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Name:Great Bank
Hill number:3806
Height:329m / 1079ft
Parent (Ma):2454  Illgill Head
RHB Section:34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - Southern Fells
County/UA:Cumberland
Catchment:Minor Rivers only (South)
Class:Birkett, Synge
(B,Sy)
Grid ref:NY 14395 01939
Summit feature:no feature
Drop:13m
Col:316m  NY145021  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 89
(1:25k) OL6N
Observations:ground 12m NE at NY14402 01951 is lower and ground 10m SW at NY 14387 01931 is probably lower
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 188 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
GuyF04/04/3806
ALHEJ Wilkins23/12/2023
Ever Onward08/11/2023
Scott Morley 8601/11/2023
w/ Jack, Jonny and Danny on a mega synge bagging expeditionwcroasdell13/08/2023
Brianh90910/08/2023
From Miterdale Forest. 15 km, 730 m asc. NE to Low Place and up the Brat's Hill Stone Circles and Boat How. Over Burnmoor Tarn outflow to join the path to Illgill Head and Whin Rigg. Over Irton Fell and rough going to Great Bank (30 mins to do the 150 m distance to the top and back) Back s by Miterdale Forest. Goldcrest flock. Peacock, Comma and Red Admiral. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720310321716SalmonJoe06/08/2023
RobB05/07/2023
nigelcmason209/06/2023
needanewdog05/10/2022
Michael Hood23/09/2022
3 of 6 starting in cinderdale car park. After irton pike. A fine misty rain started on the way up here and didn’t stop for the rest of the dayThe-Z-Man18/08/2022
Em's 2nd round07/08/2022
Si's 2nd round07/08/2022
adriancowl16/07/2022
ac2216/07/2022
From Nether Wasdale lovely dayjocks131/05/2022
jef02/03/2022
Initially up Irton Pike, having parked in the old quarry below. Then along the ridge to Irton Fell, then taking a cross country route to Great Bank. Descent from here along the forest road (much damage from Storm Arwen), and back along the tarmac road, taking a short detour over the gate to the top of Plumgarth Hill on the way to the quarry car park. 10km with 460m ascent in 3 hours. (S)silveracorn_alan15/02/2022
iainwalton24/01/2022
Circular walk from Dalegarth Campsite with the kidsthecoopers01/09/2021
JohnG88812/07/2021
pedalgrunt30/05/2021
Parked between Cinderdale and Forest Bridges on grass. Went up Latterbarrow (201m) first. Hot and dry. A revisit on a very leisurely Round 2 of The Birketts. With Alfie.Dangerous Dave25/04/2021
mart079724/04/2021
Irton Fell and Great Banktomd426/10/2020
conanharrod15/10/2020
From Eskdale Green by the toilets, up track past Japanese Gardens woodland, curving North West to cross the Miterdale Road, then up crossing three forest tracks using same bridleway all the way to near the final slopes of Irton Fell. At this point head North East along the highest bit of forest track, this takes you all the ay to a gate 200 metres from the summit. Use the faint path to the Knoll as described by others, then curve up to the summit with some wobbly tussock grass but take it slowly and you are soon safely there. About 1.5 hours total.nickywood113/10/2020
Sham Sharrock27/09/2020
nigelcmason19/09/2020
amblemark11/08/2020
ALHEJ Wilkins07/06/2020
Merchant19/01/2020
Birkett 3 with PeteDave Geere20/10/2019
pedro120/10/2019
Littledave09/10/2019
Jacqdaw18/09/2019
Hillsidenick18/09/2019
OLIVERS17/08/2019
My last Birkett with RoxyDARRENG07/07/2019
From Eskdale Green through Miterdale Forest.citygent18/05/2019
Nick Canute15/05/2019
With Tali, wet and windy. Done the top many times but keep forgetting to log.Mountain Goat02/03/2019
ALHEJ Wilkins30/12/2018
Fell3wilki30/12/2018
siabod22/10/2018
davefh20/09/2018
Obstacle-free route - from path/forest track junction at NY 13745 01800, gravel forest road has been extended to just E of wall at NY 14045 02075, from where felling/extraction vehicle has made a rough track, through wall at NY 14337 02085, and up to rock-studded knoll at NY 14480 02070, where there is a faint fork. 50 m of easy brashings, leaves 150 m of 'post-holing' in deep tussocks to top - low level ruined wall just before top has several easy crossing places. All on FC land, whereas route Southwards along E side of wall from the Irton Pike - Whin Rigg ridge is on neither FC nor NT land and fence in S 'corner' has been renewed.Isbjorn12/09/2018
timus23/08/2018
CraigDring31/05/2018