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Name: | High Brow |
Hill number: | 3824 |
Height: | 575m / 1886ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2515 Helvellyn |
RHB Section: | 34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Eastern Fells |
County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
Catchment: | Derwent (Workington), Catchment Boundaries, Eden (Carlisle) |
Watershed: | Solway Firth |
Class: | Birkett, Synge, Subdodd (B,Sy,s5) |
Grid ref: | NY 36776 21406 |
Summit feature: | mound 6m WSW of cairn |
Drop: | 20m |
Col: | 555m NY 3621 2141 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL5S |
Observations: | mound is 5cm higher than ground by cairn and equal in height with rock 2m SE of cairn |
Survey: | Abney level |
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 |
From High Row. 
14 km, 690 m asc. 
W over Low How, High Brow and Randerside to Great Dodd. 
Over Little Dodd and N to Calfhow Pike, Clough Head and White Pike. 
Back by the Old Coach Road. 
Wet. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720310198548 | SalmonJoe | 01/08/2023 |
From Low How, mostly on a track. | KeithByTheC | 20/12/2022 |
Parked at High Row NY380219. Dockray, Bracken How, Round How, Common Fell, Watermillock Common, Swineside Knott, Brown Hills, Birkett Fell, Hart Side, Green Side, (Birkett Fell), High Brow, Low How. | Isbjorn | 28/04/2022 |
A circular walk from high row. Super sunshine. With Rick and the dogs. | jenx | 27/02/2022 |
Bagged before Great Dodd and watsons dodd | ejjohnstone | 24/12/2021 |
dockray round 16 tops | holtsd | 29/04/2021 |
A round of the fells above Dowthwaitehead. Birkett’s route and a very fine one on a beautiful winter’s day. Freezing conditions snow and sunshine. With B and R. | jenx | 30/12/2020 |
Circuit of Deepdale from Dockray | tomd4 | 09/11/2020 |
With Sue and NB from Lucy's Wood CP. Randerside, Great Dodd, High Brow and Low How. Good weather. | Frank | 01/09/2020 |
Up from Low How. With Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 22/03/2020 |
From High Row for a round of Calfhow Pike, Little Dodd, Randerside, High Brow and Low How. | rhalstead | 28/12/2019 |
Deep snow made the going tougher! Nice views of snowy higher fells.with R and B. | jenx | 16/12/2019 |
With Sue from Dockray, a round of all hills in and around Hart Side and Great Dodd. A very warm day with good views. | Frank | 23/07/2019 |
LAST DAY OF FINE SPELL SO WENT FOR A BIG ONE, OVER THE DODDS. FROM DOWTHWAITEHEAD ROAD JUNCTION OVER LOW HOW, HIGH BROW, RANDERSIDE (LONG PULL), LITTLE DODD (BYPASSING GREAT DODD SUMMIT AND OTHER TOPS ALREADY DONE AS WAINWRIGHTS OR NUTTALLS), BIRKETT FELL, BROWN HILLS, SWINESIDE KNOTT AND COMMON FELL. A BEAUTIFUL DAY WITH STUPENDOUS VIEWS OF HELVELLYN AND NORTHERN FELLS. | BURGESS | 16/07/2019 |
From Low How, on to Randerside. | Wycombe Wanderer | 26/05/2019 |
13th of a 16 Top exclusion around Deepdale from Dockray. 5 hours in total. Hot & dry conditions. | summitter | 20/04/2019 |
Parked at dirt area NY 380 219. Walked down to Dockray, then Bracken How -> Round How -> Common Fell -> Watermillock Common -> Swineside Knott -> Brown Hills -> Birkett Fell -> Hart Side -> Randerside -> High Brow -> Low How -> Matterdale Common. Nice sunny day. | Jhimmy | 27/02/2019 |
Low How, this and Randerside from the x roads | bardolph | 31/07/2018 |
From High Row, near Dockray, walking alone on a cloudy, damp day, duration c. 5hrs: Low How - High Brow - Threlkeld Knotts - Clough Head - Calfhow Pike - Little Dodd - Great Dodd - Randerside - Matterdale Cmn. Skipped White Pike due to late start. | stevem76 | 24/04/2018 |
Done with Richard T as part of a round taking in Low How the 'Dodds' Hart Side and Birkett Fell. Very misty on the tops, visibility Max 30M | falunty | 11/04/2018 |
Done with Richard T as part of a round taking in Low How the 'Dodds' Hart Side and Birkett Fell. Very misty on the tops, visibility Max 30M | nitranrenrut | 11/04/2018 |
One of those rare winter days in the lakes blue skies,no wind,birds singing and fantastic views.Round of Bracken Howe,Round Howe,Commom Fell,Swineside Knott,Brown Hills,BirkettFell,Low Howe and Low Howe.Easy going in the tussock Grass majority havinging quad bike tracks to the tops. | jocks1 | 21/02/2018 |
Dockray - Bracken How - Round How - Common Fell - Watermill Common - Swines Knott - Brown Hills - Birk Fell - Hart Side - Sty Dodd - Watson's Dodd - Great Dodd - Randerside - High Brow - Low How - Cockley Moor - Dockray. Deep powder snow. With FJ. | Mark Jackson | 27/12/2017 |
7th in a round of 10 Birketts and Synges from Dockray, parking by the bridge, room for 4-5 cars. Bracken How, Round How, Common Fell, Watermillock Fell, Swineside Knott, Brown Hills, High Brow, Matterdale Common, Low How and Cocley Moor. | jonglew | 03/10/2017 |
Part of a circuit of the Deepdale Dodds, starting from Dockray (Note: the National trust car park at NY397221 charges £7.50 for over 6 hrs and the machine does not currently take the new pound coins. Parking for 6 cars can be had in Dockray, opposite the phone box). | BobHancock | 17/09/2017 |
High Row parking area at 380219 (Space for 10+ cars). The 2nd top of an anticlockwise circuit above Aira Beck mopping up Birketts. From Low How, back down to ATV track & then followed ATV tracks to summit mound. (S) | gerrybowes | 31/05/2017 |
Helvellyn, Helvellyn Lower Man, White Side, Raise, Stybarrow Dodd, Watson's Dodd, Great Dodd, Randerside, High Brow, Low How | keithouk | 19/02/2017 |
A misty day north of Ullswater, GPS essential! High Row - Low How - HIGH BROW - Randerside - Matterdale Common. Very wet underfoot throughout. | citygent | 13/12/2016 |
Repeat circuit of the Dockray fells on clear cool late autumn day. Onwards over Round How, Common Fell, Watermillock Common, Swineside Knott, Brown Hills, Birkett Fell, Hart Side, High Brow and Low How. | nordicstar | 28/11/2016 |
2nd of a round of 16 anticlockwise from High Row. Solo. | bolton | 11/11/2016 |
From wet footpath to East via a good path all the way to the top | trimarc2 | 23/09/2016 |
Birkett - DOD4 horseshoe around Deepdale and Dowthwaitehead from car park at New Road, High Brow : 10.69 miles with 739m of ascent; 6hrs:19 mins total time; 4hrs:47mins moving time: - Low How - High Brow - Randerside - Great Dodd - Watson's Dodd - Stybarrow Dodd - Whitestones on Greenside - Hart Side - Birkett Fell - Brown Hills - Swineside Knott - Common Fell. | pwhitaker_1966 | 15/08/2016 |
C/W Round of low how, high brow, randerside, great dodd, watsons dodd, little dodd, calfhow pike, clough head final wainwright and threlkeld knotts from cp at high row near dockray 380218 | robertphillips | 31/07/2016 |
From High Row. Deepdale horseshoe. | ngthack | 17/07/2016 |
From Dockray | Andrew Pearson | 23/05/2016 |
cj | chrisj1965 | 20/03/2016 |
From High Row near Dockray (NY 38002 21878) - Low How - High Brow - Matterdale Common - Randerside - Great Dodd - Little Dodd (St John's Common) - Watson's Dodd - Stybarrow Dodd - Green Side [White Stones - Green Side] - Hart Side - Birkett Fell - Brown Hills - Swineside Knott - Watermillock Common - Common Fell - Round How - Bracken How. Return to start point via Dockray. | david230201 | 20/03/2016 |
Dodd 4 and 5 
Walked with Paul in the windiest conditions I have ever walked, particularly on the ridge. | rwinrow | 30/01/2016 |
Start from Grid 379219. Return route from Raise. | smocks and denims | 13/01/2016 |
From High Row on pleasant Autumn day-Cockley Moor(through nature reserve as per Aye Jimmy-but exactly what nature is this reserve for??)-Low Row and High Brow.Good views,especially from last hill.With Oscar. | catman | 09/10/2015 |
With Catman. | oscarrosie | 09/10/2015 |
Parked in free car park at junction by High Row. Fantastic views. | Jacqdaw | 06/09/2015 |
Parked easily at crossroads Lucy's Wood. 3835 3824 3818. Good pleasant walk. | destaylor | 30/07/2015 |
On the path from great Dodd towards dockray. Slightly boggy! | derlan | 24/06/2015 |
On circuit from High Row. Pleasant summit. Continued to Randerside, soggy in the middle, OK higher up where ground was frozen. | Aye Jimmy | 21/02/2015 |
With Andy heading towards Great Dodd. | alwaysinshorts | 21/11/2014 |
4th | Alaric | 12/10/2014 |
2nd top of the day birkett bagging | colinfielding | 15/08/2014 |
R | Richard Tait | 09/07/2014 |
Dockray - Great Dodd fell Race. | Eddie | 25/06/2014 |