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Name: | High Wythow |
Hill number: | 3885 |
Height: | 410m / 1345ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2634 The Old Man of Coniston [Coniston Old Man] |
RHB Section: | 34D: Southern Cumbria |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Southern Fells |
County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
Catchment: | Leven (Ulverston) |
Class: | Birkett (B) |
Grid ref: | SD 30035 99024 |
Summit feature: | cairn |
Drop: | 10m |
Col: | 400m SD299990 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 96 97 (1:25k) OL6N OL7N |
Observations: | rock 3m N is highest point |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 237 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
OG | HardenC | 16/03/2024 |
From the car park in Low free Tilberthwaite for Birketts Six and a quarter mile Tilberthwaite and Yewdale walk. Ten tops with aditional excursions to Birk fell man, Lad stones and Yewdale crag. Completed in around Six and half hours. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 27/01/2024 |
Started off at Tilberthwaite and walked up the Langdale Fells, then on to Wetherlam. From there, headed out to Grey Friar and descended Wet Side Edge. From there, a climb up to the Tilberthwaite Fells. | oldbagger27 | 18/04/2023 |
Round of Coniston Fells from Coniston. Path up by Long Crag, levelling out then diversion to Yewdale Crag. Continued on to Brackeny Crag, then NNW to cross Tilberthwaite Gill and climb Blake Rigg, Haystacks, Hawk Rigg, High Fell. Crossed a marshy area to climb Great Intake then return to cross Tilberthwaite Gill and head S to join path. At high point headed off to climb Kitty Crag, Long Crag, High Wythow, Low Wythow and descend SSE to rejoin outward route. Mist and continuous rain for much of route. | RobertP | 05/11/2022 |
Parked at 30632 01012 and did Birkett walk CON 3. 7.22 miles, 4 hours 5 mins. | clivevilla | 16/10/2022 |
With J | GCW | 20/07/2022 |
5 of 9 starting at coniston sports centre on 10.9 mile hike after an overnight in the motorhome. From low wythnow | The-Z-Man | 27/02/2022 |
An exploration of the Birketts and Synges on Wetherlam, including: Blake Rigg, Haystacks, Hawk Rigg, High Fell (Hawk Rigg), Great Intake – Low Fell, Birk Fell Man (Birk Fell), Wetherlam, Black Sails, Lad Stones, Kitty Crag, Long Crag – Yewdale Fells, High Wythow, Low Wythow, Yewdale Crag, and Brackeny Crag. 16km with 1000m of ascent in 6h 40m. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 10/07/2021 |
Yewdale and Tilberthwaite Birketts | tomd4 | 25/04/2021 |
1st top after scramble up Long Crag Buttress | cumbria mammoth | 12/12/2020 |
From Low Wythow. From High Tilberthwaite - free NT car parking - yes, it's not Pay & Display! Lots of knolls, bracken and marsh, trackless terrain. | Isbjorn | 11/10/2020 |
Thick cloud on The Old Man so we opted for a potter around his lower Fells. From the village up the Mine Road then north along the narrow path to Lad Stones. In cloud so headed back down to Kitty Crag, Long Crag, High Wythow, Low Wythow and Brackeny Crag. Back to the village via Yewdale Crag and then a hairy, bracken camouflaged path. | summitter | 16/07/2020 |
Grey, then windier, then wetter 23 Km traverse of Coniston Wainwrights with a few Birkenstock’s added towards end. | davechaffey | 30/12/2019 |
Revisit with Keith | Dave Geere | 25/12/2019 |
Revisit with Pete | Dave Geere | 10/11/2019 |
LAST DAY OF A WEEK AT LANGDLAE CAMPSITE AND STILL FINE AND DRY. STARTED IN LITTLE LANGDALE AT FELL PLACE AND FOLLOWED TRACK AND WALL UP TO COL THEN LEFT OVER LADDER STILE TO GREAT INTAKE. THEN FOLLOWED BIRKETT'S ROUTE OVER HIGH FELL AND HAWK RIGG. DROPPED ONTO GOOD PATH TO DO BIRK FELL MAN AND BACK, THEN CONTINUED BIRKETT'S ROUTE OVER HAYSTACKS, BLAKE RIGG, KITTY CRAG, LONG CRAG, HIGH WYTHOW, LOW WYTHOW AND BRACKENY CRAG. A LONG DAY BUT COMPLETED 31 BIRKETTS IN A WEEK FROM LANGDALE. | BURGESS | 14/07/2019 |
From Tilberthwaite for a round of 11 Berketts. | rhalstead | 22/04/2019 |
From Low Wythow, on to Long Crag. | Wycombe Wanderer | 14/04/2019 |
With Sue from Little Langdale via Weatherlam Edge to summit 0f Weatherlam. Storm Freya came in making day bit damp. Descended via Lad Stones and then on to Kitty, Long Crags, High and Low Wythow, Brackeny Crag. Return via mines and Tilberthwaite. | Frank | 02/03/2019 |
round of 5 Birketts from Coniston | Havenchris | 12/01/2019 |
A short day with Dave and Tony bagging Birketts. We left Dave's car at High Tilberthwaite carpark then drove in my car to meet Tony in Conniston. Walked along the lane to Coppermines Cottages then up to Kitty Crag, Long Crag, High Wythow, Low Wythow and Brackeny Crag before descended to High Tilberthwaite carpark. Poor visibility in the drizzle and rain; an unpleasantly wet day with gusty wind. | Skip | 02/12/2018 |
Debs and Tali. Birthday Birketts. 11 to the east and south of Wetherlam | Mountain Goat | 23/10/2018 |
Done with Richard Turner in very windy conditions also taking in Haystacks, High Fell, Hawk Rigg, Great Intake, Low Fell, Birk Fells, 
Kitty Crag, High Wythow & Low Wythhow | falunty | 23/10/2018 |
Done with Richard Turner in very windy conditions also taking in Haystacks, High Fell, Hawk Rigg, Great Intake, Low Fell, Birk Fells, 
Kitty Crag, High Wythow & Low Wythhow | nitranrenrut | 23/10/2018 |
Solo | simon and co | 09/10/2018 |
On the Wetherlam round from Tilberthwaite. | BobHancock | 25/08/2018 |
KeithByTheC | 24/11/2017 | |
Yewdale Crag, Brackeny Crag, Low Wythow, High Wythow, Long Crag, Kitty Crag, Lad Stones, Wetherlam, Swirl How, Great How, Little How Crags, Brim Fell, The Old Man of Coniston, The Bell | keithouk | 23/04/2017 |
Start Low Tilberthwaite,Great intake, High Fell,Birk Fell Man,Hawk Rigg,Haystacks,Blake Rigg,Kitty Crag,Long Crag,High Wythow,Low Wythow,Brackeny Crag,Low Tilberthwaite.Sunny spells and breezy.Approx 8.5 miles and over 2,000 ft of climbing. | jocks1 | 06/04/2017 |
Parked in the large car park in Tilberthwaite. The 9th summit in a round of the 11 Tilberthwaite & Yewdale Fell Birketts (inc. Birk Fell Man), starting with Great Intake & finishing on Brackeny Crag. (PM) | gerrybowes | 24/03/2017 |
Round of Yewdale Birketts from Tilberthwaite. Beautiful sunny day, Kitty Crag - Long Crag - HIGH WYTHOW - Low Wythow - Brackeny Crag. | citygent | 15/11/2016 |
Wetherlam Birketts Circuit | Ajm0310 | 07/11/2016 |
CJ BW Lisha Barnaby | chrisj1965 | 23/10/2016 |
Walked from the cp at Tilberthwaite to Levers water and return | bardolph | 23/09/2016 |
Easy passage from east. | moorsman | 19/08/2016 |
On Birkett round from Tilberthwaite | Northender | 26/03/2016 |
On a round of mainly Birketts, starting with Holme Fell. From Kitty Crag and on to Yewdale Crag. | jonglew | 02/03/2016 |
Yewdale Fells on a wild day from Coniston: Yewdale Crag, Brackeny Crag, Low and High Low Wythows, Long Crag, Kitty Crag Lad Stones and Wetherlam summit. | Eddie | 30/01/2016 |
As part of round of Yewdale Fells on windy and wet day | trimarc2 | 27/01/2016 |
Completed the Coniston Fells after abandoning Nuttal 5.5 due to high winds. Dreadful weather but ok visibility. With GFE. | Fionalevey | 27/01/2016 |
Coniston -> Low Wythow -> High Wythow -> Long Crag -> Kitty Crag -> Coniston | briandiggle | 31/10/2015 |
Birkett 3 | Dave Geere | 01/08/2015 |
From Tilberthwaite Car Park. Lad Stones, Wetherlam, Black Sails, Erin Crag, Kennel Crag, Kitty Crag, Long Crag, High Wythow, Low Wythow, Yewdale Crag and Brackeny Crag. Glorious weather and some incredible views across Coniston Water and of the Old Man :-) | AlunRees31 | 25/07/2015 |
From Tilberthwaite Car Park. Lad Stones, Wetherlam, Black Sails, Erin Crag, Kennel Crag, Kitty Crag, Long Crag, High Wythow, Low Wythow, Yewdale Crag and Brackeny Crag. Glorious weather and some incredible views across Coniston Water and of the Old Man :-) | Alunrees33 | 25/07/2015 |
R | Richard Tait | 03/03/2015 |
Yewdale Fells Birkett circuit. | ngthack | 07/02/2015 |
On a fine but windy day with Viv, Barbara, Kath, Roger and Peter from East Lancs LDWA. Kath's 50th birthday walk. | Phreerunner | 11/12/2014 |
Tour of the lower Birketts starting at Tilberthwaite. | Aye Jimmy | 31/10/2014 |
From Coniston. 3877 3884 3885 3889 3890 - a fine walk. | destaylor | 26/09/2014 |
Circuit of five Birketts from Tilberthwaite on surprisingly pleasant Bank Holiday Sunday.Super views from all summits,especislly Kitty Crag.Is it just me ,or does anyone else find Birkett's directions confusing at times?With Bridget and Oscar | catman | 24/08/2014 |
With Catman and Oscar. | rosiebridge | 24/08/2014 |
With Catman and Bridget. | oscarrosie | 24/08/2014 |
Climbed from Tilberthwaite using Birketts route over 10 tops | robert | 23/07/2014 |
Part of a long day bagging Birketts and other tops, Fifteen summits thirteen of which were new and about a dozen cairns destroyed. Great result. | thenomad | 27/03/2014 |
from little Langdale with Tony | colinfielding | 25/03/2014 |
From Long Crag with Eire, Evan, Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 09/07/2013 |
From Coniston, w Jenx went up to YH and cotts at Far end. Took pleasant ascending path through bracken to col and then Brackeny Crag. Sun appears,improving weather. Onwards to Low Wythow then High Wythow. Long Crag and to Kitty Crag and descend by Church Beck mines road. | nordicstar | 23/06/2013 |
Birketts - walk S/CON3. Start Low Tilberthwaite > Great intake > High Fell > Hawk Rigg > Haystacks > Blake Rigg > Kitty Crag > Long Crag > High Wythow > Low Wythow > Brackeny Crag > Low Tilberthwaite. Sunny spells and breezy. Not much in the way of paths and boggy in places. Lots of Mines to explore and very nice around Crook beck. | Hill Wanderer | 13/06/2013 |
From Tilberthwaite cp. Kitty Crag, Long Crag, High Wythow, Low Wythow and Brackeny Crag. Excellent views. | Sid | 04/06/2013 |
Round of21 Birketts from Tilberthwaite, 25km, 11 hours | Craig67 | 20/04/2013 |
From Tilberthwaite CP via Long Crag | Anduril | 11/11/2012 |
Coniston, Kitty Crag, Long Crag on Yewdale Fell, High Wythow, Low Wythow, Brackeny Crag, Blake Rigg Tilberthwaite, Haystacks Tilberthwaite, Hawk Rigg, High Fell, Great Intack on Low Fell, Birk Fell Man on Birk Fell, Wetherlam, Swirl How, Little Carrs, Hell Gill Pike, Great How Crag, Brim Fell Coniston Old man, Coniston. | Andy Hirst | 03/08/2012 |
Long southern circuit. Weather showery but fair. | CaralynR | 30/06/2012 |
Solo: Coniston - High Guards - Coniston - Mouldry Bank Beck - Kitty Crag - Long Crag - High, Low Wythow - Brackeny Crag - Blake Rigg - Haystacks - Hawk Rigg - Birk Fell - High Fell - Low Fell - Low Hall Garth - Great How - Fletcher's Wood - Skelwith Bdge | Mark Jackson | 06/04/2012 |
Great Intake Low Fell, Birk Fell Man, High Fell, Hawk Rigg, Haystacks, Blake Rigg, Kitty Crag, Long Crag Yewdale Fells, High Wythow, Low Wythow, Brackeny Crag | ronaldo333 | 10/03/2012 |
Birkett 2 | Dave Geere | 26/12/2011 |
3rd of 5 birketts. Carried on from Brackney Crag. Good views. | The Team | 25/09/2011 |
Overcast day. Mist on the tops of Wetherlam and the Old Man. But not at our level. It was today that we realised that Birketts Complete Lakeland Fells wasn't "complete". As we walked straight past a distinguished peak that wasn't on his list. We decided t | rjlowndes | 25/07/2011 |
High Tilberthwaite-Great Intake-High Fell-Birk Fell Man-Wetherlam-Black Sails-Wetherlam-Birk Fell Man-Hawk Rigg-haystacks-Blake Rigg-Kitty Crag-Long Crag-High Wythow-Low Wythow-Brackeny Crags | benarbia_8 | 16/10/2010 |
Birketts CLF walk S/CON3 in reverse > Gill Bridge Tilberthwaite > Brackeny Crag > Low Wythow > HIGH WYTHOW > Long Crag > Kitty Crag > Blake Rigg > Haystacks > Hawk Rigg > Birk Fell Man - Birk Fell > High Fell > Great Intake - Low Fell > CP | Tony Hartry II | 02/06/2010 |
1 | dads | 04/10/2009 |
Had a really upsetting night the night before so I was out and on top of this little baby at 7am. No one else about. Then went on to scramble Church Beck Falls (grd 3). Felt much better after doing that. My message to certain peeps "F*** you" | hightops | 14/06/2009 |
Cairn | mick | 14/12/2008 |
With Jo, circular walk from Coniston: Mart Crag, Brackeny Crag, Low Wythow, High Wythow, Long Crag, Kitty Crag, returning via path from Hole Rake Tarn. Weather; high cloud with sunny intervals, cool breeze, very good visibility. | amblerbob | 15/06/2008 |
another blue stake | gigglejon | 27/05/2008 |
Birketts CLF walk S/CON3, Low Tilberthwaite > Great Intake > High Fell > Hawk Rigg > Haystacks > Blake Rigg > Kitty Crag > Long Crag > HIGH WYTHOW grassy summit topped with a cairn > Low Wythow > Brackeny Crag > Low Tilberthwaite | Tony Hartry | 14/04/2008 |
Perfect PM amble | Hengis Pod | 12/07/2007 |
From Coniston. | Marshsand | 20/12/2001 |
walk-coniston slopes | babsjess | 07/09/2001 |
Richard Tait | 01/01/2001 | |
A round of obscure Birkett tops w Lesley in cloud / drizzle around Tilberthwaite. Very enjoyable giving a good navigation test. | Chris Pearson | 16/03/1997 |
GuyF | 04/04/3885 | |
Hootsjimmie | 21/06/2023 | |
ALHEJ Wilkins | 29/01/2023 | |
gomezhdm | 25/09/2022 | |
Michael Hood | 19/06/2022 | |
SteveG | 25/04/2022 | |
nigelcmason2 | 18/03/2022 | |
iainwalton | 20/12/2021 | |
RobB | 17/12/2021 | |
JohnG888 | 03/09/2021 | |
Merchant | 27/08/2021 | |
Jill Robertson | 27/07/2021 | |
amblemark | 27/07/2021 | |
Craggy | 24/07/2021 | |
Kendall | 08/07/2021 | |
Alan Caine | 27/06/2021 | |
adriancowl | 14/05/2021 | |
Alan Moore | 08/12/2020 | |
Em's 2nd round | 07/12/2020 | |
Si's 2nd round | 07/12/2020 | |
davidsharpe23 | 22/11/2020 | |
Sham Sharrock | 11/07/2020 | |
nigelcmason | 09/07/2020 | |
amblemark | 24/06/2020 | |
dickiewren | 23/05/2020 | |
ALHEJ Wilkins | 18/02/2020 | |
jef | 15/01/2020 | |
conanharrod | 01/01/2020 | |
winterwalker | 02/12/2019 | |
pedro1 | 10/11/2019 | |
DukeNukem | 18/09/2019 | |
Littledave | 24/06/2019 | |
Jhimmy | 21/04/2019 | |
A W Bryan | 13/04/2019 | |
Neil Midgley | 26/02/2019 | |
tomandivy | 11/02/2019 | |
David84 | 13/01/2019 | |
ALHEJ Wilkins | 13/01/2019 | |
Fell3wilki | 13/01/2019 | |
davechick | 02/12/2018 | |
needanewdog | 30/11/2018 | |
nicolajane | 13/11/2018 | |
jimbloomer2 | 02/11/2018 | |
CraigDring | 15/05/2018 | |
mcbiydw2 | 05/04/2018 | |
peterh | 15/03/2018 | |
peter ault | 15/03/2018 | |
jaggedlakes | 27/11/2017 | |
Chris K | 24/11/2017 | |
DARRENG | 09/11/2017 | |
Papwilkinson | 07/11/2017 | |
hughbagger | 04/11/2017 | |
Archie | 09/07/2017 | |
KathW | 09/07/2017 | |
Slash3 | 06/06/2017 | |
miroco | 09/05/2017 | |
Dawn Oldham | 23/04/2017 | |
PeteN | 01/04/2017 | |
bolton | 24/03/2017 | |
BaggerGutt | 17/03/2017 | |
Mountain Girl | 05/03/2017 | |
Wilkins Synges | 19/11/2016 | |
ALHEJ Wilkins | 19/11/2016 | |
andrew brown | 09/10/2016 | |
kev65 | 25/08/2016 | |
IWC | 12/08/2016 | |
PaulineC | 12/08/2016 | |
Bill Honeywell | 03/06/2016 | |
PoolieDave | 05/03/2016 | |
Janete | 05/03/2016 | |
GaryJones | 15/02/2016 | |
dgresty | 02/10/2015 | |
timus | 24/06/2015 | |
AdyGray | 16/06/2015 | |
David Berry | 26/04/2015 | |
PhilB | 21/03/2015 | |
DFRYER | 08/12/2014 | |
Bruckner7 | 13/04/2014 | |
ALHEJ Wilkins | 01/03/2014 | |
Ullswalker | 02/02/2014 | |
m0untain_n0mad | 13/10/2013 | |
Sooz | 05/09/2013 | |
Jim.Fothergill | 22/08/2013 | |
nickywood1 | 13/08/2013 | |
maknipe | 05/07/2013 | |
Jacqdaw | 25/06/2013 | |
Hillsidenick | 25/06/2013 | |
jenx | 23/06/2013 | |
Blen Cathra | 04/06/2013 | |
stevent0809 | 26/04/2013 | |
Tony Rogers | 27/12/2012 | |
bogdodger | 02/12/2012 | |
DuncanH | 21/11/2012 | |
Marra1 | 17/11/2012 | |
Andy West | 11/11/2012 | |
JohnStoneham | 29/10/2012 | |
AlanD | 09/10/2012 | |
wadgel | 19/09/2012 | |
davefh | 25/05/2012 | |
Matt | 26/04/2012 | |
neil akitt | 13/11/2011 | |
Martin R | 12/11/2011 | |
PeteF | 14/10/2011 | |
RHW | 02/10/2011 | |
pwatson1980 | 26/09/2011 | |
Neil Haslewood | 13/08/2011 | |
N Haslewood ALL | 13/08/2011 | |
Steve Q | 30/07/2011 | |
Bry C | 29/07/2011 | |
parlick | 09/04/2011 | |
Rambling Ray | 24/03/2011 | |
wanderingwillie | 17/03/2011 | |
peterstanding | 19/12/2010 | |
brianb | 20/11/2010 | |
DC11main | 16/10/2010 | |
mike.gmh | 12/10/2010 | |
denisB52 | 04/05/2010 | |
One F in Foreig | 23/03/2010 | |
jimbloomer | 30/11/2009 | |
AndyS | 22/11/2009 | |
MM | 29/10/2009 | |
KM | 29/10/2009 | |
mae | 27/06/2009 | |
Anton | 20/06/2009 | |
geoffreycurnock | 05/01/2009 | |
Moorponder | 01/01/2009 | |
peebs | 16/10/2008 | |
Derek_Snaith | 12/06/2008 | |
Liz_N | 12/06/2008 | |
donald | 15/03/2008 | |
Emma and Simon | 01/01/2008 | |
Mark Hodgson | 16/12/2007 | |
Crib Goch | 31/07/2007 | |
carole engel | 02/02/2007 | |
MikeM | 21/01/2006 | |
Tony Wilson | 15/10/2005 | |
David Purchase | 03/05/2004 | |
BremnerB | 29/09/2002 | |
Edwin Gradwell | 30/12/2001 | |
Tom Gradwell | 30/12/2001 | |
David Gradwell | 30/12/2001 | |
George Gradwell | 30/12/2001 | |
Johnny P | 07/09/2001 | |
rpettit | 01/01/2000 | |
Chris Terrey | 11/11/1999 | |
andybelfield | 23/06/1998 | |
chriswatson | 15/02/1998 | |
IainT | 22/10/1997 | |
Alaric | 13/11/1993 | |
amblemark | 01/01/1970 | |
iain15000 | 01/01/1970 | |
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