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Birker Fell - Lake District Walk
Thursday 2nd August 2007
The original intention today had been to include Green Crag in this walk but John's knee had been painful for a couple of days so we decided to miss it out and instead we were rewarded with a 'lovely stretch' of boggy ground as we made our way between Broad Crag and Far Hill. It seemed like we had Birker Fell to ourselves today, as we met no-one all day, which you certainly can't complain about in the middle of the school summer holidays.
Start: Birker Fell Road - Winds Gate (SD 1851 9578)
Route: Birker Fell Road (Winds Gate) - Great Crag (193) - Broad Crag (194) - Far Hill - White How (195) - Great Worm Crag (196) - Rough Crag - Birker Fell Road (Winds Gate)
Distance: 5.25 miles Ascent: 287 metres Time Taken: 4 hours
Weather: Grey and overcast to start but warm and sunny by the end.
Pub Visited: The Black Cock Inn, Broughton Ale Drunk: Wadworth Brewery, Henry's Original IPA
![Great Crag Great Crag](2007-08-02/great%20crag.jpg)
The first summit of the day, Great Crag, seen here behind Little Crag.
![Devoke Water Devoke Water](2007-08-02/rough%20&%20water%20crag.jpg)
Looking back towards Devoke Water from the summit of Great Crag.
![Great Worm Crag Great Worm Crag](2007-08-02/great%20worm%20crag.jpg)
The final summit of the day, Great Worm Crag from Great Crag's summit.
![Green Crag, Black Crag & Broad Crag Green Crag, Black Crag & Broad Crag](2007-08-02/broad%20&%20green%20crag.jpg)
Looking across Birker Fell to Green Crag with Broad Crag in front.
![Broad Crag's summit Broad Crag's summit](2007-08-02/broad%20crag%20summit.jpg)
Looking back to Great Crag from Broad Crag's summit.
![Green Crag Green Crag](2007-08-02/green%20crag.jpg)
Green Crag.
![Crook Crag Crook Crag](2007-08-02/crook%20crag.jpg)
Crook Crag.
![Dow Crag, Buck Pike & Brown Pike Dow Crag, Buck Pike & Brown Pike](2007-08-02/dow%20crag.jpg)
We had lunch on Far Hill with the weather improving all the time as we sat looking towards the Dow Crag - Brown Pike ridge.
![White How White How](2007-08-02/white%20how.jpg)
White How our next objective after lunch.
![Stickle Pike from White How's summit Stickle Pike from White How's summit](2007-08-02/stickle%20pike.jpg)
Stickle Pike from White How's summit.
![Caw & Pikes Caw & Pikes](2007-08-02/caw%20&%20pikes.jpg)
Caw (R) & Pikes (L) a lot clearer than when we were up there a few weeks ago.
![Walna Scar Walna Scar](2007-08-02/Walna%20Scar.jpg)
The Walna Scar Road with to its left Brown Pike and to its right Walna Scar, White Maiden & White Pike.
![Coniston Fells Coniston Fells](2007-08-02/coniston%20fells.jpg)
The Coniston Fells across Dunnerdale Forest.
![Grey Friar Grey Friar](2007-08-02/grey%20Friar.jpg)
Grey Friar.
![Scafell Scafell](2007-08-02/scafells.jpg)
Looking up Great Moss towards Scafell, Scafell Pike, Esk Pike and Bowfell.
![The Pike & Black Combe The Pike & Black Combe](2007-08-02/the%20pike.jpg)
Looking across The Pike to Black Combe.
![Duddon Estuary Duddon Estuary](2007-08-02/duddon%20estuary.jpg)
Stickle Pike & the Duddon Estuary.
![Green Crag & the Scafells Green Crag & the Scafells](2007-08-02/green%20crag%20&%20scafell.jpg)
Looking across Green Crag to the Scafells now clear of cloud.
![Bowfell Bowfell](2007-08-02/bowfell.jpg)
Bowfell across Green Crag.
![Muncaster Fell & the Screes Muncaster Fell & the Screes](2007-08-02/muncaster%20fell.jpg)
Looking from Great Worm Crag to Great Crag with Muncaster Fell centre and the Screes behind.
![Great Worm Crag Great Worm Crag](2007-08-02/great%20worm%20crag1.jpg)
A final look back to Great Worm Crag.
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