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Name:Great Intake - Low Fell
Hill number:3886
Height:408m / 1339ft
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:Tump (400-499m), Birkett, Synge
(Tu,4,B,Sy)
Grid ref:NY 30283 02165
Summit feature:cairn
Drop:47m
Col:361m  NY300019  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 90
(1:25k) OL6N OL7N
Survey:obvious summit
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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 ROWLETT27/01/2024
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.oldbagger2718/04/2023
Circular hill walk on a bright clear Jan day with Jules .Grey Hare02/01/2023
Adjacent grassy mounds seem higher than cairn. 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.RobertP05/11/2022
A superb morning of Birketts and Synges from the Tilberthwaite CP. Blake Rigg, Haystacks, Hawk Rigg, High Fell, Birk Fell Man and Great Intake. Approached along Dry Cove path and returned via the Quarry track.summitter18/10/2022
Parked at 30632 01012 and did Birkett walk CON 3. 7.22 miles, 4 hours 5 mins.clivevilla16/10/2022
A really delightful circuit from Tilberthwaite of Blake Rigg, Haystacks, Hawk Rigg, both tops of Birk Fell Man, High Fell and both tops of Great Intake. Waterfalls, quarries being reclaimed by nature, mountain larches in dance-like poses and a succession of interesting tops.Nick Down104/05/2022
Dungeon Ghyll to Skelwith Bridge via Side Pike, Great Intake and TilberthwaiteAjm031029/03/2022
From High Fell. Solo. Also went over to the smaller south top - Betsy Crag. Saw a Redstart on the way up. Only my second visit to this hill!Dangerous Dave23/03/2022
From the Tilberthwaite car park & Tilberthwaite Gill. Straightforward climb up from the path. Blake Rigg - Haystacks - Hawk Rigg - Birk Fell Man - High Fell - Great IntakeDanMaisieBex31/12/2021
From Tilberthwaite parking, followed footpath NW, some high bracken, then cut NE to summit over rough sheep pasture. Cairn and outcrop similar height. Grey day but good viewsDenise 04/09/2021
From Tilberthwaite on, for the Lake District, a little used path then grass/heather/bilberry to summit with 2 rock outcrops and a cairn within 8m of each other and all of very similar height.RichardM04/09/2021
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_alan10/07/2021
Yewdale and Tilberthwaite Birkettstomd425/04/2021
Birkett 3 Revisit via Southeast TopDave Geere04/02/2020
Grey, then windier, then wetter 23 Km traverse of Coniston Wainwrights with a few Birkenstock’s added towards end.davechaffey30/12/2019
From ladder stile at stream crossing NY299021, then back to open fell via another ladder stile at NY301019Isbjorn14/10/2019
A clockwise circuit of the Tilberthwaite Fells while the clag clung to the higher hills.. Tilberthwaite-Yewdale Beck-Blake Rigg-Haystacks-Hawk Rigg-Birk Fell Man-High Fell-Great Intake then followed track down through quarry back to Tilberthwaite. On own.MorecambeMonkey05/10/2019
Little Langdale to Coniston via Cathedral Cave, Great Intake and Tarn Hows. 12.77km 03:15:17.peter_tun06/08/2019
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.BURGESS14/07/2019
From Tilberthwaite for a round of 11 Berketts.rhalstead22/04/2019
From Birk Fell. Fine Summit. On to High Fell.Wycombe Wanderer14/04/2019
A round of 6 Tilberthwaite hills from free parking area (NY 3063 0100). Blake Rigg -> Haystacks -> Hawk Rigg -> Birk Fell Man -> High Fell -> Great Intake. Returned via the (working) quarry track. Nice round over some rough and steep ground, minor scrambling invloved.jonglew21/01/2019
A short day with Dave bagging Birketts. Parked at High Tilberthwaite carpark, walked to Cathedral Quarry cavern and Slaters Bridge then up to Great Intake, High Fell, Hawk Rigg, Haystacks (Tilberthwaite) and Blake Rigg. Constant drizzle, frequent showers; a grey wet day but mild and no wind.Skip01/12/2018
Ascended from Tiberthwaite on a perfect November day. Started the ascent on the quarry track by mistake, but crossed to the main path on a farm track at the second gate. Two gates and a final style needed to be crossed to reach the summit, where there were excellent views. Returned the same way.JohnW26/11/2018
Debs and Tali. Birthday Birketts. 11 to the east and south of WetherlamMountain Goat23/10/2018
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 Wythhowfalunty23/10/2018
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 Wythhownitranrenrut23/10/2018
On the Wetherlam round from Tilberthwaite.BobHancock25/08/2018
From Tilberthwaite CP. Also visited NY30360188 just in case ………...summitsup31/07/2018
CJ BW MJ KJ SW JW LISHAchrisj196513/04/2018
KeithByTheC24/11/2017
Very enjoyable short round from Tilberthwaite using Moorsman's route to start and Dry Cove Bottom path to finish.Grand views throughout but especially from Great Intake.Visited Great Intake-High Fell-Hawk Rigg-Haystacks-Blake Rigg.With Oscar.catman19/09/2017
With Catman.oscarrosie19/09/2017
Finished the Birkett circuit on this one, had lunch and just gawped at the viewbardolph17/04/2017
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.jocks106/04/2017
Large car park in Tilberthwaite at 306010 (Space for 20+ cars) – NW along road to cottages in Low Tilberthwaite & then up quarry track to within 200m of summit – An easy stroll to summit cairn, the first summit of a round of the 11 Tilberthwaite & Yewdale Fells Birketts (inc. Birk Fell Man). (PM)gerrybowes24/03/2017
Last Lakes day of 2016, bagging a few Birketts north of Coniston from Tilberthwaite. Nice morning with mist above 550m so stuck to lower fells. Blake Rigg - Haystacks - Hawk Rigg - High Fell - Birk Man - GREAT INTAKEcitygent29/12/2016
On Birkett round from TilberthwaiteNorthender26/03/2016
Wetherlam, Birk fell, Hawk Rigg, High Fell, Low Fell, Haystacks and Blake Rigg then back to Coniston bus stop via Yewdale Fells.Eddie03/02/2016
with A&C on way back down off Wetherlam.PeterD27/12/2015
Birkett Old Man Dirty Dozen - PupLittledave10/12/2015
From Tilberthwaite car park. Blake Rigg, Haystacks, Hawk Rigg, Birk Fell Man, High Fell, Great Intake - Low Fell and Holme Fell. Some great views over the Wrynose pass and out to the Langdale Pikes.AlunRees3122/07/2015
From Tilberthwaite car park. Blake Rigg, Haystacks, Hawk Rigg, Birk Fell Man, High Fell, Great Intake - Low Fell and Holme Fell. Some great views over the Wrynose pass and out to the Langdale Pikes.Alunrees3322/07/2015
Solosimon and co19/06/2015
R run Trev Rob Richard Tait12/05/2015
On a fine but windy day with Viv, Barbara, Kath, Roger and Peter from East Lancs LDWA. Kath's 50th birthday walk.Phreerunner11/12/2014
Last hill on circuit of Tilberthwaite Birketts. Fine views and would be an idyllic spot if it wasn't for quarry buildings not far below. Visited the slightly lower south summit on the way back.Aye Jimmy04/08/2014
Climbed from Tilberthwaite using Birketts route over 10 topsrobert23/07/2014
From Wet Side Edgerb28/03/2014