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Name: | Low Birk Fell |
Hill number: | 3857 |
Height: | 373m / 1224ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2561 Place Fell |
RHB Section: | 34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Far Eastern Fells |
County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
Catchment: | Eden (Carlisle) |
Class: | Birkett (B) |
Grid ref: | NY 41063 19042 |
Summit feature: | large well-made square cairn |
Drop: | 15m |
Col: | 358m NY 4082 1889 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL5S |
Observations: | this is Birkett's summit feature, although ground 12m WSW at NY 41053 19036 is higher |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 232 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Sean and Andy | jordanwalmsley1987 | 07/05/2023 |
Jordan and Sean | andyblunt | 07/05/2023 |
5 of 9 after a night parked at patterdale hotel car park. Down from bleaberry. Quite aware of how much we descended before having to again tackle the long uphill to high dodd | The-Z-Man | 07/05/2023 |
Fought through the ferns to get to the cairn, with Boo. The whole of the fly nation was on the summit to greet us | Alphaville199 | 10/09/2022 |
From parking used for Hallin fell, a Seven and half mile walk taking in the Birkett summits of Low Birk fell, Birk fell, The Knight, High Dodd and Sleet fell with just shy of 3000ft of accent in four hours. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 22/01/2022 |
Bob & Duke; Sandwick Rnd =x7 tops. | DukeNukem | 26/12/2021 |
The Hause to Sandwick then Low Birk Fell, Birk Fell, The Knight, Place Fell, High Dodd, Sleet Fell & The Hause. Overcast, fine, frosty with a light breeze. | Vin | 13/12/2021 |
Parked at Patterdale for a circuit of Boredale Beck over 14 summits. 10/14. Visited cairn and summit. | PGCE | 17/11/2021 |
As for route to Sleet Fell | smocks and denims | 14/10/2021 |
The Scalehow round from Sandwick, starting with a thrash through the giant bracken to Sleet Fell then on the far better paths to High Dodd, Place Fell, Round How, The Knight, Birk Fell and Low Birk Fell. About 3.5 hours in total. | summitter | 14/08/2021 |
From Martindale for a round of Sleet Fell, The Knight, Birk Fell and Low Birk Fell. | rhalstead | 18/12/2020 |
We parked at Martindale church and walked along to sandwich, and followed the path up near scakehow beck. We crossed just before high knott and made our way up to the summit. With Richie | Zoe Little | 29/11/2020 |
See Sleet Fell entry | Neil Midgley | 08/07/2020 |
Pleasant promenade above Ullswater from Birk Fell. Tricky descent to NE and back to start. Unsung little horseshoe. 2 hours. | Wycombe Wanderer | 27/11/2019 |
Parked at Doe Green then followed RoW west. Took a grassy rake at the side of Scalehow Force then up rocky terraces to the impressive cairn at the top. | Wheelsy | 29/10/2019 |
FOLLOWED BIRKETT'S ROUTE FROM SANDWICK OVER LOW BIRK FELL, BLEABERRY KNOTT, THE KNIGHT, HIGH DODD AND SLEET FELL. LOST PATH IN HEAD-HIGH BRACKEN ON INITIAL ASCENT AND TOOK 40 MINS. TO COVER 1K UP LOW BIRK FELL. GOOD WALK AFTER THAT WITH VIEWS OVER GLENRIDDING BUT CLOUD COVERING HIGHER FELLS. | BURGESS | 17/07/2019 |
With Sue from Patterdale. Birk Fell Long Crag, High Dodd and Sleet Fell, return via lake path to start. Another very wet and windy day. | Frank | 15/03/2019 |
From Bleaberry Knott. Masses of bracken not easy to find route up or down. 
 
Done with Eileen | johnjennison | 07/08/2018 |
Sandwick - LOW BIRK FELL - Bleaberry Knott - The Knight - High Dodd - Sleet Fell. Nice solo morning walk, great views over Ullswater to Helvellyn range | citygent | 09/05/2018 |
Done with Richard T taking in Low Birk Fell, Birk Fell, The Knight, Place Fell, High Dodd and Sleet Fell. Day started with rain and poor visibility that improved with clouds / mist lifting and sunshine. | falunty | 18/04/2018 |
Done with Richard T taking in Low Birk Fell, Birk Fell, The Knight, Place Fell, High Dodd and Sleet Fell. Day started with rain and poor visibility that improved with clouds / mist lifting and sunshine. | nitranrenrut | 18/04/2018 |
Cow Bridge-Hartsop-Boredale Hause-Round How-Place Fell-High Dodd-The Knight-Birk Fell(Bleaberry Knott)-Low Birk Fell then down to path along the side of Ullswater & back towards Patterdale. Continued on path towards Hartsop then over footbrige onto to track to A592 & back to Cow Bridge. On own. | MorecambeMonkey | 11/03/2018 |
with Phil W | Littledave | 29/01/2018 |
Short round of 5 hills. Route same as per gerrybowes. | jonglew | 29/09/2017 |
Parked on wide, firm grass verge at end of surfaced road in Sandwick at 423196 (Space for 6-7 cars) – W. along track and shortly after crossing Scalehow Beck made way up E. shoulder to large summit cairn. Continued to Birk Fell, The Knight, High Dodd & Sleet Fell. (PM) | gerrybowes | 15/03/2017 |
Parked easily at Sandwick. From 414192 headed directly uphill to the summit. With GB. SW to Bleaberry Knott. | bolton | 15/03/2017 |
Place Fell Birketts from Patterdale | Ajm0310 | 04/10/2016 |
Agree with iredale, bracken is getting ludicrous in the Lakes, especially if you go off piste. Think it's something to do with the fact that the only herbicide that will clobber bracken, is banned. Bring in some Agent Orange, I say. | ngthack | 01/09/2016 |
With Mag. Fine day cool wind. Bracken getting bad on these fells. To summit just upstream of Scalehow Force. | iredale | 07/08/2016 |
A round of all the summits on Place Fell with Rachel | bardolph | 16/06/2016 |
from sandwick solo walk following birketts route | colinfielding | 07/04/2016 |
Lovely views to the north; pleasingly off the beaten track, especially if ascended from the Ullswater path to the north. | pwithnall | 13/02/2016 |
After all the rain and floods sunshine!! | jocks1 | 27/12/2015 |
Parked Sandwick. A round of the Birketts and Wainwright on Place Fell. Set off late, after 1230, overcast and drizzly but cloud above summits, just. Got back to car as it got dark, nearly blown off Place Fell summit. Nice round. | Mark T | 23/11/2015 |
Round of Place Fell, Beda Fell and Angle Tarn Pikes including Synges and Birketts from Patterdale 508 bus stop - 4,000'. | Eddie | 17/10/2015 |
Parked in Sandwick. | Jacqdaw | 09/09/2015 |
With Damian, Eire, Evan, Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 29/08/2015 |
CJ BW MJ KJ SW JW | chrisj1965 | 28/08/2015 |
A round from Sandwick | Havenchris | 29/07/2015 |
Circuit from Sandwick on very pleasant summer's day-Low Birk Fell-Birk Fell(Bleaberry Knott)(revisit)-Place Fell(revisit)-Round How-High Dodd-Sleet Fell.With Oscar. | catman | 15/07/2015 |
With Catman. | oscarrosie | 15/07/2015 |
Birkett's MAR2. | clivevilla | 09/05/2015 |
With Mike Parsons and Sue on a lovely day. | Phreerunner | 29/09/2014 |
With G. From Sandwick > Low Birk Fell > Birk Fell > The Knight > Place Fell > Round How > Beda Head > Winter Crag > Sandwick. | RT1970 | 15/09/2014 |
Last hill on little circuit from Doe Green. Fine cairn but about 10m from highest point. | Aye Jimmy | 08/08/2014 |
From Martindale. | JohnStoneham | 31/05/2014 |
Easy parking by the church at Martindale 3855, 3574, 3831, 3680, 3857 a fine round. | destaylor | 26/04/2014 |
Burkett route MAR1 | CaralynR | 20/04/2014 |
R | Richard Tait | 03/08/2013 |
Place Fell Round MAR 1 from Sandwick. | Sid | 11/06/2013 |