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Birks

Walked on 09/06/2015

Start point: Patterdale (NY 394 160)

Patterdale – Thornhow End – Black Crag – Birks – Trough Head – Arnison Crag – Patterdale Hotel – Patterdale

Distance: 3.7 miles     Total Ascent: 515 metres     Time Taken: 1 hour 30 minutes     Start Time: 10.30

Weather: Changeable but dry. 7ºC

The weather turned out to be one of the poorer days in the middle of a stunning week this week…but you have to take your opportunities when you can so that’s what we did when we had a short walk up to two of the smaller fells at the head of Ullswater.

Glenamara-Park

Birks Route Map

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A brief glimmer of sunshine at the start of the walk looking to Thornhow End.

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Walking through the sylvan landscape.

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Looking back to Ullswater and Place fell.

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St. Sunday ahead.

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It's all tongues for Fletcher and Dougal.

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The summit of Birks.

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There is a great view across to the Far Eastern fells descending to Trough Head from Birks. Here we found a bright red tennis ball sized ball - Fletcher must have gone up and down 20 times chasing it.

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The approach to Arnison Crag.

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The summit of Arnison Crag.

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The descent to Patterdale.

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