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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 238 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| OG | HardenC | 16/03/2024 |
| 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 |
| 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. | oldbagger27 | 18/04/2023 |
| 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. | RobertP | 05/11/2022 |
| Parked at 30632 01012 and did Birkett walk CON 3. 7.22 miles, 4 hours 5 mins. | clivevilla | 16/10/2022 |
| With J | GCW | 20/07/2022 |
| 5 of 9 starting at coniston sports centre on 10.9 mile hike after an overnight in the motorhome. From low wythnow | The-Z-Man | 27/02/2022 |
| 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 |
| 1st top after scramble up Long Crag Buttress | cumbria mammoth | 12/12/2020 |
| From Low Wythow. From High Tilberthwaite - free NT car parking - yes, it's not Pay & Display! Lots of knolls, bracken and marsh, trackless terrain. | Isbjorn | 11/10/2020 |
| Thick cloud on The Old Man so we opted for a potter around his lower Fells. From the village up the Mine Road then north along the narrow path to Lad Stones. In cloud so headed back down to Kitty Crag, Long Crag, High Wythow, Low Wythow and Brackeny Crag. Back to the village via Yewdale Crag and then a hairy, bracken camouflaged path. | summitter | 16/07/2020 |
| Grey, then windier, then wetter 23 Km traverse of Coniston Wainwrights with a few Birkenstock’s added towards end. | davechaffey | 30/12/2019 |
| Revisit with Keith | Dave Geere | 25/12/2019 |
| Revisit with Pete | Dave Geere | 10/11/2019 |
| 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 |
| From Low Wythow, on to Long Crag. | Wycombe Wanderer | 14/04/2019 |
| With Sue from Little Langdale via Weatherlam Edge to summit 0f Weatherlam. Storm Freya came in making day bit damp. Descended via Lad Stones and then on to Kitty, Long Crags, High and Low Wythow, Brackeny Crag. Return via mines and Tilberthwaite. | Frank | 02/03/2019 |
| round of 5 Birketts from Coniston | Havenchris | 12/01/2019 |
| A short day with Dave and Tony bagging Birketts. We left Dave's car at High Tilberthwaite carpark then drove in my car to meet Tony in Conniston. Walked along the lane to Coppermines Cottages then up to Kitty Crag, Long Crag, High Wythow, Low Wythow and Brackeny Crag before descended to High Tilberthwaite carpark. Poor visibility in the drizzle and rain; an unpleasantly wet day with gusty wind. | Skip | 02/12/2018 |
| 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 Fells, 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 Fells, Kitty Crag, High Wythow & Low Wythhow | nitranrenrut | 23/10/2018 |
| Solo | simon and co | 09/10/2018 |
| On the Wetherlam round from Tilberthwaite. | BobHancock | 25/08/2018 |
| KeithByTheC | 24/11/2017 | |
| Yewdale Crag, Brackeny Crag, Low Wythow, High Wythow, Long Crag, Kitty Crag, Lad Stones, Wetherlam, Swirl How, Great How, Little How Crags, Brim Fell, The Old Man of Coniston, The Bell | keithouk | 23/04/2017 |
| 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 9th 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 |
| Round of Yewdale Birketts from Tilberthwaite. Beautiful sunny day, Kitty Crag - Long Crag - HIGH WYTHOW - Low Wythow - Brackeny Crag. | citygent | 15/11/2016 |
| Wetherlam Birketts Circuit | Ajm0310 | 07/11/2016 |
| CJ BW Lisha Barnaby | chrisj1965 | 23/10/2016 |
| Walked from the cp at Tilberthwaite to Levers water and return | bardolph | 23/09/2016 |
| Easy passage from east. | moorsman | 19/08/2016 |
| On Birkett round from Tilberthwaite | Northender | 26/03/2016 |
| On a round of mainly Birketts, starting with Holme Fell. From Kitty Crag and on to Yewdale Crag. | jonglew | 02/03/2016 |
| Yewdale Fells on a wild day from Coniston: Yewdale Crag, Brackeny Crag, Low and High Low Wythows, Long Crag, Kitty Crag Lad Stones and Wetherlam summit. | Eddie | 30/01/2016 |
| As part of round of Yewdale Fells on windy and wet day | trimarc2 | 27/01/2016 |
| Completed the Coniston Fells after abandoning Nuttal 5.5 due to high winds. Dreadful weather but ok visibility. With GFE. | Fionalevey | 27/01/2016 |
| Coniston -> Low Wythow -> High Wythow -> Long Crag -> Kitty Crag -> Coniston | briandiggle | 31/10/2015 |
| Birkett 3 | Dave Geere | 01/08/2015 |
| From Tilberthwaite Car Park. Lad Stones, Wetherlam, Black Sails, Erin Crag, Kennel Crag, Kitty Crag, Long Crag, High Wythow, Low Wythow, Yewdale Crag and Brackeny Crag. Glorious weather and some incredible views across Coniston Water and of the Old Man :-) | AlunRees31 | 25/07/2015 |
| From Tilberthwaite Car Park. Lad Stones, Wetherlam, Black Sails, Erin Crag, Kennel Crag, Kitty Crag, Long Crag, High Wythow, Low Wythow, Yewdale Crag and Brackeny Crag. Glorious weather and some incredible views across Coniston Water and of the Old Man :-) | Alunrees33 | 25/07/2015 |
| R | Richard Tait | 03/03/2015 |
| Yewdale Fells Birkett circuit. | ngthack | 07/02/2015 |
| On a fine but windy day with Viv, Barbara, Kath, Roger and Peter from East Lancs LDWA. Kath's 50th birthday walk. | Phreerunner | 11/12/2014 |
| Tour of the lower Birketts starting at Tilberthwaite. | Aye Jimmy | 31/10/2014 |
| From Coniston. 3877 3884 3885 3889 3890 - a fine walk. | destaylor | 26/09/2014 |
| Circuit of five Birketts from Tilberthwaite on surprisingly pleasant Bank Holiday Sunday.Super views from all summits,especislly Kitty Crag.Is it just me ,or does anyone else find Birkett's directions confusing at times?With Bridget and Oscar | catman | 24/08/2014 |