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Birks Fell
610m (2002ft)

The Southern Dales Area, The Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England


Record Birks Fell as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered


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English Mountain
177th highest in England,
312th in England & Wales

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English Nuttall
249th highest in England,
435th in England & Wales

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English Marilyn
50th highest in England,
749th highest in Great Britain

You can find Birks Fell & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

The Yorkshire Dales National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL30 Yorkshire Dales - Northern & Central areas


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

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See Birks Fell and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:

See Birks Fell and the surrounding tops on our downloadable PDF Peak Bagging Map:


You can walk to the top of Birks Fell by using this easy‑to‑follow route map:
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Walk ny153 Sugar Loaf (Horse Head Moor) and Firth Fell from Buckden

Stunning Wharfedale and Littondale

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 12.5ml (20km)
Ascent:2,099ft (640m)
Time:6.75hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 6 Icon (Moderate)

Other walkers who hiked, climbed, bagged and summited Birks Fell Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Birks Fell

Tony Halliday walked up Birks Fell on June 22nd, 2021 [from/via/route] Started from kettlewell via arncliffe litton buckden & starbottom [with] Sally Halliday Jimmy boo and George our dogs [weather] Cloudy start until sun broke through in cloud up top but sunny in lower Dales - Dry but in cloud cover higher up sunny spells not too hot good walking conditions

Angela Moroney climbed Birks Fell during 2020 [with] JL

Margaret Richards bagged Birks Fell on September 27th, 2018 [from/via/route] Horsehead & Birks Fell from Buckden [with] Don [weather] sunny & windy up top - interesting ridge walking, excellent views but very boggy in parts

Kevin Foster hiked Birks Fell on July 16th, 2017 [from/via/route] Yockenthwaite (Horse Head Pass) [with] By myself (and Henry my Labrador) [weather] Hot & Sunny (but with a pleasant cool breeze on the tops). - I took a bearing South off the top & soon came upon a stone hut & then even a path! The views were very impressive on the steep descent into Langstrothdale, & across at my next objective Birks Fell. I'd done the approach route via the Horse Head Pass & also the path descending back to Redmire farm near Hubberholme many times when I've crossed to Littondale & back, but the crossing of Birks Fell following the summit wall was new to me. The book describes an easy couple of miles walking to the small cairn signifying the summit of this extensive fell, & a further mile walking beyond that to the descent path. However, do not underestimate this part of the walk, the walking is very rough & boggy & the fell is huge. The number of fences & walls leading away from the summit wall are off putting & I was constantly having to check my position (grid reference) on the map to make sure I was still on the route. I wouldn't recommend this walk in mist or after a prolonged spell of rain. On a positive note the views North to Buckden Pike & Great Whernside & South to Fountains Fell & Pen-Y-Ghent were superb.

Tony Rogerson summited Birks Fell on October 5th, 2014 [from/via/route] Arncliffe & Litton [with] John & Floss [weather] High Cloud

Mark Nattrass conquered Birks Fell on September 18th, 2015 [from/via/route] Arncliffe [weather] Lovely - Lots of Red Grouse

Chris Faulkner scaled Birks Fell on August 23rd, 2015 [from/via/route] Forom Buckden via Firth's Fell [with] Michelle Chandler [weather] Perfect. Sunny with a warm wind.

Caroline Winter walked up Birks Fell on August 7th, 2015 [from/via/route] Buckden, Redmire Farm, Birks Fell, Firth Fell Summit, Birks Tarn, Birks Fell Summit, Low Combe Stoop, Birk Bank, Buckden [with] solo [weather] Sunny, 21 degrees C, light southerly wind. - Great visibility - Carved track up Fell. Difficulty spotting B Fell Summit. Fallen stone cairn paced from stone wall amongst higher peat Groughs, so guess that was it. My feet touched the higher Peat, just in case! Features- Amazing views, sheep dipping pen, Shimmering Tarn, Jets flying the valley, contrast of Birks Bank wood

Darren Mortimer climbed Birks Fell on July 25th, 2015 [from/via/route] Hubberholme [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] Warm & sunny

Christine Shepherd bagged Birks Fell on April 11th, 2014 [from/via/route] Walked from Buckden using walk ny153 [with] Jenny [weather] A lovely spring day - A lovely walk with great views & a delightful tarn. We even saw a lizard on the way down to Buckden, just to add even more interest to the walk.

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A lizard in the grass on the way down from Birks Fell

A lizard in the grass on the way down from Birks Fell

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