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Name:High Fell [Hawk Rigg]
Hill number:3879
Height:428m / 1404ft
Section:34D: Southern Cumbria
Classification:B,Sy
Drop:20m
Col:408m  NY 29959 01654  
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Entry no.Date recordedGrid Ref.Feature / Observations / SurveyRecorded byStatusSubpointLatest review
-1754616/10/2009NY 30019 01707  F: small cairn on rock
S: obvious summit
DF
Summit
-1754730/11/2009NY 30024 01703  F: small cairn on rock
S: obvious summit
jimbloomer
Summit
-1754816/10/2010NY 30024 01707  F: small cairn on rock
S: obvious summit
LD
Summit
-1754917/02/2012NY 30026 01704  F: small cairn on rock
S: obvious summit
chriswatson
Summit
-1755009/10/2012NY 30022 01702  F: small cairn on rock
S: obvious summit
K&AD
Summit
-1755120/04/2013NY 30023 01702  F: small cairn on rock
S: obvious summit
Craig67
Summit
-1755204/08/2014NY 30022 01705  F: small cairn on rock
S: obvious summit
Aye Jimmy
Summit
5017/02/2012NY 30026 01704  F: GR for cairn. Good match with existing.chriswatson
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GG
105320/04/2013NY 30023 01702  F: Cairn on rockCraig67
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Jim
480604/08/2014NY 30022 01705  F: Cairn on rock.Aye Jimmy
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GG



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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
Wainwright Walk 6: Spider (Swirl How, Great Carrs, Grey Friar & Wetherlam)DavidHiner02/10/2022
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 Hawk Rigg. 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 (Including Wetherlam ) with Jules and Jill.Grey Hare11/07/2020
RevisitDave Geere04/02/2020
Grey, then windier, then wetter 23 Km traverse of Coniston Wainwrights with a few Birkenstock’s added towards end.davechaffey30/12/2019
Birkett 3 with PeteDave Geere10/11/2019
From RoW high point at NY301018Isbjorn14/10/2019
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 Great Intake. Starting to tire. Nice larches. On to Hawk Rigg.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
On the Wetherlam round from Tilberthwaite.BobHancock25/08/2018
Headed incorrectly for the attractive summit of Great Intake immediately ahead of the rough terrain descending from Birk Fell. Doubled back to climb the step stile and lovely soft warm turf to the top. Lovely.Karmakarl14/04/2018
CJ BW MJ KJ SW JW LISHAchrisj196513/04/2018
KeithByTheC24/11/2017
Forth of the six 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 2nd 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
Birkett Old Man Dirty Dozen - PupLittledave10/12/2015
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 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 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
Fourth hill on circuit of Tilberthwaite Birketts and the least distinguished so far.Aye Jimmy04/08/2014
Climbed from Tilberthwaite using Birketts route over 10 topsrobert23/07/2014
From Great Intakerb28/03/2014
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
from little langdale with Tonycolinfielding25/03/2014
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
After Birk Fell Man. A small lump that has few merits compared to the surrounding hills. Only 5 minutes up and down from the col though!moorsman05/03/2014