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Birks
624m (2047ft)

The Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England


Record Birks as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered


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(No. 125)

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222nd highest in England,
387th in England & Wales

Walk Birks walking UK Mountains in The Eastern Fells The Lake District National Park Cumbria    England

The view from the summit of Birks

Photo: Alan Wainwright

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The Lake District National Park


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

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

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You can walk to the top of Birks by using any of these 5 easy-to-follow route maps:

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

Ian Ashton walked up Birks on February 25th, 2023 [with] With jph

Angeline Grieveson climbed Birks on February 19th, 2023 [with] Dotty

Caroline Winter bagged Birks on February 1st, 2023 [from/via/route] Patterdale CP, Arnison crag, Birks, St Sunday [with] William [weather] Clear views, biting wind - Pleasant route, with great views of Ullswater & Helvellyn range. Quite busy, as first good weather walking day this week

Martyn Atherton hiked Birks on September 18th, 2022 [from/via/route] C235 Arniston Crag, Birks, St Sunday Crag, Fairfield, Hart Crag & Hartsop Above How [with] Paul Atherton [weather] Misty, rain & Sunny - Loved the route 6 hrs 50 minutes

Richard Fulcher summited Birks on August 17th, 2022 [from/via/route] Parked in the Patterdale Cricket Club grounds (£5 all day - honesty box) & set off up the road/track through the Grisedale valley, ascending to Grisedale Tarn. After a coffee & biscuit we ascended the gradual path to St Sunday Crag. After a sandwich we followed the ridge down & up to Birks. The last stage was a steep but zigzag path down to the road & back to the car. [with] Jen [weather] Fresh in the morning with mist over the tops, gradually warming up & the skies turning blue. - A great walk taking us about 7 hours - slow, because we take a lot of photos & generally faff about!

Geoff Hand conquered Birks on May 28th, 2022 [from/via/route] Walk c 235 The Deepdale Horseshoe from Patterdale - abandoned due to bad weather [with] Alone with Tess [weather] Cold wet & cloudy - Set out to do the full horseshoe, however the weather was poor so I decided not to bother & walked down to Ullswater after climbing Birks & let Tess have a paddle.

Richard Marchant scaled Birks on October 29th, 1993 [from/via/route] Patterdale-Birks-St Sunday Crag-Fairfield-Hart Crag-Hartsop above How & eventually back to Glenridding. [with] Alan Harker [weather] Damp day with the cloud level at 700m

Richard Marshall walked up Birks on September 17th, 2021 [from/via/route] From Patterdale [with] Me Dave Elsie and Roxy [weather] Cloudy over 2000 ft

Tim Winn climbed Birks on August 12th, 2021 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] Barry and Louise [weather] Good

Mark Melling bagged Birks on August 1st, 2021 [from/via/route] Patterdale. Over Birks on descent from St. Sunday Craggs. [with] Anne, Steve & Nic Hartley [weather] Dry, cloudy, a little wind on the top - Fantastic views from the top (Silverdale, Ingleborough, great views of Ullswater).

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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Birks

Birks from Arnison Crag

Birks from Arnison Crag

Photo: David Hayter (397)

Ullswater from (just below) Birks

Ullswater from (just below) Birks

Photo: Andy Malcolm (8)

The River Duddon at Birks Bridge

The River Duddon at Birks Bridge

Photo: Martin Potter (1)

The flat cairn on the summit of Birks

The flat cairn on the summit of Birks

Photo: Christine Shepherd (527)

The shoulder of St Sunday Crag and Birks (left), Catstye Cam, Birkhouse Moor (centre) and Sheffield Pike from Arnison Crag, Patterdale

The shoulder of St Sunday Crag and Birks (left), Catstye Cam, Birkhouse Moor (centre) and Sheffield Pike from Arnison Crag, Patterdale

Photo: Chris Brankin (2)

St Sunday Crag from Birks

St Sunday Crag from Birks

Photo: Gerry Ball (52)

Arnison Crag from Birks

Arnison Crag from Birks

Photo: David Hayter (398)

Birks summit cairn

Birks summit cairn

Photo: Alan Wainwright (55)

Grisedale with Birks beyond from near the Hole-in-the-wall between Birkhouse Moor and Helvellyn

Grisedale with Birks beyond from near the Hole-in-the-wall between Birkhouse Moor and Helvellyn

Photo: Brian Balfe (14)


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