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Name: | Birk Fell Man - Birk Fell |
Hill number: | 3871 |
Height: | 529m / 1736ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2634 The Old Man of Coniston [Coniston Old Man] |
RHB Section: | 34D: Southern Cumbria |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Southern Fells |
County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
Catchment: | Leven (Ulverston) |
Class: | Birkett, Synge (B,Sy) |
Grid ref: | NY 29511 01693 |
Summit feature: | cairn |
Drop: | 14m |
Col: | 515m NY293016 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 89 90 (1:25k) OL6N |
Observations: | higher than cairned summit 65m ENE at NY 29571 01717 |
Survey: | Abney level |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 330 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Park Fell, Black Fell, Holme Fell, Birk Fell Man, Wetherlam, Lad Stones | keithouk | 18/02/2024 |
From the car park in Low free Tilberthwaite for Birketts Six and a quarter mile Tilberthwaite and Yewdale walk. Ten tops with aditional excursions to Birk fell man, Lad stones and Yewdale crag. Completed in around Six and half hours. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 27/01/2024 |
A superb morning of Birketts and Synges from the Tilberthwaite CP. Blake Rigg, Haystacks, Hawk Rigg, High Fell, Birk Fell Man and Great Intake. Approached along Dry Cove path and returned via the Quarry track. | summitter | 18/10/2022 |
Wainwright Walk 6: Spider (Swirl How, Great Carrs, Grey Friar & Wetherlam) | DavidHiner | 02/10/2022 |
From Low Tilberthwaite. 
15.5 km, 1010 m asc. 
Up by Tilberthwaite Gill and Dry Cove to Birk Fell Man and up Wetherlam Eadge to Wetherlam summit. 
Down to Swirl Hawse and up Prison Band to Swirl How summit and around Broad Slack to Great Carrs summit. W by Fairfield to to Grey Friar summit and back to Little carrs and then down by Wet Side Edge to the Greenburn Beck FB. Back to Tilberthwaite by the Atkinson Coppice track. 
Hot & sunny. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720301415055 | SalmonJoe | 12/08/2022 |
A really delightful circuit from Tilberthwaite of Blake Rigg, Haystacks, Hawk Rigg, both tops of Birk Fell Man, High Fell and both tops of Great Intake. Waterfalls, quarries being reclaimed by nature, mountain larches in dance-like poses and a succession of interesting tops. | Nick Down1 | 04/05/2022 |
Up pathless ground from Great Intake. Solo. A great double-topped summit. Then up the rocky path that is the best way to climb Wetherlam. | Dangerous Dave | 23/03/2022 |
From the Tilberthwaite car park & Tilberthwaite Gill. Straightforward climb up from the path. Blake Rigg - Haystacks - Hawk Rigg - Birk Fell Man - High Fell - Great Intake | DanMaisieBex | 31/12/2021 |
An exploration of the Birketts and Synges on Wetherlam, including: Blake Rigg, Haystacks, Hawk Rigg, High Fell (Hawk Rigg), Great Intake – Low Fell, Birk Fell Man (Birk Fell), Wetherlam, Black Sails, Lad Stones, Kitty Crag, Long Crag – Yewdale Fells, High Wythow, Low Wythow, Yewdale Crag, and Brackeny Crag. 16km with 1000m of ascent in 6h 40m. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 10/07/2021 |
Yewdale and Tilberthwaite Birketts | tomd4 | 25/04/2021 |
Circular from Tilberthwaite (including Wetherlam) with Jules and Jill | Grey Hare | 11/07/2020 |
Clockwise Circular from parking area near Tilberthwaite cottages. | muzza2 | 21/03/2020 |
Grey, then windier, then wetter 23 Km traverse of Coniston Wainwrights with a few Birkenstock’s added towards end. | davechaffey | 30/12/2019 |
Birkett 3 with Pete | Dave Geere | 10/11/2019 |
From High Fell, easy ascent up grass ramps and FP | Isbjorn | 14/10/2019 |
A clockwise circuit of the Tilberthwaite Fells while the clag clung to the higher hills.. Tilberthwaite-Yewdale Beck-Blake Rigg-Haystacks-Hawk Rigg-Birk Fell Man-High Fell-Great Intake then followed track down through quarry back to Tilberthwaite. On own. | MorecambeMonkey | 05/10/2019 |
With Jonny, Nathan and Chris. Dropping a car in Tiberthwaite, we walked up Yewdale Beck and into Dry Cove Bottom. Up onto Weathelam Edge, the veiws kicked in, and the wind picked up. Nice almost scramble upto Weatherlam. Then along the Black Sails, and another fun step up to Swirl How. We then walked along the ridge to Brim Fell and the Old Man. Turning back on ourselves, we went along the Dow Crag ridge (new fav) along Buck, Brown Pike, then down and along to Walna scar and White Maiden, before dropping back into Torver for food and well needed sleep. 8hr20mins (5hr19min): 20.3km; 1437m | ByronHaywood | 14/09/2019 |
LAST DAY OF A WEEK AT LANGDLAE CAMPSITE AND STILL FINE AND DRY. STARTED IN LITTLE LANGDALE AT FELL PLACE AND FOLLOWED TRACK AND WALL UP TO COL THEN LEFT OVER LADDER STILE TO GREAT INTAKE. THEN FOLLOWED BIRKETT'S ROUTE OVER HIGH FELL AND HAWK RIGG. DROPPED ONTO GOOD PATH TO DO BIRK FELL MAN AND BACK, THEN CONTINUED BIRKETT'S ROUTE OVER HAYSTACKS, BLAKE RIGG, KITTY CRAG, LONG CRAG, HIGH WYTHOW, LOW WYTHOW AND BRACKENY CRAG. A LONG DAY BUT COMPLETED 31 BIRKETTS IN A WEEK FROM LANGDALE. | BURGESS | 14/07/2019 |
From Tilberthwaite for a round of 11 Berketts. | rhalstead | 22/04/2019 |
part of walk from Tilberthwaite - very hot Easter Monday | rachelcawley | 22/04/2019 |
From Lad Stones. On to Great Intake. | Wycombe Wanderer | 14/04/2019 |
W/The Lads. From Tilberthwaite. | Sedge | 23/03/2019 |
A round of 6 Tilberthwaite hills from free parking area (NY 3063 0100). Blake Rigg -> Haystacks -> Hawk Rigg -> Birk Fell Man -> High Fell -> Great Intake. Returned via the (working) quarry track. Nice round over some rough and steep ground, minor scrambling invloved. | jonglew | 21/01/2019 |
From Tilberthwaite: Birk Fell Man, Wetherlam, Black Sails, Swirl How, Great Carrs. Little Carrs, Hell Gill Pike, Greenburn. With Hiking Manchester on a foul rainy day. | Lazylizzie | 01/12/2018 |
Debs and Tali. Birthday Birketts. 11 to the east and south of Wetherlam | Mountain Goat | 23/10/2018 |
Done with Richard Turner in very windy conditions also taking in Haystacks, High Fell, Hawk Rigg, Great Intake, Low Fell, Birk Fell, Birk Fell Man,Kitty Crag, High Wythow & Low Wythhow | falunty | 23/10/2018 |
Done with Richard Turner in very windy conditions also taking in Haystacks, High Fell, Hawk Rigg, Great Intake, Low Fell, Birk Fell, Birk Fell Man,Kitty Crag, High Wythow & Low Wythhow | nitranrenrut | 23/10/2018 |
On the Wetherlam round from Tilberthwaite. | BobHancock | 25/08/2018 |
From Coniston Old Station (SD 29998 97444) - Walna Scar Road - The Bell - Kennel Crag - Erin Crag - Black Sails - Wetherlam - Birk Fell Man. Hard descent of Wetherlam Edge, steep with loose rocks, would be easier in ascent. Return to Coniston via Crook Beck, Hole Rake & Coppermines Valley. | david230201 | 27/05/2018 |
After Scrambling down Wetherlam Edge this seemed a grassy knoll. Hazy sunshine breaking through. | Karmakarl | 14/04/2018 |
sat here for an hour just stunned by the view, 5th of the 6 local Birketts | bardolph | 17/04/2017 |
Start Low Tilberthwaite,Great intake, High Fell,Birk Fell Man,Hawk Rigg,Haystacks,Blake Rigg,Kitty Crag,Long Crag,High Wythow,Low Wythow,Brackeny Crag,Low Tilberthwaite.Sunny spells and breezy.Approx 8.5 miles and over 2,000 ft of climbing. | jocks1 | 06/04/2017 |
Parked in the large car park in Tilberthwaite. The 3rd summit in a round of the 11 Tilberthwaite & Yewdale Fell Birketts (inc. Birk Fell Man), starting with Great Intake & finishing on Brackeny Crag. (PM) | gerrybowes | 24/03/2017 |
With Anne-Marie. Second visit in a few days, planned to continue to Wetherlam & Black Sails but turned my ankle in icy conditions on Wetherlam Edge so decided to return rather than call out the rescue teams!!! | citygent | 02/01/2017 |
Last Lakes day of 2016, bagging a few Birketts north of Coniston from Tilberthwaite. Nice morning with mist above 550m so stuck to lower fells. Blake Rigg - Haystacks - Hawk Rigg - High Fell - BIRK FELL MAN - Great Intake | citygent | 29/12/2016 |
Wetherlam Birketts Circuit | Ajm0310 | 07/11/2016 |
Hell Gill Pike, Little Carrs, Great Carrs, Grey Friar, Swirl How, Wetherlam, Birk Fell Man | keithouk | 24/04/2016 |
From Tilberthwaite with A,C,M &N on way up to Wetherlam via a few Birketts. | PeterD | 27/12/2015 |
Birkett Old Man Dirty Dozen - Pup | Littledave | 10/12/2015 |
Circular walk from Tilberthwaite on very sunny(but not overly warm)day-Hawk Rigg-High Fell-Birk Fell Man-Wetherlam(revisit)-Lad Stones-Tilberthwaite.With Oscar and Catman. | rosiebridge | 06/09/2015 |
With Bridget and Catman. | oscarrosie | 06/09/2015 |
With Bridget and Oscar. | catman | 06/09/2015 |
From Tilberthwaite car park. Blake Rigg, Haystacks, Hawk Rigg, Birk Fell Man, High Fell, Great Intake - Low Fell and Holme Fell. Some great views over the Wrynose pass and out to the Langdale Pikes. | AlunRees31 | 22/07/2015 |
From Tilberthwaite car park. Blake Rigg, Haystacks, Hawk Rigg, Birk Fell Man, High Fell, Great Intake - Low Fell and Holme Fell. Some great views over the Wrynose pass and out to the Langdale Pikes. | Alunrees33 | 22/07/2015 |
Solo | simon and co | 19/06/2015 |
R run Trev Rob | Richard Tait | 12/05/2015 |
With Damian, Éire, Evan, Sail, Danú, Coel & Alfie. Came up from Little Langdale. | Dangerous Dave | 17/10/2014 |
On circuit of Tilberthwaite Birketts. Pointed rock a few metres from cairn looks to be highest point. | Aye Jimmy | 04/08/2014 |
Climbed from Tilberthwaite prior to climbing Wetherlam | robert | 05/07/2014 |
Did this one on the way down from Wetherlam, descending to little Langdale. | derlan | 23/06/2014 |