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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 |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 216 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
GuyF | 04/04/3888 | |
Hootsjimmie | 09/03/2024 | |
kanderson | 09/03/2024 | |
Dawn Oldham | 12/02/2024 | |
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. | PeterD | 28/12/2023 |
ianwatson | 18/10/2023 | |
Short diversion off route to Gate Crag. | PGCE | 14/08/2023 |
Saz | 18/07/2023 | |
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. | meltdiceburg | 12/07/2023 |
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. | ytfckent | 06/07/2023 |
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/72177720308686220 | SalmonJoe | 22/05/2023 |
A W Bryan | 20/05/2023 | |
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. | catman | 17/05/2023 |
davidpettit84 | 04/03/2023 | |
Neil Midgley | 19/11/2022 | |
Sham Sharrock | 19/11/2022 | |
ac22 | 01/09/2022 | |
adriancowl | 01/09/2022 | |
nigelcmason2 | 30/08/2022 | |
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. | dgresty | 21/08/2022 |
Michael Hood | 29/07/2022 | |
RobB | 13/07/2022 | |
Si's 2nd round | 06/03/2022 | |
Em's 2nd round | 06/03/2022 | |
jef | 01/03/2022 | |
iainwalton | 23/01/2022 | |
adriancowl | 09/01/2022 | |
tomd4 | 22/10/2021 | |
Jill Robertson | 13/10/2021 | |
amblemark | 13/10/2021 | |
Didi Gee | 19/07/2021 | |
JohnG888 | 29/06/2021 | |
Tonyshiv | 09/06/2021 | |
hughbagger | 07/05/2021 | |
Revisit with Alex | Dave Geere | 14/04/2021 |
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. | clivevilla | 03/03/2021 |
amblemark | 07/12/2020 | |
conanharrod | 25/10/2020 | |
ALHEJ Wilkins | 30/08/2020 | |
from Green Crag | Innes31 | 21/08/2020 |
nigelcmason | 24/07/2020 | |
ALHEJ Wilkins | 02/11/2019 | |
Revisit | Dave Geere | 23/10/2019 |
Dusty | 14/10/2019 | |
ssstevesreeves | 27/08/2019 | |
Jacqdaw | 15/07/2019 | |
Hillsidenick | 15/07/2019 | |
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. | jocks1 | 03/07/2019 |
timus | 27/06/2019 | |
From Wha House for a round of Kepple Crag, Great Whinscale, Crook Crag, White How, Great Worm Crag, Broad Crag and Great Crag. | rhalstead | 20/04/2019 |
From Great Crag - bits of discontinuous path and frozen ground eased progress. | Isbjorn | 04/12/2018 |
needanewdog | 27/11/2018 | |
petey | 04/08/2018 | |
Matt | 21/06/2018 | |
ALHEJ Wilkins | 09/06/2018 | |
CraigDring | 19/05/2018 | |
dickiewren | 16/04/2018 | |
rapidjay | 26/03/2018 | |
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. | Lazylizzie | 04/03/2018 |
On a round of 8 hills from High Wallowbarrow. Wet and windy. | jonglew | 17/12/2017 |
Clothhead | 05/11/2017 | |
mcbiydw2 | 29/09/2017 | |
Papwilkinson | 21/09/2017 | |
with Phil W, ROC MM CP placement | Littledave | 21/09/2017 |
Round trip round the Birker Fell peaks | MarkGD | 21/09/2017 |
David Bell | 17/09/2017 | |
andrew brown | 02/09/2017 | |
DARRENG | 02/09/2017 | |
JohnB | 24/08/2017 | |
Mountain Girl | 22/08/2017 | |
Birkett 3 | Dave Geere | 08/08/2017 |
kev65 | 08/08/2017 | |
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. | BURGESS | 27/07/2017 |
AdyGray | 14/07/2017 | |
Archie | 27/04/2017 | |
KathW | 27/04/2017 | |
peterh | 14/04/2017 | |
peter ault | 14/04/2017 | |
From Briker fell road with Great Crag | Havenchris | 04/04/2017 |
brianb | 01/04/2017 | |
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_alan | 27/12/2016 |
From Great Crag. Green Crag loomed impressively in mist. Trusted compass and pacing to White How. | Wycombe Wanderer | 15/12/2016 |
Wilkins Synges | 26/11/2016 | |
ALHEJ Wilkins | 26/11/2016 | |
South from Kepple Crag with GB. 8th of the day. | bolton | 02/11/2016 |
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) | gerrybowes | 02/11/2016 |
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. | Dugswell2 | 03/10/2016 |
Birker Fell tour in mist and persistent rain. Great Crag, Broad Crag, Green Crag, White How, Great Worm Crag. Very boggy! | Nick | 12/09/2016 |
pwatson1980 | 28/08/2016 | |
A pathless plod from Great Crag though no real problems other than a few boggy patches, | moorsman | 17/08/2016 |
PoolieDave | 07/08/2016 | |
Janete | 07/08/2016 | |
jaggedlakes | 05/08/2016 | |
davefh | 04/08/2016 | |
Bill Honeywell | 23/07/2016 | |
With Sue GT Worm Crag, White How. Green Crag, Crook Crag Great Whinscale and Rough Craggs | Frank | 17/06/2016 |
Day 2 of a 2 day walk. /7 Birketts done and a swim in Birker tarn. | chrisj1965 | 03/06/2016 |
Chris K | 03/06/2016 | |
parked at CG 184958 round of great worm crag, white how, green crag, broad crag, great crag, | robertphillips | 30/05/2016 |
From the Birker Fell crossroads. Early start, lots of larks around. | Karmakarl | 06/05/2016 |
SteveG | 12/04/2016 | |
chriswatson | 23/02/2016 | |
thenomad | 26/11/2015 | |
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. | Eddie | 08/10/2015 |
tomandivy | 27/09/2015 | |
IWC | 17/08/2015 | |
PaulineC | 17/08/2015 | |
KeithByTheC | 12/06/2015 | |
ALHEJ Wilkins | 26/04/2015 | |
Sooz | 22/03/2015 | |
From Birkerthwaite via Black Crag. 
Birkerthwaite - Great Crag - Black Crag - Broad Crag - Green Crag - White How - Great Worm Crag - Birkerthwaite | Corbett | 18/03/2015 |
Alan Caine | 10/03/2015 | |
With Damian, Eire, Evan, Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 19/10/2014 |
maknipe | 10/09/2014 | |
Lucky | 10/09/2014 | |
nickywood1 | 09/09/2014 | |
m0untain_n0mad | 25/07/2014 | |
N | Nick Caunt | 24/07/2014 |
miroco | 08/07/2014 | |
bogdodger | 22/06/2014 | |
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 Rigg | Tony Hartry II | 06/06/2014 |
Birker Fell- Great Crag, Broad Crag - Birker Fell, Green Crag | keithouk | 25/05/2014 |
From White How to Great Crag. Very poor, the higher craggy knoll at SD 19547 97494 seemed much more worthy. | Aye Jimmy | 18/05/2014 |
CLimbed from Ulpha via road then Birketts route around 8 tops | robert | 21/04/2014 |
With Alan and Sheila Rayner on a backpack from Silecroft (day 3). | Phreerunner | 20/04/2014 |
ngthack | 09/02/2014 | |
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. | richard69 | 28/12/2013 |
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 Road | Andy Hirst | 16/12/2013 |
CaralynR | 24/11/2013 | |
+CA | SimonK | 28/08/2013 |
DC11main | 07/07/2013 | |
PeteN | 03/07/2013 | |
Tony Rogers | 30/06/2013 | |
7th of 8 this morning finally able to see where we are going after clouds cleared with Tony | colinfielding | 20/05/2013 |
tonyb123 | 20/05/2013 | |
David Berry | 12/05/2013 | |
RHW | 13/04/2013 | |
GaryJones | 01/04/2013 | |
fedupofuserids | 17/03/2013 | |
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. | nordicstar | 03/02/2013 |
jenx | 03/02/2013 | |
DuncanH | 16/01/2013 | |
Andy West | 02/12/2012 | |
RobertP | 09/09/2012 | |
Ullswalker | 09/09/2012 | |
Jim.Fothergill | 13/07/2012 | |
jendilworth | 15/06/2012 | |
donald | 02/06/2012 | |
Great Worm Crag, White How, Green Crag, Crook Crag, Great Whinscale, Kepple Crag, Broad Crag, Great Crag | ronaldo333 | 12/05/2012 |
peterstanding | 14/04/2012 | |
parlick | 14/04/2012 | |
From Birker Fell road via Kepple Crag | Anduril | 18/03/2012 |
Bry C | 15/03/2012 | |
Birkett 2 | Dave Geere | 11/12/2011 |
Marra1 | 28/09/2011 | |
Martin R | 17/09/2011 | |
Neil Haslewood | 22/07/2011 | |
N Haslewood ALL | 22/07/2011 | |
citygent | 15/07/2011 | |
Deltagraham | 02/07/2011 | |
David Purchase | 24/05/2011 | |
mae | 24/02/2011 | |
Climbed with Joy and Shadow | daveapotter | 16/09/2010 |
stevent0809 | 23/07/2010 | |
JMDobb | 20/06/2010 | |
RocksRock | 24/05/2010 | |
denisB52 | 15/05/2010 | |
AlanD | 03/05/2010 | |
MM | 03/04/2010 | |
Hengis Pod | 27/03/2010 | |
sjbutterworth | 07/03/2010 | |
1 | dads | 27/02/2010 |
benarbia_8 | 20/02/2010 | |
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. | amblerbob | 20/09/2009 |
jackdee98 | 15/09/2009 | |
AndyS | 12/09/2009 | |
Anton | 13/08/2009 | |
peebs | 29/06/2009 | |
Derek_Snaith | 11/04/2009 | |
Liz_N | 11/04/2009 | |
andybelfield | 28/02/2009 | |
DaveS | 17/02/2009 | |
Crib Goch | 02/09/2008 | |
Richard Tait | 26/08/2008 | |
very rough going from kepple crag - not a recommended route | gigglejon | 28/06/2008 |
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 Hartry | 18/04/2008 |
Emma and Simon | 01/01/2008 | |
carole engel | 03/11/2007 | |
Mark Hodgson | 21/10/2007 | |
Mountain Goat | 06/09/2007 | |
Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 26/08/2007 |
peakwalker | 02/08/2007 | |
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. | amblerbob | 07/06/2007 |
geoffreycurnock | 23/03/2007 | |
MikeM | 12/05/2006 | |
Rambling Ray | 01/10/2005 | |
circuit from minor road W - Great Worm Crag, White How, Green Crag, Broad Crag, Great Crag | Galltywenallt | 12/06/2005 |
Phil M | 31/05/2005 | |
With H | BremnerB | 24/04/2004 |
Tom Gradwell | 06/07/2003 | |
George Gradwell | 24/04/2003 | |
Tony Wilson | 24/04/2003 | |
Edwin Gradwell | 19/03/2000 | |
David Gradwell | 19/03/2000 | |
rpettit | 01/01/2000 | |
IainT | 07/02/1998 | |
Alaric | 18/01/1997 | |
Outlying Wainwrights & the 'new' Birketts run with Rob Small from Seathwaite campsite. A fascinating lumpy craggy landscape. | Chris Pearson | 15/07/1995 |
From Birker Fell Road | mick | 14/10/1994 |
Ozymandias | 09/03/1991 | |
jimbloomer | 10/01/1982 | |
Tony S | 23/04/1981 | |
amblemark | 01/01/1970 | |
Cousin Jack | blank | |
mynameisdads | blank | |
Nobblynuts | blank |