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| Name: | Birker Fell - White How |
| Hill number: | 3875 |
| Height: | 443.9m / 1456ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2643 Harter Fell (Eskdale) |
| RHB Section: | 34D: Southern Cumbria |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Southern Fells |
| County/UA: | Cumberland |
| Catchment: | Duddon, Catchment Boundaries, Esk (Ravenglass) |
| Class: | Tump (400-499m), Birkett, Synge (Tu,4,B,Sy) |
| Grid ref: | SD 20501 97448 |
| Summit feature: | boulder |
| Drop: | 30.9m |
| Col: | 413m SD 2048 9767  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 96 (1:25k) OL6N |
| Survey: | Abney level/Leica RX1250 |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 254 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Hesk Fell, The Pike, Wallowbarrow Crag, Wallowbarrow Heald, Iron Crag, White How, Great Worm Crag | keithouk | 12/02/2024 |
| Parked just to SE of the Cattle grid at Winds Gate. A round of Great Worm Crag, Iron Crag, Wallowbarrow Heald, White How, Broad Crag and Great Crag with M using faint paths and animal tracks where possible. | PeterD | 28/12/2023 |
| 14 miles 3345ft walk ,start at Birks Bridge NT carpark, to Hard Knott, Harter Fell, Green Crag, Border End, Peathill Crag, Horsehow Crags, Demming Crag, Crook Crags and White How. | stephenbuda | 21/10/2023 |
| From Eskdale YH, a circuit of Crook Crag, Green Crag, White How, Great Worm Crag, Gate Crag and 5 sundry others. | PGCE | 14/08/2023 |
| A 15.5 mile walk. High Tongue (234m) as a warm up, then Wallowbarrow Crag (292m), Wallowbarrow Heald (371m), Iron Crag (408m), Birker Fell - White How (444m), Great Worm Crag (427m), Birker Fell - Great Crag (333m), Broad Crag - Birker Fell (372m), Green Crag (488m), Crook Crag (469m), Great Whinscale (427m), Dow Crag (404m) and finally Harter Fell (Eskdale) (653m). The cloud was low all day so I'd opted for lower fells which worked well as these were all out of the cloud, except Harter. Harter did dip out a couple of times for photos but it was back in the cloud by the time I arrived. It was a tough going walk, ferns and bogs so quite a demanding day, but nice to explore this area in detail. I had some sun and some showers and some nice views in atmospheric conditions. A nice viewpoint here over where I've been and where I'm going. | meltdiceburg | 12/07/2023 |
| Parked at Woodend Bridge and headed cross country aiming for Great Worm Crag. Spent an unhappy hour in endless boggy and tussocky country and ended up doing my route in reverse. Great Crag; Broad Crag; White How; Great Worm Crag. Beautiful scenery but unless you are lucky enough to find a faint path or a decent trod its horrible walking terrain. | ytfckent | 06/07/2023 |
| From Eskdale NT Campsite. 17.5 km, 700 m asc. Along the Stanley Force BW to Low Ground and Birkerthwaite. Pathless E to Birker Fell - Great Crag and Broad Crag then S by White Crag to Great Worm Crag. NE to White How and N to Green Crag, Crook Crag, Great Whinscales and Kepple Crags summits. Back by the Penny Hill Peat Road and Doctor Bridge to The Woolpack (pint) and by Christcliff and Paddock Way. Dry, sunny. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720308686220 | SalmonJoe | 22/05/2023 |
| Started from parking spot opposite track to Devoke Water in pleasant weather.A round of Great Crag,Broad Crag,White How and Great Worm Crag.Grand views to the highest fells throughout. | catman | 17/05/2023 |
| Ran | studuncan | 02/04/2023 |
| Wainwright Walk 17: Spider (Green Crag) | DavidHiner | 31/10/2022 |
| From Great Worm Crag, then descending to Dunnerdale. The latter was a mistake in late summer vegetation. long grass and head high bracken a substantial block on progress | Colin Crawford | 16/09/2022 |
| Parked on the Ulpha to Eskdale Green road near cattle grid at SD185 957. Up track left of Freeze Beck to Great Worm Crag, White How, Green Crag, Crook Crag, Whinscale Crag returning via Broad Crag. | dgresty | 21/08/2022 |
| After a fine day on Black Combe, I just had time to bag Green Crag for my 3rd round of Wainwrights, leaving just 10 to complete this round. A walk across the desolate moor from the cattle grid on the Birker Fell road. Outward direct across the very swampy ground, returning via the drier White How in the fading light. 8km with 320m ascent in 2 hours. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 30/10/2021 |
| From 17096 17704 did a round of Great Crag, Broad Crag, Great Worm Crag, Iron Crag, Wallowbarrow Heald, White How, Green Crag, Crook Crag, Great Whinscale, Dow Crag and Kepple Crag. Great and varied walk although the last four miles hurt a lot as I damaged my leg. | clivevilla | 03/06/2021 |
| Revisit with Alex | Dave Geere | 14/04/2021 |
| From Devoke water parking area: Great Whinscale, Crook Crag, Green Crag, White Howe, Great Worm Crag, The Pike and Hesk Fell. Very clear day with few walkers about. | Lazylizzie | 13/04/2021 |
| With: ib sb nh; From Devoke Water CP, via Birkerthwaite & upper Highford Beck to Green Crag. Then via White How to Great Worm Crag. Descent to Crosbythwaite & bridleway up to The Pike. Return over Hesk Fell and road to CP. | Helen Baines | 21/09/2020 |
| With: hb sb nh; From Devoke Water CP, via Birkerthwaite & upper Highford Beck to Green Crag. Then via White How to Great Worm Crag. Descent to Crosbythwaite & bridleway up to The Pike. Return over Hesk Fell and road to CP. | Ian Baines | 21/09/2020 |
| from Great Worm Crag | Innes31 | 21/08/2020 |
| Revisit | Dave Geere | 23/10/2019 |
| The round by the suggested route by BB.Parked at Woodend Bridge,Great Worm Crag,White How,Green Crag,Crook Crag,Great Whinscale,Kepple Crag,Broad Crag,and Great Crag.Nearly managed it with dry feet. | jocks1 | 03/07/2019 |
| Bootle to Coniston - Day 3 | Ajm0310 | 30/06/2019 |
| G, My | Idris | 21/04/2019 |
| G, My | maryjdavies | 21/04/2019 |
| From Wha House for a round of Kepple Crag, Great Whinscale, Crook Crag, White How, Great Worm Crag, Broad Crag and Great Crag. | rhalstead | 20/04/2019 |
| A walk through from Seathwaite Chapel to Eskdale Green. With Bryher, who was as always a great walking companion. | jenx | 26/02/2019 |
| From Green Crag to Iron Crag. Good view. | Moorponder | 01/01/2019 |
| cairn on boulder, dry windy weather with lifting cloud- Green Crag looked steeper than it had felt! With Graham and Richard. | Denise | 28/12/2018 |
| First definite summit of the day, neat cairn on rock. With Denise and Graham, the majority of the group having decided 2 Tumps and a Hump enough for one day. | RichardM | 28/12/2018 |
| From Broad Crag - bits of discontinuous path and frozen ground eased progress. | Isbjorn | 04/12/2018 |
| On the way from a Great Worm Crag to Green Crag with Jules | Grey Hare | 25/08/2018 |
| Walked over and back from Great Worm Crag. | JohnW | 20/02/2018 |
| From High Wallabarrow, a round of 10 hills out to Great Whinscale in high winds and driving rain. Staying at the Wallaborrow camping barn. | jonglew | 17/12/2017 |
| with Phil W, ROC MM CP placement | Littledave | 21/09/2017 |
| Birkett 3 | Dave Geere | 08/08/2017 |
| WOs 46; Bs 42,43,44 and 45. A showery day but stayed mostly dry. Parked on the Eskdale to Ulpha road below Great Worm Crag and went straight up over rough ground. Difficult terrain continued over White How, Broad Crag and Great Crag with no paths and so-called path back mentioned by W as outward route was continuous bog and very unpleasant. | BURGESS | 27/07/2017 |
| A tour of the Birker Fell Peak, visiting Great Worm Crag, White How, Broad Crag and Great Crag. 7km with 280m ascent in 2 hours from the Birker Fell road. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 27/12/2016 |
| Hit the summit to the pace from Broad Crag. On to Iron Crag. | Wycombe Wanderer | 15/12/2016 |
| Parked at 184959 where there is a small off road area. Very dry so the going was easy. Over Great Worm Crag with GB. | bolton | 02/11/2016 |
| Firm grass verge parking about 200m NW of cattle grid at 184959 (Space for 1 car). Included in an anticlockwise circuit of the 8 Birketts, starting with Great Worm Crag & finishing on Great Crag. Some tough going during second half of walk. (PM) | gerrybowes | 02/11/2016 |
| Bizarre naming. Most other summits in this area do not have the Birker Fell prefix. No cairn. | alda | 01/11/2016 |
| Parked by cattle grid to SSW then Great Worm Crag, Birker Fell - White How, Green Crag, Crook Crag, Great Whinscale, Broad Crag - Birker Fell and finally Birker Fell - Great Crag on a warm sunny day. | Dugswell2 | 03/10/2016 |
| Birker Fell tour in mist and persistent rain. Great Crag, Broad Crag, Green Crag, White How, Great Worm Crag. Very boggy! | Nick | 12/09/2016 |
| A good path between Great Worm Crag and the top. Occasionally lost in a few bogs, but easily refindable. | moorsman | 17/08/2016 |
| With Sue GT Worm Crag, White How. Green Crag, Crook Crag Great Whinscale and Rough Craggs | Frank | 17/06/2016 |
| Day 2 of a 2 day walk. /7 Birketts done and a swim in Birker tarn. | chrisj1965 | 03/06/2016 |
| parked at CG 184958 round of great worm crag, white how, green crag, broad crag, great crag, | robertphillips | 30/05/2016 |
| Wallowbarrow Crag + Wallowbarrow Head + Iron Crag + White How - solo | dads | 19/04/2016 |
| Round of Great Worm Crag, White How, Green Crag, Crook Crag, Broad Crag, Great Crag and Little Crag from the road/footpath junction on Brown Rigg. | Eddie | 08/10/2015 |
| KeithByTheC | 12/06/2015 |