Helvellyn Walk
Technical sheet
Creation:
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Activity: Walking
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Distance: 18.97 km
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Average duration: 9h 35
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Return to departure point: Yes
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Vertical gain: + 1,455 m
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Vertical drop: - 1,449 m
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Highest point: 944 m
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Lowest point: 179 m
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Country: United Kingdom
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Area: Lake District
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District: St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn
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Start/End: N 54.542541° / W 3.057539°
Waypoints
- S/E : km 0 - alt. 218 m - Start on
- 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 219 m - Turn left
- 3 : km 1.22 - alt. 518 m - Keep right
- 4 : km 1.37 - alt. 556 m - Turn right
- 5 : km 3.01 - alt. 903 m - Keep right
- 6 : km 3.44 - alt. 931 m - Turn right
- 7 : km 3.75 - alt. 928 m - Keep left
- 8 : km 3.77 - alt. 925 m - Keep left
- 9 : km 3.78 - alt. 923 m - Keep left
- 10 : km 3.97 - alt. 827 m - Turn left
- 11 : km 3.99 - alt. 823 m - Turn left
- 12 : km 4.06 - alt. 827 m - Turn slight right onto Striding Edge
- 13 : km 4.16 - alt. 831 m - Keep left
- 14 : km 4.2 - alt. 830 m - Turn slight left onto Striding Edge
- 15 : km 4.31 - alt. 829 m - Turn slight left
- 16 : km 4.91 - alt. 793 m - Keep left
- 17 : km 5.47 - alt. 717 m - Keep left
- 18 : km 6.22 - alt. 712 m - Keep left
- 19 : km 6.5 - alt. 699 m - Keep right
- 20 : km 7.4 - alt. 508 m - Keep left
- 21 : km 8.03 - alt. 315 m - Keep right
- 22 : km 8.2 - alt. 269 m - Turn slight left
- 23 : km 8.33 - alt. 251 m - Turn right
- 24 : km 8.48 - alt. 222 m - Turn left
- 25 : km 8.57 - alt. 205 m - Turn slight right
- 26 : km 8.65 - alt. 190 m - Turn slight left
- 27 : km 8.7 - alt. 184 m - Turn slight left
- 28 : km 8.71 - alt. 182 m - Turn slight left
- 29 : km 8.95 - alt. 187 m - Turn left onto Greenside Road
- 30 : km 9.22 - alt. 212 m - Turn right
- 31 : km 9.24 - alt. 217 m - Keep right
- 32 : km 9.28 - alt. 227 m - Turn slight right
- 33 : km 9.45 - alt. 299 m - Turn left
- 34 : km 9.52 - alt. 319 m - Turn slight left
- 35 : km 9.76 - alt. 397 m - Turn left
- 36 : km 10.51 - alt. 591 m - Turn slight right
- 37 : km 10.53 - alt. 598 m - Turn right
- 38 : km 10.55 - alt. 602 m - Turn sharp right
- 39 : km 10.61 - alt. 607 m - Keep right
- 40 : km 10.63 - alt. 608 m - Turn left
- 41 : km 10.64 - alt. 607 m - Keep left
- 42 : km 10.67 - alt. 607 m - Keep right
- 43 : km 10.77 - alt. 610 m - Keep left
- 44 : km 11.09 - alt. 647 m - Turn left
- 45 : km 11.25 - alt. 671 m - Keep right
- 46 : km 11.27 - alt. 671 m - Turn left
- 47 : km 11.89 - alt. 595 m - Keep right
- 48 : km 11.97 - alt. 584 m - Turn left
- 49 : km 12.51 - alt. 552 m - Turn slight right
- 50 : km 16.43 - alt. 279 m - Turn slight right
- 51 : km 16.55 - alt. 236 m - Turn sharp left
- 52 : km 17.62 - alt. 283 m - Turn slight right
- 53 : km 17.66 - alt. 283 m - Keep left
- 54 : km 17.78 - alt. 279 m - Keep left
- 55 : km 18.77 - alt. 237 m - Turn right
- 56 : km 18.95 - alt. 219 m - Turn right
- S/E : km 18.97 - alt. 218 m
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