Glenridding Dodd, Heron Pike and Sheffield Pike

From the upper level of the Lake District National Park Authority car park take the path next to the Glenridding Health centre signposted "Helvellyn". Reaching Greenside Road turn left. The road climbs past The Travellers Rest Inn. Bear right at the junction then shortly after bear left, the road climbs to, and passes in front of a row of cottages.

Continue over the cattle grid then immediately bear right.

Zigzag right and then left to gain the upper track. Before reaching the back of another row of cottages fork right at the post with footpath markers. Climb up steeply, ducking under the telegraph pole's restraining wire. The path winds its way up through bracken and heather to The Rake, an obvious easy route to the hause.

At the top of the rise, on the hause, just before the wall and gate bear right on to a path to the wall corner at the bottom of the scree. Continue up alongside the wall. At the top of the rise turn sharply right on to a grass path and follow this path round the first knoll. Go across to the second knoll and Glenridding Dodd summit cairn perched on rocks will appear ahead.

Drop back down to the col and continue across to start the ascent of the south east ridge of Sheffield Pike. Cross the wall, and continue directly ahead. The path now meanders through the crags without any difficulties in either following it or climbing the rocky bits.

Eventually the gradient eases and the top comes into view across boggy ground. Heron Pike, a Birkett, is marked by a small cairn to the right of the path on the edge of the plateau.

Skirt the worst of the bog by first heading a little right before swinging back left aiming for the obvious path to higher more rocky ground. Follow the steps cut into the steep grass bank, and then on to the summit cairn of Sheffield Pike a little further still.

From the summit, bear left from the route of ascent, westward, to drop down a wide boggy path. Before reaching the col of Nick Head and approximately 50m (55 yards) beyond the boundary marker post inscribed with "M 1912", bear left to continue descending down towards the old quarry heaps and a wooden footbridge. Cross the footbridge and bear left. Although you can hear it much of Swart Beck on your left is hidden in its deep and steep sided ravine.

The path is quite well engineered until it really starts to drop into a zigzag, and then heads right below Stand End, where the path is a very rough collection of loose stone. Continue down more zigzags through some juniper bushes to the old mine buildings - now a Youth Hostel, bunkhouse and various club huts.

Bear right onto a track signposted "Red Tarn and Helvellyn". Bear left again and drop down to the gated wooden footbridge. Over the bridge and turn left onto a rough path traversing along the hillside. When the path splits keep to the higher, mostly level, track.

The slopes above you are grass and bracken. After a while notice the small boulder with a juniper bush hat.

Before reaching Mires Beck the path appears to be blocked by a low wall. Bear left in front of the wall to drop down to the lower path alongside the enclosure wall. Now follow this path to the gate above Gillside Farm, go through the gate onto the initially stone pitched path dropping down to the gravelled track. Follow the track, and then road to Gillside camp site, go through the gate and follow the footpath below the camping field. Reaching the track bear left to return to the village.