Date / Time
Date(s) - 30 Sep 2016 until 2 Oct 2016
All Day
Availability: Good. To book your place please let Dorian or Maria know by 1st September. This is a camping trip but please feedback if you would prefer this to be a bunkhouse instead…
Location: Gillside Camping and Caravan Park Ullswater, Gillside Farm, Glenridding, Penrith CA11 0QQ. www.gillsidecaravanandcampingsite.co.uk
Cost: Camping – £8 per night (adults), £2 (tent) & £1 (vehicle), they don’t take bookings as they work on a first come basis, this time of year should be relatively quiet, however, the first to arrive “reserves†an area for all tents!
Routes: Excellent access to Helvellyn and surrounding fells.
Possible Saturday route could be:
Helvellyn via Dollywagon Pike
Distance: 17.5km,
Time: 6 to 8 hours,
Total Ascent: 1,065m
Difficulty: Straightforward but steep ascent onto Hevellyn via Dollywagon Pike and coming down via Glenridding Common, no exposure or scrambling.
MMM: Dollywagon Pike 830m, High Crag 884m, Nethermost Pike 891m, Helvellyn 950m, Lower Man 925m, Whiteside Bank 863m giving a grand total of 5,343m!
Sunday we can have a play on either Striding or Swiral Edge!
Food/Pub Options: Glenridding is within walking distance with several pubs/cafes etc.
Organiser Dorian
