HELVELLYN RIDGE

£80

Distance: 16 km (10 miles)
Total ascent: 1100 m
Rough Time: 6.5 hours +
Wainwrights: 6

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Helvellyn is arguably the most iconic mountain in the Lake District. It has many claims to fame: third highest mountain in England, two popular scramble ridges and some favourable words from Alfred Wainwright. Supposedly, if the weather is good, you can see Scotland and Wales from the top, never mind most of the bodies of water in the Lake District.