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St John'S Castlerigg And Wythburn

View of Thirlmere Reservoir – Helvellyn Summit loop from Wythburn Church

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St John'S Castlerigg And Wythburn

View of Thirlmere Reservoir – Helvellyn Summit loop from Wythburn Church

Hard

5.0

(1)

runners

View of Thirlmere Reservoir – Helvellyn Summit loop from Wythburn Church

02:07

11.5km

840m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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52 m

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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1.52 km

Waterfall Near Thirlmere, Lake District National Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

2.85 km

Forest Path in Lake District National Park

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Here's a path not shown on Komoot but it's currently closed (18/2/19)

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7.44 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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7.57 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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8.15 km

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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11.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.86 km

4.40 km

161 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.53 km

3.24 km

3.12 km

1.38 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Monday 18 May

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View of Thirlmere Reservoir – Helvellyn Summit loop from Wythburn Church

Thirlmere Pay and Display Car Park