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Name:Broad Crag - Birker Fell
Hill number:3888
Height:372m / 1220ft
Parent (Ma):2643  Harter Fell (Eskdale)
RHB Section:34D: Southern Cumbria
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - Southern Fells
County/UA:Cumberland
Catchment:Esk (Ravenglass)
Class:Birkett
(B)
Grid ref:SD 19502 97842
Summit feature:rock
Drop:12m
Col:360m  SD196978  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 96
(1:25k) OL6N
Survey:obvious summit
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 216 users)ByDate of Ascent
GuyF04/04/3888
Hootsjimmie09/03/2024
kanderson09/03/2024
Dawn Oldham12/02/2024
Parked just to SE of the Cattle grid at Winds Gate. A round of Great Worm Crag, Iron Crag, Wallowbarrow Heald, White How, Broad Crag and Great Crag with M using faint paths and animal tracks where possible.PeterD28/12/2023
ianwatson18/10/2023
Short diversion off route to Gate Crag.PGCE14/08/2023
Saz18/07/2023
A 15.5 mile walk. High Tongue (234m) as a warm up, then Wallowbarrow Crag (292m), Wallowbarrow Heald (371m), Iron Crag (408m), Birker Fell - White How (444m), Great Worm Crag (427m), Birker Fell - Great Crag (333m), Broad Crag - Birker Fell (372m), Green Crag (488m), Crook Crag (469m), Great Whinscale (427m), Dow Crag (404m) and finally Harter Fell (Eskdale) (653m). The cloud was low all day so I'd opted for lower fells which worked well as these were all out of the cloud, except Harter. Harter did dip out a couple of times for photos but it was back in the cloud by the time I arrived. It was a tough going walk, ferns and bogs so quite a demanding day, but nice to explore this area in detail. I had some sun and some showers and some nice views in atmospheric conditions. I followed a path from Great Crag, boggy.meltdiceburg12/07/2023
Parked at Woodend Bridge and headed cross country aiming for Great Worm Crag. Spent an unhappy hour in endless boggy and tussocky country and ended up doing my route in reverse. Great Crag; Broad Crag; White How; Great Worm Crag. Beautiful scenery but unless you are lucky enough to find a faint path or a decent trod its horrible walking terrain.ytfckent06/07/2023
From Eskdale NT Campsite. 17.5 km, 700 m asc. Along the Stanley Force BW to Low Ground and Birkerthwaite. Pathless E to Birker Fell - Great Crag and Broad Crag then S by White Crag to Great Worm Crag. NE to White How and N to Green Crag, Crook Crag, Great Whinscales and Kepple Crags summits. Back by the Penny Hill Peat Road and Doctor Bridge to The Woolpack (pint) and by Christcliff and Paddock Way. Dry, sunny. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720308686220SalmonJoe22/05/2023
A W Bryan20/05/2023
Started from parking spot opposite track to Devoke Water in pleasant weather.A round of Great Crag,Broad Crag,White How and Great Worm Crag.Grand views to the highest fells throughout.catman17/05/2023
davidpettit8404/03/2023
Neil Midgley19/11/2022
Sham Sharrock19/11/2022
ac2201/09/2022
adriancowl01/09/2022
nigelcmason230/08/2022
Parked on the Ulpha to Eskdale Green road near cattle grid at SD185 957. Up track left of Freeze Beck to Great Worm Crag, White How, Green Crag, Crook Crag, Great Whinscale returning via Broad Crag.dgresty21/08/2022
Michael Hood29/07/2022
RobB13/07/2022
Si's 2nd round06/03/2022
Em's 2nd round06/03/2022
jef01/03/2022
iainwalton23/01/2022
adriancowl09/01/2022
tomd422/10/2021
Jill Robertson13/10/2021
amblemark13/10/2021
Didi Gee19/07/2021
JohnG88829/06/2021
Tonyshiv09/06/2021
hughbagger07/05/2021
Revisit with AlexDave Geere14/04/2021
From 17096 17704 did a round of Great Crag, Broad Crag, Great Worm Crag, Iron Crag, Wallowbarrow Heald, White How, Green Crag, Crook Crag, Great Whinscale, Dow Crag and Kepple Crag. Great and varied walk although the last four miles hurt a lot as I damaged my leg.clivevilla03/03/2021
amblemark07/12/2020
conanharrod25/10/2020
ALHEJ Wilkins30/08/2020
from Green CragInnes3121/08/2020
nigelcmason24/07/2020
ALHEJ Wilkins02/11/2019
RevisitDave Geere23/10/2019
Dusty14/10/2019
ssstevesreeves27/08/2019
Jacqdaw15/07/2019
Hillsidenick15/07/2019
The round by the suggested route by BB.Parked at Woodend Bridge,Great Worm Crag,White How,Green Crag,Crook Crag,Great Whinscale,Kepple Crag,Broad Crag,and Great Crag.Nearly managed it with dry feet.jocks103/07/2019
timus27/06/2019
From Wha House for a round of Kepple Crag, Great Whinscale, Crook Crag, White How, Great Worm Crag, Broad Crag and Great Crag.rhalstead20/04/2019
From Great Crag - bits of discontinuous path and frozen ground eased progress.Isbjorn04/12/2018
needanewdog27/11/2018
petey04/08/2018
Matt21/06/2018
ALHEJ Wilkins09/06/2018
CraigDring19/05/2018
dickiewren16/04/2018
rapidjay26/03/2018
From the Birker Fell road. Little Crag, Great Crag, Meeting Hill, Broad Crag, Green Crag and Crook Crag. Thankfully the boggy ground was frozen solid. Windy and bitterly cold.Lazylizzie04/03/2018
On a round of 8 hills from High Wallowbarrow. Wet and windy.jonglew17/12/2017
Clothhead05/11/2017
mcbiydw229/09/2017
Papwilkinson21/09/2017
with Phil W, ROC MM CP placementLittledave21/09/2017
Round trip round the Birker Fell peaksMarkGD21/09/2017
David Bell17/09/2017
andrew brown02/09/2017
DARRENG02/09/2017
JohnB24/08/2017
Mountain Girl22/08/2017
Birkett 3Dave Geere08/08/2017
kev6508/08/2017
WOs 46; Bs 42,43,44 and 45. A showery day but stayed mostly dry. Parked on the Eskdale to Ulpha road below Great Worm Crag and went straight up over rough ground. Difficult terrain continued over White How, Broad Crag and Great Crag with no paths and so-called path back mentioned by W as outward route was continuous bog and very unpleasant.BURGESS27/07/2017
AdyGray14/07/2017
Archie27/04/2017
KathW27/04/2017
peterh14/04/2017
peter ault14/04/2017
From Briker fell road with Great CragHavenchris04/04/2017
brianb01/04/2017
A tour of the Birker Fell Peak, visiting Great Worm Crag, White How, Broad Crag and Great Crag. 7km with 280m ascent in 2 hours from the Birker Fell road. (S)silveracorn_alan27/12/2016
From Great Crag. Green Crag loomed impressively in mist. Trusted compass and pacing to White How.Wycombe Wanderer15/12/2016
Wilkins Synges26/11/2016
ALHEJ Wilkins26/11/2016
South from Kepple Crag with GB. 8th of the day.bolton02/11/2016
Firm grass verge parking about 200m NW of cattle grid at 184959 (Space for 1 car). Included in an anticlockwise circuit of the 8 Birketts, starting with Great Worm Crag & finishing on Great Crag. Some tough going during second half of walk. (PM)gerrybowes02/11/2016
Parked by cattle grid to SSW then Great Worm Crag, Birker Fell - White How, Green Crag, Crook Crag, Great Whinscale, Broad Crag - Birker Fell and finally Birker Fell - Great Crag on a warm sunny day.Dugswell203/10/2016
Birker Fell tour in mist and persistent rain. Great Crag, Broad Crag, Green Crag, White How, Great Worm Crag. Very boggy!Nick12/09/2016
pwatson198028/08/2016
A pathless plod from Great Crag though no real problems other than a few boggy patches,moorsman17/08/2016
PoolieDave07/08/2016
Janete07/08/2016
jaggedlakes05/08/2016
davefh04/08/2016
Bill Honeywell23/07/2016
With Sue GT Worm Crag, White How. Green Crag, Crook Crag Great Whinscale and Rough CraggsFrank17/06/2016
Day 2 of a 2 day walk. /7 Birketts done and a swim in Birker tarn.chrisj196503/06/2016
Chris K03/06/2016
parked at CG 184958 round of great worm crag, white how, green crag, broad crag, great crag,robertphillips30/05/2016
From the Birker Fell crossroads. Early start, lots of larks around.Karmakarl06/05/2016
SteveG12/04/2016
chriswatson23/02/2016
thenomad26/11/2015
Round of Great Worm Crag, White How, Green Crag, Crook Crag, Broad Crag, Great Crag and Little Crag from the road/footpath junction on Brown Rigg.Eddie08/10/2015
tomandivy27/09/2015
IWC17/08/2015
PaulineC17/08/2015
KeithByTheC12/06/2015
ALHEJ Wilkins26/04/2015
Sooz22/03/2015
From Birkerthwaite via Black Crag. Birkerthwaite - Great Crag - Black Crag - Broad Crag - Green Crag - White How - Great Worm Crag - BirkerthwaiteCorbett18/03/2015
Alan Caine10/03/2015
With Damian, Eire, Evan, Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie.Dangerous Dave19/10/2014
maknipe10/09/2014
Lucky10/09/2014
nickywood109/09/2014
m0untain_n0mad25/07/2014
NNick Caunt24/07/2014
miroco08/07/2014
bogdodger22/06/2014
Parked by the side of the road at Brown Rigg > Birker Fell - Great Crag > Kepple Crag > Dow Crag > Great Whinscale > Crook Crag > Green Crag > BROAD CRAG - BIRKER FELL grassy mound with exposed rock topped with a few small stones > Birker Fell - White How > Great Worm Crag > Brown RiggTony Hartry II06/06/2014
Birker Fell- Great Crag, Broad Crag - Birker Fell, Green Cragkeithouk25/05/2014
From White How to Great Crag. Very poor, the higher craggy knoll at SD 19547 97494 seemed much more worthy.Aye Jimmy18/05/2014
CLimbed from Ulpha via road then Birketts route around 8 topsrobert21/04/2014
With Alan and Sheila Rayner on a backpack from Silecroft (day 3).Phreerunner20/04/2014
ngthack09/02/2014
Circuit from YH. Great Whinscale, Crook Crag, The Pike, Green Crag, Broad Crag, Great Worm Crag, Rough Crag and Seat How, Descent via Stanley Force and the Woolpack. Overcast and cold. With Tony G and Graham B on Brollies NY meet.richard6928/12/2013
Birker Fell Road Devoke Water Seat How Rough Crag Birker Moor Water Crag The Knott White Pike Woodend Height Yoadcastle Hesk Fell Great Worm Crag White How Broad Crag on Birker Fell Black Crag Birker Fell RoadAndy Hirst16/12/2013
CaralynR24/11/2013
+CASimonK28/08/2013
DC11main07/07/2013
PeteN03/07/2013
Tony Rogers30/06/2013
7th of 8 this morning finally able to see where we are going after clouds cleared with Tonycolinfielding20/05/2013
tonyb12320/05/2013
David Berry12/05/2013
RHW13/04/2013
GaryJones01/04/2013
fedupofuserids17/03/2013
Parking at cattle grid, SD185958, over Great Worm crag. Onwards round circuit of Green Crag Birketts via White How and Green Crag. After Crook Crag's, Whinscale and Kepple made long contouring trek back by compass to ridge leading to Broad Crag.nordicstar03/02/2013
jenx03/02/2013
DuncanH16/01/2013
Andy West02/12/2012
RobertP09/09/2012
Ullswalker09/09/2012
Jim.Fothergill13/07/2012
jendilworth15/06/2012
donald02/06/2012
Great Worm Crag, White How, Green Crag, Crook Crag, Great Whinscale, Kepple Crag, Broad Crag, Great Cragronaldo33312/05/2012
peterstanding14/04/2012
parlick14/04/2012
From Birker Fell road via Kepple CragAnduril18/03/2012
Bry C15/03/2012
Birkett 2Dave Geere11/12/2011
Marra128/09/2011
Martin R17/09/2011
Neil Haslewood22/07/2011
N Haslewood ALL22/07/2011
citygent15/07/2011
Deltagraham02/07/2011
David Purchase24/05/2011
mae24/02/2011
Climbed with Joy and Shadowdaveapotter16/09/2010
stevent080923/07/2010
JMDobb20/06/2010
RocksRock24/05/2010
denisB5215/05/2010
AlanD03/05/2010
MM03/04/2010
Hengis Pod27/03/2010
sjbutterworth07/03/2010
1dads27/02/2010
benarbia_820/02/2010
With Jo, circular walk from Dalegarth Station: bridleway to Low Birker, then path south to Low Birker Tarn, across Foxbield Moss to Great Crag, Black Crag, Broad Crag, Green Crag, The Pike, Crook Crag, Great Whinscale, Kepple Crag, returning via Penny Hill Farm and alongside River Esk. Weather; sunny, warm, very good visibility.amblerbob20/09/2009
jackdee9815/09/2009
AndyS12/09/2009
Anton13/08/2009
peebs29/06/2009
Derek_Snaith11/04/2009
Liz_N11/04/2009
andybelfield28/02/2009
DaveS17/02/2009
Crib Goch02/09/2008
Richard Tait26/08/2008
very rough going from kepple crag - not a recommended routegigglejon28/06/2008
Birketts CLF walk S/HAR2, Birker Moor (SD 184 959), Great Worm Crag > White How > Green Crag > Crook Crag > Great Whinscale > Kepple Crag > BROAD CRAG grassy summit with some exposed rock > Great Crag > Birker Moor (SD 184 959)Tony Hartry18/04/2008
Emma and Simon01/01/2008
carole engel03/11/2007
Mark Hodgson21/10/2007
Mountain Goat06/09/2007
Solo.Dangerous Dave26/08/2007
peakwalker02/08/2007
With Jo, circular walk from Dalegarth Station: Penny Hill Farm, Long Crag, Green Crag, Broad Crag, Great Crag, returning by footpath from Birkerthwaite to Dalegarth Hall, and then road. Weather; high cloud, sunny intervals, warm, moderate visibility.amblerbob07/06/2007
geoffreycurnock23/03/2007
MikeM12/05/2006
Rambling Ray01/10/2005
circuit from minor road W - Great Worm Crag, White How, Green Crag, Broad Crag, Great Crag Galltywenallt12/06/2005
Phil M31/05/2005
With HBremnerB24/04/2004
Tom Gradwell06/07/2003
George Gradwell24/04/2003
Tony Wilson24/04/2003
Edwin Gradwell19/03/2000
David Gradwell19/03/2000
rpettit01/01/2000
IainT07/02/1998
Alaric18/01/1997
Outlying Wainwrights & the 'new' Birketts run with Rob Small from Seathwaite campsite. A fascinating lumpy craggy landscape.Chris Pearson15/07/1995
From Birker Fell Roadmick14/10/1994
Ozymandias09/03/1991
jimbloomer10/01/1982
Tony S23/04/1981
amblemark01/01/1970
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