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Name:Brown Rigg
Hill number:3763
Height:461.6m / 1514ft
Section:34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells
Classification:B,Sy
Drop:28.8m
Col:432.8m  NY 3040 1436  
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Entry no.Date recordedGrid Ref.Feature / Observations / SurveyRecorded byStatusSubpointLatest review
3731108/02/2022NY 30523 14601  F: NR
S: 1m LIDAR
jimbloomer
Summit
Jim
3731208/02/2022NY 30539 14597  F: NR
O: 0.3m lower
S: 1m LIDAR
jimbloomer
Subpoint
2Jim
-1695318/12/2009NY 30523 14604  F: rock
S: obvious summit
jimbloomer
Summit
-1695429/01/2011NY 30524 14605  F: rock
S: obvious summit
K&AD
Summit
-1695508/09/2012NY 30525 14601  F: rock
S: obvious summit
David Purchase
Summit
-1695616/05/2014NY 30523 14608  F: rock
S: obvious summit
Aye Jimmy
Subpoint
1Jim
385916/05/2014NY 30523 14608  F: Single boulder.Aye Jimmy
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GJ



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Climbed along with Bell Crags to the West.chriswatson05/03/2024
A rather boggy circuit from Steel Fell car park (road to Dobgill still closed). Up past Harrop Tarn, then wet and brackeny along edge of forest to Brown Rigg. Hard pull over Blea Tarn Fell, then easier to Standing Crag and High Saddle. Hit Wythburn Fell spot on with the GPS and easy descent. Added 5 Birketts and a Fellranger.BURGESS06/07/2023
13 Birkets after 4 weeks no rain - bone dry apart from (thankfully) a few springs. Road all closed off, so a bit of a trudge along the road after Fisher Crag back to start at Steel End carpark. Hd hoped to drop off bike at descent point to road.Dave Sargent13/06/2023
Starting from Watendlath, track to High Tove, Middle Crag, Armboth Fell 480 and Armboth Fell 475, then to Brown Rigg, Bell Crags and Standing Crags. Then return back, wet underfootmatty1971b01/05/2023
Brown Rigg North East Top > Brown Rigg North Top > Brown Rigg > Birk Crag from GR: NY 32073 12965ronaldo33311/03/2023
With Eileen from Dobgill CP and from BLea Tarn Cragsjohnjennison16/07/2022
Up steeply from road. No paths to speak of. Nice terrain once higher up.vegibagger17/05/2022
Fisher Crag and Brown Rigg from Thirlmere.rhalstead29/12/2021
Parked at Watendlath for a circuit around Bleatarn Gill over 11 summits. 5/11PGCE15/11/2021
1/4 Parked Dob Gill cp, up north edge of the plantation direct to summit of Brown Rigg, contoured round plantation to pick up the path back down to Harrop Tarn, from where over to Birk Crag and up to Wythburn Fell. Then contour/climbing along this pretty ridge almost to Greenup Edge, dropping down steep slopes of Greenhow Crags (just to South of the crags) onto Middle How which felt tiny. Hard to realise it is only 100 metres lower than Wythburn Fell. Lovely evening walk back down the Wythburn valley to the reservoir and walk along the reservoir edge to car. 4.5 hours. A good 'mop up' walk for hills missed on other rounds.nickywood131/08/2021
See route for Armboth Fell.smocks and denims12/05/2021
From Dobgill car park. On way up to Bell Crags and a round of the Armboth area fells. Dry conditions.Nick Caunt19/04/2021
A pleasant walk up from Dobgill car park (£4.50 for up to 4 Hours). A lovely remote little summit. With Alfie. Birketts Rnd 2.Dangerous Dave18/04/2021
Wythburn Fell, Standing Crag, Blea Tarn Fell, Brown Rigg. In the snow.tomd402/01/2021
With NB from Dob Gill Cp. N up road to a series of ill defined paths in bracken, Brown Crag, Bell Crags, Standing Crag, High and Low Saddle, return via Blea Tarn and Harrop Tarn. Weather a mix of wet, mist and sun.Frank06/10/2020
With RachelLittledave06/02/2020
Parked at Dolgill Car Park and did a round of Brown Rigg, Blea Tarn Fell, Standing Crag, Low Saddle, High Saddle, Ullscarf, Wythburn Fell and Birk Crag.clivevilla21/10/2019
Bob & Duke Thursday 2nd/05/2019 Z 1642 hrs.DukeNukem02/05/2019
Via RoW from Steel EndMoorponder01/04/2019
A round of 11 various hills. Intended parking at Dobgill Bridge CP but road closed W side Thirlmere so parked at Steel End CP and walked 900m along road, then up S side Dob Gill. This the first hill, on to Bell Grags.jonglew16/03/2018
From Bell Crags (Blea Tarn Fell)Neil Midgley26/02/2018
From the Dobs Gill car park by the bridleway to Harrop Tarn, then to the forest edge. Followed the edge of the forest east, then up to the summit. Onwards to Bell Crags. With AT.Man of Kernow106/01/2018
KeithByTheC30/12/2017
From Bell Crags, on to Long Moss.Wycombe Wanderer29/10/2017
Brown Rigg,Fisher Crag,Armboth Fell,Bell Crags in that order in the dry yes not even damp.jocks118/07/2017
Up around the spruce from the Armboth Road.Eddie23/05/2017
A walk via Harrop TarnHavenchris11/05/2017
Birkett and Wainwright round from Armboth CP.SteveG20/02/2017
final hill with Andy then followed fence back down to the road and back to dobgill car parkcolinfielding13/02/2017
8/8 Down from Bell crags. Just the short walk (we thought) back to Dobgill CP.Andrew Pearson13/02/2017
From(still free)Dob Gill car park on glorious autumnal afternoon-Birk Crag-Bell Crags-Brown Rigg.With Oscar.catman02/11/2016
With Catman.oscarrosie02/11/2016
Brown Rigg, Standing Crag, Ullscarf, Sergeant's Crag, Eagle Crag, High Raise, Sergeant Mankeithouk31/07/2016
Saw one Red deer, but picked up 5 deer ticks. Can't wear shorts in the Lakes now, it seems. My 2,500 th Tump.ngthack05/06/2016
Armboth fell, High Tove, Middle Crag, Shivery Knott, Watendlath Fell and Brown Rigg Bog factor 10 plus the wettest walk everTobo196907/10/2015
Descended rough ground to NE of summit of Blea Tarn Top. Summit lovely. Descended along line of forest fence. Herd of eleven Red Deer seen. Quite untracked past Bields and down to road.iredale01/10/2015
Parked in layby approximately 1km south of Armboth – S along road & then up side of Launchy Gill through forest (lost path) – Brown Rigg – Bell Crags – Watendlath Fell – Shivery Knott – Middle Crag – Armboth Fell – Armboth Fell (Birkett) – High Tove – High Seat – Down path to Armboth & back to car. (PM)gerrybowes10/07/2015
First of the day from Launchy Gill with GB.bolton10/07/2015
From Wythburn church to Keswick via Watendlath with Becky. Tea at Mary Mount. 8 Birkettschrisj196504/07/2015
https://www.flickr.com/photos/allybeag/sets/72157649114263629allybeag29/11/2014
Came across from Watendlath on the way to Thirlmere. Quite a slog!moorsman16/10/2014
Climbed from Armboth via fisher ccag in a round of 5 unclimbed Birkettsrobert08/09/2014
Parked car park to east. 3763 3567 3750 3733 3735 pleasant walk.destaylor29/05/2014
From Birk Crag, past Harrop Tarn, through wood, then contoured round once clear of wood. Single boulder on summit.Aye Jimmy16/05/2014
Dobgill Bridge Thirlmere Brown Rigg Blea Tarn Fell Standing Crag Ullscarf Greenup Edge Lining Crag Greenup Edge Low White Stones High Raise Codale Head Green up Edge Green Comb Harrop Tarn Dobgill BridgeAndy Hirst21/03/2014
Birketts - walk W/DER5.Sttart Dobgil CP. Brown Rigg > Blea Tarn Fell > Standing Crag > Coldbarrow Fell (Low Saddle) > Coldbarrow fell (Hight Saddle) > Ullscarf > Wythburn Fell. Warm, Suuny day. Start not easy to find and not a lot of paths with rough grass walking but stunning views of larger hills.Hill Wanderer18/06/2013
Dobgill CP > Harrop Tarn > Wythburn Fell > Ullscarf > Coldbarrow Fell - High Saddle > Low Saddle > Standing Crag > Bell Crags [Long Moss] [Blea Tarn Fell] > BROWN RIGG grassy summit with an exposed chunk of rock > Dobgill CPTony Hartry II01/12/2012
Birkett route DER5CaralynR10/11/2012
W Jenx from Armboth CP, up Watendlath path by beck. Cut over Fisher crag then Armboth fell, B then W. Onto High Tove then ridge over next 5 Birketts following old fence line and down fine Launchy Gill to road.nordicstar27/10/2012
Brown Rigg, Bell Crags, Standing Crag, Ullscarf, Wythburn Fellronaldo33320/10/2012