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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 |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 249 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
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 |
Circular hill walk on a bright clear Jan day with Jules . | Grey Hare | 02/01/2023 |
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. | RobertP | 05/11/2022 |
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. | summitter | 18/10/2022 |
Parked at 30632 01012 and did Birkett walk CON 3. 7.22 miles, 4 hours 5 mins. | clivevilla | 16/10/2022 |
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 Down1 | 04/05/2022 |
Dungeon Ghyll to Skelwith Bridge via Side Pike, Great Intake and Tilberthwaite | Ajm0310 | 29/03/2022 |
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 Dave | 23/03/2022 |
From the Tilberthwaite car park & Tilberthwaite Gill. Straightforward climb up from the path. Blake Rigg - Haystacks - Hawk Rigg - Birk Fell Man - High Fell - Great Intake | DanMaisieBex | 31/12/2021 |
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 views | Denise | 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. | RichardM | 04/09/2021 |
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_alan | 10/07/2021 |
Yewdale and Tilberthwaite Birketts | tomd4 | 25/04/2021 |
Birkett 3 Revisit via Southeast Top | Dave Geere | 04/02/2020 |
Grey, then windier, then wetter 23 Km traverse of Coniston Wainwrights with a few Birkenstock’s added towards end. | davechaffey | 30/12/2019 |
From ladder stile at stream crossing NY299021, then back to open fell via another ladder stile at NY301019 | Isbjorn | 14/10/2019 |
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. | MorecambeMonkey | 05/10/2019 |
Little Langdale to Coniston via Cathedral Cave, Great Intake and Tarn Hows. 12.77km 03:15:17. | peter_tun | 06/08/2019 |
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. | BURGESS | 14/07/2019 |
From Tilberthwaite for a round of 11 Berketts. | rhalstead | 22/04/2019 |
From Birk Fell. Fine Summit. On to High Fell. | Wycombe Wanderer | 14/04/2019 |
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. | jonglew | 21/01/2019 |
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. | Skip | 01/12/2018 |
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. | JohnW | 26/11/2018 |
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 |
On the Wetherlam round from Tilberthwaite. | BobHancock | 25/08/2018 |
From Tilberthwaite CP. Also visited NY30360188 just in case ………... | summitsup | 31/07/2018 |
CJ BW MJ KJ SW JW LISHA | chrisj1965 | 13/04/2018 |
KeithByTheC | 24/11/2017 | |
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. | catman | 19/09/2017 |
With Catman. | oscarrosie | 19/09/2017 |
Finished the Birkett circuit on this one, had lunch and just gawped at the view | bardolph | 17/04/2017 |
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 |
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) | gerrybowes | 24/03/2017 |
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 INTAKE | citygent | 29/12/2016 |
On Birkett round from Tilberthwaite | Northender | 26/03/2016 |
Wetherlam, Birk fell, Hawk Rigg, High Fell, Low Fell, Haystacks and Blake Rigg then back to Coniston bus stop via Yewdale Fells. | Eddie | 03/02/2016 |
with A&C on way back down off Wetherlam. | PeterD | 27/12/2015 |
Birkett Old Man Dirty Dozen - Pup | Littledave | 10/12/2015 |
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. | AlunRees31 | 22/07/2015 |
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. | Alunrees33 | 22/07/2015 |
Solo | simon and co | 19/06/2015 |
R run Trev Rob | Richard Tait | 12/05/2015 |
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 |
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 Jimmy | 04/08/2014 |
Climbed from Tilberthwaite using Birketts route over 10 tops | robert | 23/07/2014 |
From Wet Side Edge | rb | 28/03/2014 |