Lake District Walks, A Stunning Route To Helvellyn via Dollywaggon Pike & Nethermost Pike - 4K

Follow Sue and I on this stunning route to Helvellyn. We start at Swirls car park and head South along the A591 towards Grasmere before turning left and heading up the beautiful Raise Beck to Grisedale Tarn. After some well earned lunch with some great views of St Sunday Crag we muster the energy to make our final ascent to Dollywaggon Pike. The toil was totally worth it as we were treated to some of the greatest views of St Sunday Crag you can imagine. Pushing on to Nethermost Pike then finally on to Helvellyn where we took some good shots of Striding & Swirral edge. Heading back we skipped across to Lower Man then the steep descent back down to the car park. Then, of course, as with all our adventures we end up in the local pub for a well earned pint of Lakeland ale.. or two.
We hope you enjoy..

[@JonoRob]

cool

[@joebennet770]

Looks like a lovely day out Matthew!

[@crag_mavericks]

Hi Joe, Yes it was, and a really good alternative route to Helvellyn.. the weather does help though. 😂 Thanks for watching 👍🏻

[@andyh6017]

An absolute cracker of a film. Loved it.

[@1982Noddin]

Hoping to do a very similar route this Saturday with my boy. Nice video 😊

[@crag_mavericks]

Good Luck!! hope you get better weather and views that what we did... Thanks for watching 🙏

[@1982Noddin]

@@crag_mavericks forecast isn't looking great if I'm honest, we may wait a week

[@user-tg2du5qn7g]

Thanks for your video.... we did this exact route last Sunday after watching your video. This walk has absolutely everything.... the walk up Raise Beck - fantastic... Can't understate how steep that walk up Dollywaggon is but absolutely worth it.... Thank you 😊

[@crag_mavericks]

Hi Oliver, Thanks for watching 🙏 Yes it is one of our favourite routes that one.. I hope you had the sunshine we enjoyed which gave us some fabulous views. The climb up to Dollywaggon isn't for the feint hearted to say the least... a few pit stops had to be made up that one, but the views from the top made it all worth while. Thanks for watching again 🙏😃 All the best Matthew & Sue

[@reluctantfellrunner]

Great views up there. Sounds like you enjoyed it. Best wishes to you and your channel.

[@crag_mavericks]

Really enjoyed that one… the whole day was just perfect 👍🏻. We are just working on the next one which is the Langdale pikes… a close run contest I must say…. Thanks for watching and your lovely message 🙏🏻

[@Peasenas]

So glad you vlog popped up on my feed, what a fantastic walk, one for the spring. Thanks.

[@crag_mavericks]

Thanks for your message, we hope you enjoy the walk and your absolutely right it’s one for the spring 😀👍🏻 Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

[@glennm717]

Going to do this walk next week. Great video.

[@crag_mavericks]

Hi Glenn, Perfect..👍🏻 It's a great walk and even better if you get weather like we did.... Not one for today as It's teeming down now at the moment in Ambleside... Hope you enjoy it.. Thanks for watching Matthew & Sue

[@glennm717]

@@crag_mavericks thanks Craig. Hopefully get the weather I agree but a little rain won’t stop us. Keep the vids coming 😎

[@AlanMETALMAN]

I did the same walk from the same car park as my first walk after lock down but went straight up from Swirls and then did the long walk back through the woods at the end. You got a cracking day for it mind, superb views as well, a great days hiking, cheers Alan

[@crag_mavericks]

Hi Alan, thanks for the message. Yes… I watched your walk and that gave me the inspiration to do that route.. although the opposite way as I remember you saying how steep the path up was.. 😀 Thanks for watching.. 👍🏻 and keep up the great work with your channel too 👍🏻🥾I always enjoy watching films 👍🏻

[@kawaii_channel526]

Thank you for great video Crag. I am watching from Indonesia

[@crag_mavericks]

No problem, glad you enjoyed it 😁 Keep subscribed for more upcoming Lake District hiking adventures… 👍🏻

[@ashleyjarnold]

So glad your video came into my feed. Loved the video , the route, the drone bits and all the commentary. That was a tough one and I know it because we did the same route a few years ago but in reverse. We got a very warm day and the final walk through the forest was a killer as we were totally out of energy. Our video style is a bit different but we learn from each other I think. We come across to the Lakes once a year for 2-3 weeks and we just love the place. Looking forward to more of your videos, regards, Ashley

[@crag_mavericks]

Hi Ashley, Thank you for watching.. Thank you for your kind comments as I am only just s beginner when I look at what you have achieved on your Chanel.. I also see you were out one day with Alan Metalman... I like to watch Alan's films also.. The Lakes is a very special place and we are fortunate enough to be able to go quite often so we are looking to do a few more this year.. Thanks Again Matthew & Sue

[@ashleyjarnold]

@@crag_mavericks I would say your videos are all to a very high standard. I make so many mistakes its a miracle I get enough decent footage for a video!! Often it's the location that makes the difference. We've done 4 walks with Alan and they've all been epics - full of chat from start to finish - he's got real class in front of the camera.

[@crag_mavericks]

Yes the location does make a big difference, but we mainly do these films so we will be able to look back when we are too old to get up the hills.. All the best Matthew

[@ashleyjarnold]

@@crag_mavericks I only started putting the videos on youtube as somewhere that family and friends could easily access them. I never thought anyone else would want to watch them. But you are right, great to look back on too as the video keeps the memory alive. I learn lots from everyone else and get inspiration. Ashley

[@burrianaUK]

Another nice bit of filming Matt. I think that is the route to take Louise up to Helvellyn. I would probably park at Wythburn though, then come back down from Nethermost straight into the car park 🙂 Just seen, I was right about the car 😀

[@bobbob-dt2bg]

Looks fab. How long did it take you to complete the circuit?

[@crag_mavericks]

Sorry for the delay… 🤦‍♂️ It took us most of the day.., but we were stopping a lot taking pictures and filming stuff.. I would probably say going at it you would do it in 4 hrs.. 👍🏻