Striding Edge

Also known as:	High Spying How
Area:	Lake District - Eastern Fells
County:	Cumbria
Country:	England
Classification:	Nuttall (also Synge and sub Sim)
Height:	863m
Maps:	OL5(S) Explorer or 90 Landranger
Grid Ref:	NY350149         Hills nearby: 5km 10km 20km
Summit:	rock
Daylight:	dawn 06:46, sunrise 07:22, sunset 17:28, dusk 18:05

Why not try walking up this hill using one of our walks:

• Helvellyn, The Classic Ridges of Striding and Swirral Edge

... or, if you've walked it already, why not log on or register and record your walk?

Other walkers registered on our site who have already walked up this hill include: beth, chipshot, Chris the rambler, DANE2766 (twice), digby, DJSibbald, eclipseandy, Ejuk, Jesspeace, Lancashire Lad (x4), Offtomorrow, SheepFarmer, Slock, Steaallan (twice), Stephenmshanks, StevetheRover, and TonyRogerson.

In our forum you can read the following walk reports which include this hill:

• 26/02/19 - Lancashire Lad - Helvellyn to St. Sunday Crag (& More) from Glenridding.
• 07/01/18 - Lancashire Lad - Helvellyn in Snow. - (Striding Edge / Swirral Edge etc.)
• 15/09/16 - SheepFarmer - Helvellyn via Striding Edge from Glenridding
• 02/11/16 - Lancashire Lad - Helvellyn via Grisedale Tarn (from Patterdale).
• 16/08/16 - Lancashire Lad - Helvellyn By The Edges

If you need accommodation we have details of 26 properties offering rooms near Striding Edge. Here are some examples:

3 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage

Beck Steps 2, Grasmere

£368-1540 per week
7.4km (4.6 miles) away, sleeps 3

4 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage

Swallowdale, Pooley Bridge

£373-1948 per week
7.3km (4.5 miles) away, sleeps 2

4 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage

Deer How Farm, Glenridding

£778-5943 per week
4.6km (2.8 miles) away, sleeps 9

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