| Name: | Birk Fell [Bleaberry Knott - Birk Fell] |
| Hill number: | 3680 |
| Height: | 512m / 1680ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2561 Place Fell |
| County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
| Topographical area: | EL06 Highstreet-arnside |
| SMC/RHB section: | 34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Far Eastern Fells |
| Catchment: | Eden (Carlisle) |
| Class: | Birkett, Synge, Subdodd (B,Sy,s5) |
| Grid ref: | NY 40274 18259 |
| Summit feature: | cairn |
| Drop: | 29.4m |
| Col: | 483m NY 4030 1800  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL5S |
| Observations: | drop measured as 29.4m |
| Survey: | Leica NA730 Surveying Birk Fell Final.doc |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 262 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Sandwick - Low Birk Fell - Kilbert How - Bleaberry Knott - High Dodd - Sleet Fell. Nice morning walk, great views over Ullswater to Helvellyn range | matty1971b | 27/04/2024 |
| Sean and Andy | jordanwalmsley1987 | 07/05/2023 |
| Jordan and Sean | andyblunt | 07/05/2023 |
| 4 of 9 after a night parked at patterdale hotel car park. Down from the knight | The-Z-Man | 07/05/2023 |
| From parking used for Hallin fell, a Seven and half mile walk taking in the Birkett summits of Low Birk fell, Birk fell, The Knight, High Dodd and Sleet fell with just shy of 3000ft of accent in four hours. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 22/01/2022 |
| Bob & Duke; Sandwick Rnd =x7 tops. | DukeNukem | 26/12/2021 |
| Parked at Patterdale for a circuit of Boredale Beck over 14 summits. 11/14. Great viewpoint. | PGCE | 17/11/2021 |
| As for route to sleet Fell. | smocks and denims | 14/10/2021 |
| The Scalehow round from Sandwick, starting with a thrash through the giant bracken to Sleet Fell then on the far better paths to High Dodd, Place Fell, Round How, The Knight, Birk Fell and Low Birk Fell. About 3.5 hours in total. | summitter | 14/08/2021 |
| From Martindale for a round of Sleet Fell, The Knight, Birk Fell and Low Birk Fell. | rhalstead | 18/12/2020 |
| We headed over from low birk fell on a round from Martindale church. With Richie | Zoe Little | 20/11/2020 |
| See Sleet fell entry | Neil Midgley | 08/07/2020 |
| From The Knight. On to Low Birk Fell. | Wycombe Wanderer | 27/11/2019 |
| After Low Birk Fell. | Wheelsy | 29/10/2019 |
| FOLLOWED BIRKETT'S ROUTE FROM SANDWICK OVER LOW BIRK FELL, BLEABERRY KNOTT, THE KNIGHT, HIGH DODD AND SLEET FELL. LOST PATH IN HEAD-HIGH BRACKEN ON INITIAL ASCENT AND TOOK 40 MINS. TO COVER 1K UP LOW BIRK FELL. GOOD WALK AFTER THAT WITH VIEWS OVER GLENRIDDING BUT CLOUD COVERING HIGHER FELLS. | BURGESS | 17/07/2019 |
| With Sue from Patterdale. Birk Fell Long Crag, High Dodd and Sleet Fell, return via lake path to start. Another very wet and windy day. | Frank | 15/03/2019 |
| From the Knight with Eileen | johnjennison | 07/08/2018 |
| Sandwick - Low Birk Fell - BLEABERRY KNOTT - The Knight - High Dodd - Sleet Fell. Nice solo morning walk, great views over Ullswater to Helvellyn range | citygent | 09/05/2018 |
| R Trev Rob | Richard Tait | 15/03/2018 |
| Cow Bridge-Hartsop-Boredale Hause-Round How-Place Fell-High Dodd-The Knight-Birk Fell(Bleaberry Knott)-Low Birk Fell then down to path along the side of Ullswater & back towards Patterdale. Continued on path towards Hartsop then over footbrige onto to track to A592 & back to Cow Bridge. On own. | MorecambeMonkey | 11/03/2018 |
| with Phil W | Littledave | 29/01/2018 |
| Short round of 5 hills. Same route as gerrybowes. Pathetic looking cairn, rebuilt to give it a bit more form. | jonglew | 29/09/2017 |
| Parked on wide, firm grass verge at end of surfaced road in Sandwick at 423196 (Space for 6-7 cars) After ascent of Low Birk Fell, along intermittent path to the summit cairn. Continued to The Knight, High Dodd & Sheet Fell. (PM) | gerrybowes | 15/03/2017 |
| From Low Birk Fell to this summit with a great viewpoint. Onto The Knight next. With GB. | bolton | 15/03/2017 |
| Place Fell Birketts from Patterdale | Ajm0310 | 04/10/2016 |
| On the place fell windy walk | Tobo1969 | 29/09/2016 |
| With Mag | iredale | 07/08/2016 |
| With Rachel, from Patterdale, a round of the sub summits on Place Fell | bardolph | 16/06/2016 |
| 2nd hill following Birkett route just started to rain a bit spoiling the views for a short while solo walk | colinfielding | 07/04/2016 |
| After all the rain and floods sunshine!! | jocks1 | 27/12/2015 |
| Parked Sandwick. A round of the Birketts and Wainwright on Place Fell. Set off late, after 1230, overcast and drizzly but cloud above summits, just. Got back to car as it got dark, nearly blown off Place Fell summit. Nice round. | Mark T | 23/11/2015 |
| Round of Place Fell, Beda Fell and Angle Tarn Pikes including Synges and Birketts from Patterdale 508 bus stop - 4,000'. | Eddie | 17/10/2015 |
| Parked in Sandwick. | Jacqdaw | 09/09/2015 |
| With Damian, Eire, Evan, Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 29/08/2015 |
| CJ BW MJ KJ SW JW | chrisj1965 | 28/08/2015 |
| Circuit from Sandwick on very pleasant summer's day-Low Birk Fell-Birk Fell(Bleaberry Knott)-Place Fell-Round How-High Dodd-Sleet Fell.With Catman. | oscarrosie | 15/07/2015 |
| Birkett's MAR2. | clivevilla | 09/05/2015 |
| FR & AS | Vin | 18/03/2015 |
| With Mike Parsons and Sue on a lovely day. | Phreerunner | 29/09/2014 |
| With G. From Sandwick > Low Birk Fell > Birk Fell > The Knight > Place Fell > Round How > Beda Head > Winter Crag > Sandwick. | RT1970 | 15/09/2014 |
| Contoured round from High Dodd but got held up by short sharp thunderstorm partway. Managed to find a good spot to sit it out. Then just deep wet bracken to contend with! Fine summit and viewpoint. | Aye Jimmy | 08/08/2014 |
| Travelling north from The Knight it is possible to follow paths that follow a direct line most of the way. If you head straight down from The Knight into the north directional valley you pick up a track that becomes a better path lower that you get. It crosses the stream easily and eventually makes it way up this beastie. | moorsman | 20/06/2014 |
| Easy parking by the church at Martindale 3855, 3574, 3831, 3680, 3857 a fine round. | destaylor | 26/04/2014 |
| Birkett route MAR1 | CaralynR | 20/04/2014 |
| start Howtown, beautiful sunshine | adrianpatten | 17/10/2013 |
| R | Richard Tait | 03/08/2013 |
| Place Fell Round MAR 1 from Sandwick. | Sid | 11/06/2013 |
| (Walkers With) My own (Parking Point) Patterdale - Boredale Hause - Place Fell - BIRK FELL - The Knight - Lakeside Path - Side Farm - Patterdale | redbob | 01/03/2013 |
| Great view - lovely day. | jaggedlakes | 27/02/2013 |
| Low Birk Fell, Birk Fell, The Knight, Place Fell, High Dodd, Sleet Fell | ronaldo333 | 24/11/2012 |