Monday 10th September 2007

Start point: Birker Fell road (SD 171 977)

Birker Fell Road -  Rough Crag (Birker Moor) (OF) - Water Crag (OF) - White Pike on Birkby Fell (OF) - Yoadcastle (OF) - Woodend Height (OF) -  Seat How (Birker Moor)  (OF)  - Birker Fell Road

Distance: 5.4 miles     Total Ascent: 686 metres     Time Taken: 2 hours

Weather: Sunny spells, clearing. Cool breeze on the tops. 20oC.

Route Map

I think the weather men actually got it right today, saying it would clear throughout the morning as it duly did. Although it was warm when sheltered, the exposed tops were caught by the wind straight off the Irish Sea and made it more than a bit chilly. Brr!

Running to Rough Crag. Well, some of us are.

Harter Fell and Green Crag across Birker Fell.

The Scafells, Esk Pike, Bowfell, Crinkle Crags and Harter fell.

Casper and Angus on top of Rough Crag.

 A close-up of Harter Fell.

Scafell and Slight Side, Great Gable in the distance.

Looking to Rough Crag from the walk to Water Crag.

Looking west over Birker Fell, the pyramidal Caw to the right.

Crossing Linbeck Gill, the outflow of Devoke Water.

Devoke Water from an ancient cairn below Birkby Fell.

The west Cumbrian coast and Ravenglass Estuary from White Pike. The River Esk is snaking its way into the estuary.

Admiring the view on White Pike.

The Scafells from the large cairn on Woodend Height.

Yoadcastle and Whitfell from Woodend Height.

I think these two were waiting for me on Yoadcastle.

The view from Yoadcastle.

Looking over White Pike to the coast.

The view over Seat How, centre, from the descent. The old boathouse is to the left.

Water Crag over the old boathouse.

Seat How.

The boathouse from the climb to Seat How.

Devoke Water from Seat How.

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