Birkhouse Moor
718m (2356ft)
The Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.5ml (13.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,278ft (999m) |
| Time: | 6½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Glenridding - Birkhouse Moor - Hole-in-the-Wall - Red Tarn (Helvellyn) - Bleaberry Crag - Low Spying How - High Spying How - Striding Edge - Helvellyn - Swirral Edge - Catstye Cam - Hole-in-the-Wall - Brownend Plantation - Grisedale Beck - Lanty's Tarn - Keldas - Glenridding
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10ml (16km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,382ft (1,031m) |
| Time: | 7 hrs |
| Grade: | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Glenridding - Birkhouse Moor - Hole-in-the-Wall - Red Tarn (Helvellyn) - Bleaberry Crag - Low Spying How - High Spying How - Striding Edge - Helvellyn - Nethermost Pike - High Crag (Helvellyn) - Dollywaggon Pike - Grisdale Tarn - Ruthwaite Lodge - Grisedale Beck - Brownend Plantation - Lanty's Tarn - Keldas - Glenridding
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.75ml (17km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,449ft (1,051m) |
| Time: | 7.25hrs |
| Grade: | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Glenridding - Birkhouse Moor - Hole-in-the-Wall - Red Tarn (Helvellyn) - Catstye Cam - Swirral Edge - Helvellyn - Lower Man (Helvellyn) - White Side - Raise (Helvellyn) - Sticks Pass - Lucy's Tongue - Glenridding Beck - Glenridding
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.5ml (18.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,582ft (1,396m) |
| Time: | 8.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Patterdale - Grisedale Bridge - Grisedale Beck - Brownends Plantation - Hole-in-the-Wall - Birkhouse Moor - Hole-in-the-Wall - Red Tarn (Helvellyn) - Bleaberry Crag - Low Spying How - High Spying How - Striding Edge - Helvellyn - Nethermost Pike - High Crag (Helvellyn) - Dollywaggon Pike - Grisedale Tarn - Deepdale Hause - St Sunday Crag - Birks - Patterdale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 13.25ml (21km) |
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| Ascent: | 5,189ft (1,581m) |
| Time: | 10 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
Patterdale - Grisedale Bridge - Grisedale Beck - Brownend Plantation - Hole-in-the-Wall - Birkhouse Moor - Hole-in-the-Wall - Red Tarn (Helvellyn) - Bleaberry Crag - Low Spying How - High Spying How - Striding Edge - Helvellyn - Nethermost Pike - High Crag (Helvellyn) - Dollywaggon Pike - Seat Sandal - Grisedale Tarn - St Sunday Crag - Birks - Arnison Crag - Patterdale
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Birkhouse Moor
Kate Peacock walked up Birkhouse Moor on September 29th, 2024 [from/via/route] Glenridding [with] Me and Amber [weather] Blustery on the tops. Stayed dry. Quick walk! - Stoney walk
Martin Hartshorne climbed Birkhouse Moor on September 12th, 2024 [from/via/route] Eagle farmhouse to red tarn [with] finley [weather] Mostly sunny with a few light showers, evening sunshine to finish
Vincent Clarke bagged Birkhouse Moor on May 31st, 2024 [from/via/route] Glenridding on route to Helvlynn [with] Chopper [weather] Early morning
Ian Ashton hiked Birkhouse Moor on April 13th, 2024 [with] Solo - Ì
Claire Rigg summited Birkhouse Moor on January 1st, 2010 [with] Heidi [weather] Sunny
Tim Winn conquered Birkhouse Moor on October 25th, 2023 [with] Steve, John, Mike and Dave [weather] Overcast
Caroline Winter scaled Birkhouse Moor on September 6th, 2023 [from/via/route] Glenridding, Lantys tarn, Birhouse Moor, Catstye cam, Greenside [with] Solo [weather] Hot, sunny minimal wind - Despite schools reopening today, fells busy & alot of people either in the tarn or river dipping.
Steve Lucas walked up Birkhouse Moor on June 18th, 2022 [with] On my own
James Hughes climbed Birkhouse Moor on May 29th, 2023 [from/via/route] Birkhouse Moor, Striding Edge, Nethermost Pike, Dollywaggon Pike [with] Solo [weather] Beautiful day, clear, warm. blue skies & no wind. - Pearler of a day...
Melfyn Parry bagged Birkhouse Moor on May 23rd, 2023 [from/via/route] Started walk from the car park at the Patterdale Hotel, followed route C427 with a couple of changes. Climbed over Striding Edge & then on to Helvellyn but then took a detour to walk out to Lower Man then doubled back to Helvellyn before descending Swirral Edge to then climb too summit of Catstye Cam. From here we descended to Hole in the Wall & then went out to Birkhouse Moor & rather than doubling back to Hole in the Wall to repeat the path back to the carpark we continued beyond the summit along easy to follow paths which led back down to join the return route at NY377158, making a total of 16.4Km [with] With DS [weather] Sunny spells & quite warm at times especially on uphill sections when in lea of the breeze. On the tops the breeze was chilly. - Stunning views in all directions.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Birkhouse Moor
Striding Edge and Helvellyn (in mist) with Birkhouse Moor in front, Catstycam and Sheffield Pike from Gowbarrow Fell (Airy Crag)
Striding Edge, (left), Helvellyn and Catstye Cam (right) from Birkhouse Moor
Striding Edge (left), Helvellyn and Catstye Cam from the summit of Birkhouse Moor
The shoulder of St Sunday Crag and Birks (left), Catstye Cam, Birkhouse Moor (centre) and Sheffield Pike from Arnison Crag, Patterdale
Birkhouse Moor (foreground left), Catstye Cam (foreground centre), White Side (centre right) and Raise (Helvellyn) (right) with Striding Edge, Helvellyn and Lower Man (Helvellyn) in the background from Sheffield Pike
Catstye Cam, White Side and Raise (Helvellyn) from the summit of Birkhouse Moor
Grisedale with Birks beyond from near the Hole-in-the-wall between Birkhouse Moor and Helvellyn
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