn Ridge (Dollywaggon Pike to White Side)
Glenridding village - Lanty's Tarn - Grisedale - Ruthwaite Lodge - Grisedale Tarn - Dollywaggon Pike - High Crag - Nethermost Pike - Swallow Scarth - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - White Side - Greenside Road - Glenridding village [12.25 miles 3,200ft ascent]
Sun 15 Aug 1993 - Helvellyn plus
Glenridding village - White Side - Helvellyn Lower Man - Helvellyn - Nethermost Pike - High Crag - Dollywaggon Pike - Seat Sandal - Grisedale - Glenridding village [13.50 miles 4,090ft ascent]
Tue 24 Sep 1991 - The Backbone of the Eastern Fells
Rydal - Nab Scar - Heron Pike - Great Rigg - Fairfield - Dollywaggon Pike - Nethermost Pike - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - White Side - Raise - Stybarrow Dodd - Watson's Dodd - Great Dodd - Clough Head - White Pike - Newsham Farm - Threlkeld [16.50 miles 5,750ft ascent]
Sat 31 Jan 1987 - Helvellyn from Dunmail Raise
Dunmail Raise - Dollywaggon Pike - The Tongue - Ruthwaite Cove - Nethermost Pike - Helvellyn - Birk Side - Dunmail Raise