White How on Birker Fell
Height 444 metres | 1457 feet Grid Reference SD 20500 97438 Category Birkett Previous walks on this fell: Date Walk Details
Height 444 metres | 1457 feet Grid Reference SD 20500 97438 Category Birkett Previous walks on this fell: Date Walk Details
Hartsop – Brock Crags – Cat Crag – Angletarn Pikes (South) – Angletarn Pikes (North) – Boredale Hause – Dubhow – Hartsop
Browfoot Lane – Capple Howe – Sour Howes – Sallows – Kentmere Park – Browfoot Lane
Start Point: Lancrigg Car Park, Easedale (NY 331 083) Lancrigg Car Park, Easedale – Stythwaite Steps – Tarn Crag East Ridge – Tarn Crag – Codale Head – Sergeant Man – High Raise – Low White Stones – Greenup Edge – Brownrigg Moss – Calf Crag – Gibson Knott – Helm Crag – Lancrigg Car Park, Easedale Distance: 17.3
The Ridge: Striding Edge IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE Any walk undertaken via this website is done so entirely at your own risk. The information provided is a personal record of Sean McMahon’s experiences and is intended for indicative purposes only. Crossing the Ridge: Only attempt the traverse of Striding Edge if you are experienced and confident in
I knew this would be a long one today so hopefully I would time it right to use the daylight to best advantage. The going over Stockdale Moor is a bit of a trudge to say the least and it seems to go on forever – the highlight was coming over Seatallan to the sunset, it was just fantastic.
The promised clear weather never materialised today, in fact it was the opposite as the clouds and clag closed in as the day went on. I was looking forward to this one as a new route for me, I must go back and do it on a fine day as I think the views would be brilliant from Greenhow End.
The Southern Fells take in many of the highest fells in Lakeland, including Scafell Pike, Scafell and Bowfell. These are bordered by Wasdale to the West, Borrowdale to the North, and Langdale to the East. The Southern Fells also include the Coniston range right on the Southern Boundary of Wainwright’s Lakeland Fells. Writing about the
The Western Fells lie within a wide sector, driving deep into the heart of Lakeland at Sty Head. They are bounded in the north-west by the Cocker valley, ‘jewelled by the lovely lakes of Buttermere and Crummock Water’. South-west their boundary is Wasdale, running towards the sea. The rugged territory around Sty Head is crowded
The Outlying Fells of Lakeland are described by Wainwright ‘for those walkers who, because of age or infirmity, must be content with milder expeditions on lesser fells.’ This guide is packed with gems of outstanding beauty which you don’t have to be super-fit to enjoy: Orrest Head, where his love affair with the Lake District began; Scout