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Name: | Bracken How |
Hill number: | 3856 |
Height: | 373m / 1224ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2515 Helvellyn |
RHB Section: | 34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Eastern Fells |
County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
Catchment: | Eden (Carlisle) |
Class: | Birkett, Synge (B,Sy) |
Grid ref: | NY 39293 21056 |
Summit feature: | tiny cairn |
Drop: | 21m |
Col: | 352m NY 3925 2093 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL5S |
Survey: | obvious summit |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 261 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
A round of Bracken How - Round How - Brown Hills - Swineside Knott - Watermillock Common - Common Fell 
Parked in Dockray, easy path to follow, dry, wet underfoot, lovely views | matty1971b | 04/01/2024 |
solo climb, wintry conditions. | jonsutterby71 | 29/12/2023 |
From Dockray. 
11 km, 550 m asc. 
SW to the Watermillock Common Fell tops, Swineside Knotts and Brown Hills. 
Continuing up the ridge wall to Birkett Fell and onto Hart Side. 
Return by Round How and Bracken How. 
Windy, showery. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720309488547 | SalmonJoe | 01/07/2023 |
IOG Walk from Aira Force to Glenridding. 
IOG Patterdale Easter Trip 2023. 
May not have gone right onto Summit but close enough to count. | dancingqueen101 | 09/04/2023 |
Wainwright Walk 23: Spider (Great Dodd, Stybarrow Dodd, Watson's Dodd, Hart Side & Clough Head) | DavidHiner | 30/11/2022 |
Bracken How, Round How, Birkett Fell, Hart Side, Green Side, Sheffield Pike, Heron Pike, Glenridding Dodd | keithouk | 09/10/2022 |
Aira Force to Legburthwaite, using bus 508 and 55,up from Quarry car park | trimarc2 | 11/09/2022 |
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 round of Bracken How, Round How, Brown Hills, Swineside Knott, Watermillock Common and Common Fell from the quarry car park south of Dockray. A huge fallen tree had demolished a wall, making the initial ascent tricky. After Round How, I followed the balcony track by a wall with glorious views of Ullswater until it brought me just below Brown Hills. | Nick Down1 | 26/04/2022 |
See Birkett route. | smocks and denims | 04/02/2022 |
Damp with melting snow. With B and B. | jenx | 10/01/2022 |
dockray round 16 tops | holtsd | 29/04/2021 |
The old quarry south of Dockray is now a National Trust car park for Aira Force. Up by the side of the quarry. Lifted Alfie over the stile and then a simple walk up to this little green summit. | Dangerous Dave | 17/04/2021 |
A repeat of our last walk here, but spring weather today. With Bryher. | jenx | 21/03/2021 |
Nice walk over the six tops from the quarry CP then back on lower terrace path through old woodland. Very cold wind and freezing above 400m. With R and B. | jenx | 07/02/2021 |
Circuit of Deepdale from Dockray | tomd4 | 09/11/2020 |
Birkett 3 | Dave Geere | 17/08/2020 |
Included in Glencoyne Round from High Cascades [Aira Force] Car Park | RobB | 05/02/2020 |
A quick stroll out from Dockray. Over the tops as far as Brown hills then back on the terrace path along the wall and cut across the common to start. With B and R. | jenx | 29/11/2019 |
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 |
DECAMPED FROM LANGDALE TO ULLSWATER CAMPSITE FOR SECOND HALF OF BIRKETT BAGGING BONANZA. SUCH A BEAUTIFUL EVENING THAT AFTER PITCHING TENT I WAS DROPPED ABOVE AIRA FORCE AND KNOCKED OFF ROUND HOW AND BRACKEN HOW THEN DID THE TRAVERSE OVER GREEN HILL, GOWBARROW (DONE ALREADY), GREAT MELDRUM, LITTLE MELDRUM AND WATERMILLOCK FELL TO CAMPSITE. GREAT VIEWS UP ULLSWATER. | BURGESS | 15/07/2019 |
14 degrees at High Cascades car park, sunny spells, stiff westerlies. Had a snooze in the car waiting for the rain to pass and set out up the secret Birkett baggers' path at 16:00, followed the wall, went through the secret Birkett baggers' gate and meandered to the summit. On to Round How. | Wycombe Wanderer | 26/05/2019 |
1st 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 |
From A5091, out and back over Bracken How, Round How, Common Fell, Swineside Knott and Brown Hills. | rhalstead | 23/12/2018 |
This then Round How from near the pay and dismay cp, both in under 30 mins | bardolph | 31/07/2018 |
From Quarry CP. Wet and misty. With Eileen | johnjennison | 16/06/2018 |
From High Cascades car park above Aira Force, some breeze and overcast, 10.82km in 3 hours: Bracken How - Round How - Common Fell - Watermillock Common - Swineside Knott - Brown Hills - Birkett Fell - Hart Side | stevem76 | 29/04/2018 |
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 |
Winter, snow and wind | Littledave | 22/01/2018 |
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 |
Done with Richard T as part of a circuit from Dockray taking in Bracken How, Round How, Common Fell, Watermillock Common, Swineside Knott & Brown Hills. Weather good with great views over Ullswater. | falunty | 10/10/2017 |
Done with Richard T as part of a circuit from Dockray taking in Bracken How, Round How, Common Fell, Watermillock Common, Swineside Knott & Brown Hills. Weather good with great views over Ullswater. | nitranrenrut | 10/10/2017 |
1st in a round of 10 Birketts and Synges from Dockray, parking by the bridge, room for 4-5 cars. On to 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 final top of an anticlockwise circuit above Aira Beck mopping up Birketts. From Round How, took path down through bracken & then faint path up to tiny summit cairn. Descended NW & picked up good path down to Dockray. From Dockray, a 1 mile road walk back to car. (S) | gerrybowes | 31/05/2017 |
From Dockray Bracken How,Round How, Common Fell, Watermillock Common, Swinside Knott, Brown Hills, Birkett Fell, Hart Side,Green side, and back along the miners path. | Bheinn | 08/03/2017 |
NB | Vin | 08/03/2017 |
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 |
High Cascades CP - BRACKEN HOW - Round How - Common Fell - Watermillock Common - Swineside Knott - Brown Hills - Glencoyne Park. Lots of deep snow above 400 metres made for very slow going - but great views! | citygent | 25/11/2016 |
16th and final one from High Row car park. An excellent walk via the Birketts and Watsons Dodd. Just over 11 miles and 5.5 hours with this solo walk. First snow of the season for me and in clear weather. | bolton | 11/11/2016 |
As part of a 9 hill round from Dockray. | Wheelsy | 15/10/2016 |
From High Row. Deepdale circuit. Well defended by waist high bracken. Back to High Row via Dockray. | ngthack | 17/07/2016 |
Eastern fells circuit from Glencoyne | Ajm0310 | 05/06/2016 |
R | Richard Tait | 27/05/2016 |
From Hart Side to Dockray | Andrew Pearson | 23/05/2016 |
NT car park-Bracken How-Round How-Green Side-Hart Side-Birkett Fell-BrownHills-Swineside Knott-Watermillock Common-Common Fell-Dockray-road-car park | joseph mitchell | 03/05/2016 |
Round of Low How, Matterdale Common, Great Dodd, Stybarrow Dodd, Birkett Fell, wineside Knott, Watermillock Common, Common Fell, Bracken How from 208 bus stop at Dockray to 508 stop at Aira Force. | Eddie | 30/04/2016 |
With Damian, Eire, Evan, Sail, Coel & Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 27/03/2016 |
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 |