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Birkhouse Moor summit – Glenridding Village loop from Patterdale

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Birkhouse Moor summit – Glenridding Village loop from Patterdale

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Birkhouse Moor summit – Glenridding Village loop from Patterdale

01:47

11.3km

580m

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: April 16, 2026

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Lake District National Park

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Parking

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2.00 km

View of Ullswater and Glenridding

Highlight • Lake

Breathtaking views of Ullswater and Glenridding

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3.68 km

Birkhouse Moor summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

Birkhouse Moor is a Wainwright summit that rises above Glenridding, at the southern tip of Ullswater. It's the terminating apex of Helvellyn's principal eastern ridge, which is also home to …

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7.76 km

Glenridding Beck Waterfall and Natural Pool

Highlight • River

Beautiful place , good for cold plunge in Cumbrian water

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8.05 km

Footbridge Over Glenridding Beck Near Greenside Mine

Highlight • Bridge

Greenside Mine's biggest claim to fame is arguably are the experiments of Operation Orpheus during the Cold War. Two large explosions were carried out to ascertain whether it was possible …

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8.32 km

Greenside Mine

Highlight • Structure

The whole area is embossed by this old lead mine, once the biggest lead producer in the UK. Without it Glenridding would not exist. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenside_Mine

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10.1 km

View of Glenridding Dodd from Gillside

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The start of an epic route to take in Birkhouse Fell then onto the classic that is Striding Edge and onto Helvellyn. To do it on a blue sky day like I had made it a very memorable day!

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10.3 km

The Travellers' Rest Pub, Glenridding

Highlight • Pub

Lovely pub with terrace overlooking Glenridding

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10.7 km

Glenridding Village

Highlight • Pub

Glenridding is a superb base for your adventures in the Eastern Fells of the Lake District. It is the popular starting point for Helvellyn, one of Britain's most beloved mountains, …

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11.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.32 km

3.22 km

244 m

222 m

218 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.79 km

2.60 km

1.91 km

1.33 km

488 m

123 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 20 May

14°C

9°C

90 %

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Birkhouse Moor summit – Glenridding Village loop from Patterdale

View of Ullswater and Glenridding

Birkhouse Moor summit

Glenridding Beck Waterfall and Natural Pool

Footbridge Over Glenridding Beck Near Greenside Mine

Greenside Mine

View of Glenridding Dodd from Gillside

The Travellers' Rest Pub, Glenridding

Glenridding Village

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