Birks
624m (2047ft)
The Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 3.75ml (6km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,571ft (479m) |
| Time: | 3 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Patterdale - Arnison Crag - Glenamara Park - Birks - Thornhow End - Grisedale Bridge - Patterdale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.75ml (15.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,516ft (1,072m) |
| Time: | 7 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Patterdale - Arnison Crag - Birks - St Sunday Crag - Deepdale Hause - Cofa Pike - Fairfield - Rydal Head - Hart Crag - Blake Brow - Hartsop Above How - Hoggill Brow - Gale Crag - Bleaberry Knott - Cockley How - Bridgend - Patterdale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10ml (16km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,979ft (1,213m) |
| Time: | 7½ hrs |
| Grade: | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Patterdale - Grisedale Bridge - Ruthwaite Lodge - The Tongue - Dollywaggon Pike - Seat Sandal - Grisedale Tarn - Deepdale Hause - St Sunday Crag - Birks - Patterdale
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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 Birks
Kate Peacock walked up Birks on September 21st, 2024 [from/via/route] Patterdale Hotel [with] Me, Mike, Skye and Amber [weather] Some sun, dry, breezy on the tops. Mist came & went several times - Road walking on our return to the car park. Going up to Fairfield was good fun from St Sunday Crag
James Hughes climbed Birks on June 11th, 2024 [from/via/route] Deepdale Horseshoe c235 - From Patterdale [weather] Clear - Post walk pint in Queens Head Troutbeck
Andrew Gayne bagged Birks on August 30th, 2024 [from/via/route] Walked up from Patterdale car park opposite Patterdale Hotel [with] Becky [weather] Sunny day - Walked up from Patterdale Car Park up to Arnison Crag & the across for a climb up to Birks. A steep decent back into Patterdale. Lovely clear day, mostly sunny
John Ramsbottom hiked Birks on July 27th, 2024 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] Lola [weather] Hot Sunny - wild camped on St Sunday Crag, finish with a pint at Queens Head Tirrel.
Mr M A Blanchard summited Birks on July 31st, 2024 [from/via/route] With all the mutts [with] Florence, Millie and Woodie and Ted [weather] Sunny warm
Stephen Mcdonald conquered Birks on July 11th, 2024 [from/via/route] Went wild camping & followed route on Outdooractive. Parked at Patterdale in a layby [weather] Generally good weather with some drizzle & mist - Went wild camping but was very unfit & took ages to walk to the top.
Steve Cookson scaled Birks on March 2nd, 2024 [from/via/route] Glenridding [with] Gillie [weather] Col & dry
Christine Shepherd walked up Birks during June, 2003 [from/via/route] From Patterdale [with] Rebecca [weather] Hot & sunny - Bagged this again 16.8.09 & 25.9.10 Climbed again with H4TH on 1.1.24
Victoria Bates climbed Birks on July 25th, 2023 [from/via/route] Patterdale via Black Crags. Afterwards onto St Sunday Crags [with] Mark, Dominic and Tabitha [weather] Cool & cloudy. Some rain on the descent - Dominic walked the whole way at 6 years old!
Steve Lucas bagged Birks on May 22nd, 2021 [with] On my own
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Birks
The shoulder of St Sunday Crag and Birks (left), Catstye Cam, Birkhouse Moor (centre) and Sheffield Pike from Arnison Crag, Patterdale
Grisedale with Birks beyond from near the Hole-in-the-wall between Birkhouse Moor and Helvellyn
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