Walk c145 Harter Fell (Eskdale) from Birks Bridge

Rugged fell walking, often pathless


Route outline for walk c145:

Birks Bridge  -  Birks Farm  -  Harter Fell (Eskdale)  -  Dunnerdale Forest  -  River Duddon  -  Birks Bridge




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
1
English
Mountain
Wainwright
1
Wainwright
 English Nuttall
1
English
Nuttall
Dewey
0
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
1
Marilyn
Bridget
0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Harter Fell (Eskdale) at 654m (2146ft). Harter Fell (Eskdale) is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (140th highest in England, 242nd highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 112).

Harter Fell (Eskdale) is also known as an English Nuttall (188th highest in England, 325th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (45th highest in England, 687th highest in the UK).

The summit of Harter Fell (Eskdale) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.


You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

The Lake District National Park


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

OL6 The English Lakes - South Western area


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

89 West Cumbria, Cockermouth & Wast Water


90 Penrith & Keswick, Ambleside


96 Barrow-in-Furness & South Lakeland


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c145 Harter Fell (Eskdale) from Birks Bridge

In no particular order . . .

Walk c145 Harter Fell (Eskdale) from Birks Bridge - Harter Fell (Eskdale) summit trig point

Harter Fell (Eskdale) summit trig point

Photo: Colin Jenkins (26)

Walk c145 Harter Fell (Eskdale) from Birks Bridge - Gate Crag from Eskdale

Gate Crag from Eskdale

Photo: Colin Jenkins (18)

Walk c145 Harter Fell (Eskdale) from Birks Bridge - Eskdale from the summit of Harter Fell (Eskdale)

Eskdale from the summit of Harter Fell (Eskdale)

Photo: Colin Jenkins (27)

Walk c145 Harter Fell (Eskdale) from Birks Bridge - Harter Fell (Eskdale) summit Trig Point

Harter Fell (Eskdale) summit Trig Point

Photo: Christine Shepherd (858)

Walk c145 Harter Fell (Eskdale) from Birks Bridge - Grey Friar, Great Carrs from the slopes of Harter Fell (Eskdale)

Grey Friar, Great Carrs from the slopes of Harter Fell (Eskdale)

Photo: Martin Potter (2)

Walk c145 Harter Fell (Eskdale) from Birks Bridge - Crags on the summit of Harter Fell (Eskdale)

Crags on the summit of Harter Fell (Eskdale)

Photo: Tim Hope (96)

Walk c145 Harter Fell (Eskdale) from Birks Bridge - Hard Knott above Hardknott Pass seen from Harter Fell (Eskdale)

Hard Knott above Hardknott Pass seen from Harter Fell (Eskdale)

Photo: Colin Jenkins (28)

Walk c145 Harter Fell (Eskdale) from Birks Bridge - Climbing Harter Fell (Eskdale)

Climbing Harter Fell (Eskdale)

Photo: Martin Potter (3)

Walk c145 Harter Fell (Eskdale) from Birks Bridge - Clouds gathering over Birker Fell & Harter Crag (Eskdale) from Eskdale

Clouds gathering over Birker Fell & Harter Crag (Eskdale) from Eskdale

Photo: David Hayter (197)

Walk c145 Harter Fell (Eskdale) from Birks Bridge - Harter Fell (Eskdale) summit Trig Point

Harter Fell (Eskdale) summit Trig Point

Photo: Christine Shepherd (472)

Walk c145 Harter Fell (Eskdale) from Birks Bridge - Harter Fell and Green Crag from Boat How

Harter Fell and Green Crag from Boat How

Photo: Andy Malcolm (165)

Walk c145 Harter Fell (Eskdale) from Birks Bridge - Harter Fell (Eskdale) summit

Harter Fell (Eskdale) summit

Photo: Mike Knipe (238)

Walk c145 Harter Fell (Eskdale) from Birks Bridge - Harter Fell (Eskdale) summit trig point

Harter Fell (Eskdale) summit trig point

Photo: Tim Hope (94)

Walk c145 Harter Fell (Eskdale) from Birks Bridge - Eel Tarn taken en-route to Sca Fell from Eskdale

Eel Tarn taken en-route to Sca Fell from Eskdale

Photo: Andy Malcolm (92)

Walk c145 Harter Fell (Eskdale) from Birks Bridge - Sun setting in the Duddon Valley and the Seathwaite Fells (Dow Crag, Brown Pike & Walna Scar) from the path up Harter Fell (Eskdale)

Sun setting in the Duddon Valley and the Seathwaite Fells (Dow Crag, Brown Pike & Walna Scar) from the path up Harter Fell (Eskdale)

Photo: Christine Shepherd (856)

Walk c145 Harter Fell (Eskdale) from Birks Bridge - Ennerdale Water from halfway up Rake Beck on the lower SW slopes of Great Borne

Ennerdale Water from halfway up Rake Beck on the lower SW slopes of Great Borne

Photo: Christine Shepherd (859)

Walk c145 Harter Fell (Eskdale) from Birks Bridge - On the summit of Harter Fell (Eskdale)

On the summit of Harter Fell (Eskdale)

Photo: Tim Hope (97)

Walk c145 Harter Fell (Eskdale) from Birks Bridge - The view from Harter Fell (Eskdale)

The view from Harter Fell (Eskdale)

Photo: Christine Shepherd (857)

Walk c145 Harter Fell (Eskdale) from Birks Bridge - Doctor Bridge, Eskdale

Doctor Bridge, Eskdale

Photo: David Hayter (201)

Walk c145 Harter Fell (Eskdale) from Birks Bridge - Harter Fell (Eskdale) summit

Harter Fell (Eskdale) summit

Photo: Martin Potter (4)


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