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Name:Hawk Rigg
Hill number:3876
Height:441m / 1447ft
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
(B)
Grid ref:NY 29951 01487
Summit feature:rock
Drop:11m
Col:430m  NY299015  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 89 90
(1:25k) OL6N
Observations:highest point is N of little tarn at NY 29950 01524
Survey:Abney level
Comments:Hawk Rigg (Synge) is hill 3879 High Fell [Hawk Rigg]
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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 ROWLETT27/01/2024
Started off at Tilberthwaite and walked up the Langdale Fells, then on to Wetherlam. From there, headed out to Grey Friar and descended Wet Side Edge. From there, a climb up to the Tilberthwaite Fells.oldbagger2718/04/2023
Round of Coniston Fells from Coniston. Path up by Long Crag, levelling out then diversion to Yewdale Crag. Continued on to Brackeny Crag, then NNW to cross Tilberthwaite Gill and climb Blake Rigg, Haystacks, Hawk Rigg, High Fell. Crossed a marshy area to climb Great Intake then return to cross Tilberthwaite Gill and head S to join path. At high point headed off to climb Kitty Crag, Long Crag, High Wythow, Low Wythow and descend SSE to rejoin outward route. Mist and continuous rain for much of route.RobertP05/11/2022
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.summitter18/10/2022
Parked at 30632 01012 and did Birkett walk CON 3. 7.22 miles, 4 hours 5 mins.clivevilla16/10/2022
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 Down104/05/2022
From Haystacks. Solo.Dangerous Dave23/03/2022
From the Tilberthwaite car park & Tilberthwaite Gill. Straightforward climb up from the path. Blake Rigg - Haystacks - Hawk Rigg - Birk Fell Man - High Fell - Great IntakeDanMaisieBex31/12/2021
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_alan10/07/2021
Yewdale and Tilberthwaite Birkettstomd425/04/2021
Circular from Tilberthwaite with Jules and Jill ( including Wetherlam )Grey Hare11/07/2020
RevisitDave Geere04/02/2020
Birkett 3 with PeteDave Geere10/11/2019
From Birk Fell ManIsbjorn14/10/2019
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.MorecambeMonkey05/10/2019
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.BURGESS14/07/2019
From Tilberthwaite for a round of 11 Berketts.rhalstead22/04/2019
From High Fell, on to Haystacks.Wycombe Wanderer14/04/2019
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.jonglew21/01/2019
A short day with Dave bagging the Tilberthwaite Birketts. Parked at High Tilberthwaite carpark, walked to Cathedral Quarry cavern and Slaters Bridge then up to Great Intake, High Fell, Hawk Rigg, Haystacks (Tilberthwaite) and Blake Rigg. Constant drizzle, some heavier showers, a grey wet day; but mild and no wind.Skip01/12/2018
Debs and Tali. Birthday Birketts. 11 to the east and south of WetherlamMountain Goat23/10/2018
Solo cause Lola, Hendrix, Helen & Ronnie didn't fancy the hill.... Elter Wether bad weather routeLittledave05/10/2018
On the Wetherlam round from Tilberthwaite.BobHancock25/08/2018
Steep path up through Larch trees to a Rupert bear summit.Karmakarl14/04/2018
CJ BW MJ KJ SW JW LISHAchrisj196513/04/2018
KeithByTheC24/11/2017
#3 of the 6 local Birkettsbardolph17/04/2017
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.jocks106/04/2017
Parked in the large car park in Tilberthwaite. The 4th summit in a round of the 11 Tilberthwaite & Yewdale Fell Birketts (inc. Birk Fell Man), starting with Great Intake & finishing on Brackeny Crag. (PM)gerrybowes24/03/2017
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 Man - Great Intakecitygent29/12/2016
Wetherlam Birketts CircuitAjm031007/11/2016
On Birkett round from TilberthwaiteNorthender26/03/2016
Wetherlam, Birk fell, Hawk Rigg, High Fell, Low Fell, Haystacks and Blake Rigg then back to Coniston bus stop via Yewdale Fells.Eddie03/02/2016
From Tilberthwaite with A,C,M &N on way up to Wetherlam via a few Birketts.PeterD27/12/2015
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.rosiebridge06/09/2015
With Bridget and Catman.oscarrosie06/09/2015
With Bridget and Oscar.catman06/09/2015
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.AlunRees3122/07/2015
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.Alunrees3322/07/2015
Solosimon and co19/06/2015
R run Rob Trev Richard Tait12/05/2015
On a fine but windy day with Viv, Barbara, Kath, Roger and Peter from East Lancs LDWA. Kath's 50th birthday walk.Phreerunner11/12/2014
After Blake Rigg and Haystacks on circuit. Think the top 35m or so further N on other side of summit pond looks higher than 'official' one.Aye Jimmy04/08/2014
Climbed from Tilberthwate using Birketts route over 10 topsrobert23/07/2014
From High Fellrb28/03/2014
Part of a long day bagging Birketts and other tops, Fifteen summits thirteen of which were new and about a dozen cairns destroyed. Great result.thenomad27/03/2014
with Tony from little langdale low clouds never saw top of any high fells all day very wetcolinfielding25/03/2014
Brown Pike, Buck Pike, Dow Crag, The Old Man of Coniston, Brim Fell, Little How Crags, Great How, Grey Friar, Great Carrs, Swirl How, Wetherlam, Birk Fell Man, High Fell, Hawk Rigg, Haystacks, Blake Rigg.keithouk16/03/2014
From Tilberthwaite and as part of the way to Birk Fell Manmoorsman06/03/2014
From Haystacks with Éire, Evan, Sail, Danú, Coel & Alfie.Dangerous Dave09/07/2013