Friday 8th June 2007

Start point: Brown Rigg on the Birker Fell road. (SD 181 962)

Birker Fell Road (Brown Rigg) - Little Crag - Great Crag on Birker Fell - Black Crag - Broad Crag -  Green Crag - White How on Birker Fell - Far Hill - Great Worm Crag (OF) - Rough Crag - Birker Fell Road (Brown Rigg)

Distance: 4.8 miles     Total Ascent: 355 metres     Time Taken: 2 hours

Weather: Overcast and grey. 20oC.

Route Map

It was really overcast and grey this morning but quite warm and muggy. We had a shorter walk than yesterday across Birker Moor visiting some of the many rocky outcrops on this rough area between the Duddon Valley and Eskdale. On a better day, the views are extensive from here; today they were virtually non-existent.

Casper makes a run for Little Crag with Great Crag beyond.

I can still see you!

Great Crag from Little Crag, the grassy rake to the right is the way up.

Casper and Angus on Great Crag.

Not much of a view today, here looking over Birkerthwwaite.

I could just about see Devoke Water from here with the line of the road to Eskdale curving in front of it.

Green Crag. I climbed up to the extreme right and along the ridge.

A familiar silhouette of Harter Fell from Green Crag.

Looking to the south from Green Crag. The distant fells are Caw and Stickle Pike with the next target, White How, in front.

Great Worm Crag from White How.

Looking back to Green Crag.

The sun is starting to break through on Green Crag now as I reach Far Hill on the way to Great Worm Crag. Typical!

Green Crag.

Great Worm Crag from an ancient cairn on Rough Crag.

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