Swirral Edge

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Swirral Edge is a narrow, rocky arête in England’s Lake District, known as one of the classic scrambling routes leading to the summit of Helvellyn.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Swirral Edge canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf arête ⓘ
mountain ridge ⓘ
scrambling route ⓘ
accessPoint Red Tarn ⓘ
activity mountain walking ⓘ
winter mountaineering ⓘ
approachFrom Glenridding ⓘ
Patterdale ⓘ
bestSeason late spring to autumn for walking ⓘ
category Hiking trails in Cumbria ⓘ
Ridges of the Lake District ⓘ
comparedWith Striding Edge as a classic Helvellyn route ⓘ
connectedTo Catstye Cam ⓘ
linked to: High Stile

Helvellyn summit plateau ⓘ
country England ⓘ
difficulty grade 1 scramble (commonly regarded) ⓘ
featuredIn Lake District walking guidebooks ⓘ
geology volcanic rocks of the Borrowdale Volcanic Group (area context) ⓘ
hazard cornices in winter ⓘ
ice and snow in winter ⓘ
steep drops ⓘ
knownFor exposed sections ⓘ
scrambling ⓘ
views over Red Tarn ⓘ
leadsTo Helvellyn ⓘ
locatedIn Cumbria ⓘ
England ⓘ
Lake District ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
near Striding Edge ⓘ
orientation runs between Helvellyn and Catstye Cam ⓘ
overlooks Red Tarn ⓘ
partOf Eastern Fells of the Lake District ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Fells

Helvellyn massif ⓘ
linked to: Helvellyn
popularWith hillwalkers ⓘ
scramblers ⓘ
region North West England ⓘ
requires basic scrambling skills ⓘ
good weather judgment ⓘ
routeType ascent route to Helvellyn ⓘ
descent route from Helvellyn ⓘ
safetyNote can require winter equipment in snow and ice ⓘ
often recommended to be avoided in high winds ⓘ
terrainType narrow ridge ⓘ
rocky ⓘ
viewOf Central Lake District fells ⓘ
Ullswater (distant views on clear days) ⓘ
linked to: Ullswater

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Helvellyn → hasRidge → Swirral Edge ⓘ
Striding Edge → hasNearbyFeature → Swirral Edge ⓘ
Red Tarn → overlookedBy → Swirral Edge ⓘ