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Walking Diary 2008

Select on the dates in red to see the walk details and photo's.

The individual fells highlighted in blue are Birkett fells, the fells highlighted in magenta are Wainwright Outlying Fells.

The green numbers indicate my own order of climbing the Birkett fells from (1) to (541).

(OF) represents the Wainwright fells detailed in his guide book ' The Outlying Fells of Lakeland'.

Select on an individual fell to see their details including height and GPS co-ordinates as well as a summit photo.

See earlier walking diaries: 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003

Date Walk Walk Details
Sunday 28th December 2008 Around Coniston Distance -
Time Taken -
Total Ascent -
Saturday 27th December 2008 Hardknott Pass - Border End - Eskdale Needle - Hard Knott - Hardknott Pass Distance 1.6 miles
Time Taken 45 minutes
Total Ascent 188 metres
Wednesday 24th December 2008 Orrest Head (OF) from Windermere Distance 1 mile
Time Taken 40 minutes
Total Ascent 120 metres
Monday 15th December 2008 Love the Lakes, Bowness-on-Windermere - Post Knott - Brant Fell (OF) - Love the Lakes, Bowness-on-Windermere Distance 1.6 miles
Time Taken 40 minutes
Total Ascent 145 metres
Wednesday 10th December 2008 Kirkstone Pass - Red Screes - Smallthwaite Band - Middle Dodd - Kirkstone Pass Distance 2.4 miles
Time Taken 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Ascent 480 metres
Tuesday 9th December 2008 Patterdale - Striding Edge - Helvellyn - Nethermost Pike - Dollywaggon Pike - Hause Gap - Fairfield - Cofa Pike - Saint Sunday Crag - Patterdale Distance 11 miles
Time Taken 7 hours
Total Ascent 1410 metres
Saturday 6th December 2008 Holme Fell from Hodge Close Distance 1.7 miles
Time Taken 40 minutes
Total Ascent 165 metres
Monday 1st December 2008 Kirkstone Pass - Hartsop Hall - Dovedale - Dove Crag - Bakestones Moss - Little Hart Crag - High Hartsop Dodd - Kirkstone Pass Distance 6.4 miles
Time Taken 3 hours 30 minutes
Total Ascent 730 metres
Sunday 30th November 2008 Gummer's How Car Park - Gummer's How (OF) - Gummer's How Car Park Distance 1.2 miles
Time Taken 30 minutes
Total Ascent 150 metres
Saturday 29th November 2008 Red Tarn from Three Shire Stone then
Kiln Bank Cross - Stickle Tarn - Stickle Pike (OF) - Kiln Bank Cross
Distance -
Time Taken -
Total Ascent -
Wednesday 26th November 2008 Blea Tarn - Bleatarn House - Lingmoor Fell - Lingmoor Tarn - Blea Tarn Distance 2.5 miles
Time Taken 1 hour
Total Ascent 300 metres
Friday 21st November 2008 Stone Ends - Rake Trod - Carrock Fell - Round Knott - Miton Hill - High Pike - West Fell - Carrock Beck - Stone Ends Distance 6 miles
Time Taken 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Ascent 530 metres
Wednesday 12th November 2008 Mardale Head - Hollow Stone - Branstree north ridge - Artlecrag Pike - Branstree - Gatescarth Pass - Little Harter Fell - Harter Fell (Mardale) - Nan Bield Pass - Mardale Ill Bell - High Street - Rough Crag (Riggindale) - Mardale Head Distance 8.2 miles
Time Taken 4 hours
Total Ascent 960 metres
Monday 10th November 2008 Woodland Fell Road - Blawith Knott (OF) - Lang Tarn - Woodland Fell Road Distance -
Time Taken -
Total Ascent -
Saturday 8th November 2008 Cartmel Fell road - Cartmel Fell (Raven's Barrow) (OF) - Heights Cottage - Middle Tarn - Sow How Tarn - Cartmel Fell road Distance 2.2 miles
Time Taken 1 hour
Total Ascent 125 metres
Friday 7th November 2008 Rydal - Loughrigg Cave - Loughrigg Fell - Loughrigg Terrace - Rydal Distance 3.7 miles
Time Taken 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Ascent 325 metres
Tuesday 4th November 2008 Wasdale Head - Moses Trod - Gavel Neese - Beck Head - Great Gable - Windy Gap - Green Gable - Aaron Slack - Sty Head - Moses Trod - Wasdale Head Distance 6 miles
Time Taken 3 hours 35 minutes
Total Ascent 600 metres
Sunday 2nd November 2008 Elterwater Distance -
Time Taken -
Total Ascent -
Thursday 30th October 2008 Walna Scar car park - Boo Tarn - The Old Man of Coniston - Low Water - Walna Scar car park Distance 3.5 miles
Time Taken 1 hour 45 minutes
Total Ascent 575 metres
Wednesday 29th October 2008 Latterbarrow (OF) from Colthouse Distance 2 miles
Time Taken 1 hour
Total Ascent 200 metres
Sunday 26th October 2008 Tarn Hows and the Lake District flood Distance -
Time Taken -
Total Ascent -
Wednesday 22nd October 2008 Beacon Fell (OF) from Tottle Bank Distance 2 miles
Time Taken 1 hour
Total Ascent 200 metres
Monday 20th October 2008 Greendale - Greendale Gill - Glade How - Buckbarrow - Gill Beck- Greendale Distance 2.9 miles
Time Taken 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Ascent 370 metres
Wednesday 15th October 2008 Old Dungeon Ghyll - Oxendale - Red Tarn - Crinkle Crags - Three Tarns - Bowfell - Climbers Traverse - The Band - Old Dungeon Ghyll Distance 7.8 miles
Time Taken 6 hours
Total Ascent 1000 metres
Sunday 5th October 2008 Gummer's How Car Park - Gummer's How (OF) - Gummer's How Car Park Distance 1.2 miles
Time Taken 1 hour
Total Ascent 150 metres
Friday 3rd October 2008 Kiln Bank Cross - Stickle Tarn - Tarn Hill (OF) - Stickle Pike (OF) - Kiln Bank Cross Distance 2 miles
Time Taken 1 hour
Total Ascent 195 metres
Thursday 25th September 2008 Hardknott Pass - Hard Knott - Lingcove Beck - Scar Lathing - Great Moss - Pen - Scafell Pike - Broadcrag Tarn - Cam Spout - Great Moss - Lingcove Beck - Hard Knott - Hardknott Pass Distance 9.3 miles
Time Taken 5 hours 45 minutes
Total Ascent 1240 metres
Monday 22nd September 2008 Walna Scar road - The Cove - Goat's Water - South Rake - Dow Crag - Buck Pike - Blind Tarn - Cove Bridge - Walna Scar road Distance 5 miles
Time Taken 2 hours 15 minutes
Total Ascent 577 metres
Wednesday 17th September 2008 Wasdale Head - Black Sails Pass - Looking Stead - High Level Traverse - Shamrock Traverse - Pillar Rock (541) - Pillar - Wind Gap - Mosedale - Wasdale Head Distance 6.6 miles
Time Taken 7 hours 30 minutes
Total Ascent 960 metres
Friday 12th September 2008 Brock Barrow (OF) from High Nibthwaite Distance 1.2 miles
Time Taken 1 hour
Total Ascent 165 metres
Monday 8th September 2008 New Dungeon Ghyll - Stickle Tarn - Jack's Rake - Pavey Ark - Harrison Stickle - Pike O'Stickle - Martcrag Moor - Stake Pass - Mickleden - New Dungeon Ghyll Distance 7 miles
Time Taken 4 hours
Total Ascent 815 metres
Friday 29th August 2008 Far Sawrey - Moss Eccles Tarn - Three Dubs Tarn - Far Sawrey Distance 3 miles
Time Taken 2 hours
Total Ascent 140 metres
Friday 15th August 2008 Kiln Bank Cross - Park Head Road - Long Mire - Caw (OF) - Park Head Road - Kiln Bank Cross Distance 3.5 miles
Time Taken 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Ascent 300 metres
Monday 11th August 2008 Birker Fell Road -  Rough Crag (Birker Moor) (OF) - Water Crag (OF) -  Seat How (Birker Moor)  (OF)  - Birker Fell Road Distance 2.8 miles
Time Taken 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Ascent 190 metres
Thursday 31st July 2008 Helmside - Cotra Breast - Steel Fell - Brownrigg Moss - Calf Crag - Gibson Knott - Helm Crag - Thorny How - Low Mill Bridge - Helmside Distance 6.8 miles
Time Taken 3 hours
Total Ascent 653 metres
Thursday 24th July 2008 Dobgill - Harrop Tarn - Wythburn Fells - Wythburn Fell - Ullscarf - Standing Crag - Harrop Tarn - Dobgill Distance 5.5 miles
Time Taken 3 hours
Total Ascent 573 metres
Tuesday 22nd July 2008 St. Peter's Church, Martindale - Hallin Fell - Martindale Hause - Steel Knotts (Pikewassa) - Brownthwaite Crag - Wether Hill - Loadpot Hill - Arthur's Pike - Bonscale Pike - St. Peter's Church, Martindale Distance 8.7 miles
Time Taken 3 hours 45 minutes
Total Ascent 860 metres
Thursday 10th July 2008 Blawith Knott (OF) from the Woodland Fell road Distance -
Time Taken -
Total Ascent -
Wednesday 9th July 2008 Rydal - Loughrigg Terrace - Loughrigg Fell - Loughrigg Cave - Rydal Distance 4.2 miles
Time Taken 1 hour 45 minutes
Total Ascent 420 metres
Monday 30th June 2008 Holme Fell from Hodge Close Distance 1.8 miles
Time Taken 1 hour
Total Ascent 203 metres
Tuesday 24th June 2008 Thirlspot - Swirls - Browncove Crags - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - White Side - Brown Crag (540) - Thirlspot Distance 5.6 miles
Time Taken 3 hours
Total Ascent 860 metres
Monday 16th June 2008 Great How (539) from Thirlmere Dam Distance 2.2 miles
Time Taken 1 hour
Total Ascent 250 metres
Monday 16th June 2008 Rowling End (538) from Stoneycroft Distance 1 mile
Time Taken 30 minutes
Total Ascent 290 metres
Monday 16th June 2008 Comb Bridge - Grisedale Pike - Hobcarton End (537) - Comb Bridge Distance 3 miles
Time Taken 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Ascent 485 metres
Monday 16th June 2008 Gummer's How Car Park - Gummer's How (OF) - Gummer's How Car Park Distance 1.2 miles
Time Taken 20 minutes
Total Ascent 150 metres
Friday 13th June 2008 Burney (OF) from the Woodland Fell Road Distance -
Time Taken -
Total Ascent -
Sunday 8th June 2008 Kiln Bank Cross - Stickle Tarn - Great Stickle (OF) - Tarn Hill (OF) - Stickle Pike (OF) - Kiln Bank Cross Distance 2.5 miles
Time Taken 1 hour
Total Ascent 235 metres
Wednesday 4th June 2008 Beacon Fell (OF) from Tottle Bank Distance 2 miles
Time Taken 1 hour
Total Ascent 200 metres
Monday 2nd June 2008 Patterdale - Hole-in-the Wall - Striding Edge - Helvellyn - Swirral Edge - Catstycam - Birkhouse Moor - Patterdale Distance 7.8 miles
Time Taken 3 hours 30 minutes
Total Ascent 925 metres
Friday 16th May 2008 Wanthwaite - Threlkeld Knotts (536) - Wanthwaite Distance 2.2 miles
Time Taken 1 hour
Total Ascent 365 metres
Friday 9th May 2008 Rannerdale Bridge - Lad Hows (535) - Grasmoor - Crag Hill - Wandope - Thirdgill Head Man - Whiteless Pike - Whiteless Breast - Low Bank - Rannerdale Knotts - Rannerdale Bridge Distance 7.5 miles
Time Taken 3 hours 30 minutes
Total Ascent 1080 metres
Monday 5th May 2008 Roanhead Distance -
Time Taken -
Total Ascent -
Tuesday 29th April 2008 Truss Gap - Langhowe Pike (OF) - Great Ladstones (OF) - Glede Howe (532) - Seat Robert (533) (OF) - High Wether Howe (534) (OF) - Fewling Stones (OF) - Truss Gap Distance 6.2 miles
Time Taken 3 hours
Total Ascent 410 metres
Monday 21st April 2008 Stonethwaite - High Crag - Low Saddle of Coldbarrow Fell - High Saddle of Coldbarrow Fell - Ullscarf - Greenup Edge - Low White Stones - High Raise - Sergeant's Crag - Eagle Crag - Stonethwaite Distance 8.3 miles
Time Taken 4 hours
Total Ascent 890 metres
Friday 18th April 2008 Kiln Bank Cross - Park Head Road - Long Mire - Caw (OF) - Park Head Road - Kiln Bank Cross Distance 3.5 miles
Time Taken 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Ascent 300 metres
Wednesday 16th April 2008 Orrest Head (OF) from Windermere Distance 1 mile
Time Taken 25 minutes
Total Ascent 120 metres
Thursday 10th April 2008 Great Mell Fell from Brownrigg Farm Distance 2 miles
Time Taken 45 minutes
Total Ascent 275 metres
Wednesday 9th April 2008 Woodland Fell Road - Blawith Knott (OF) - Tottlebank Height (OF) - Woodland Fell Road Distance -
Time Taken -
Total Ascent -
Monday 7th April 2008 Greendale - Greendale Gill - Greendale Tarn - Middle Fell - Greendale Distance 2.8 miles
Time Taken 1 hour 45 minutes
Total Ascent 525 metres
Thursday 3rd April 2008 Troutbeck - Nanny Lane - The Hundreds - Wansfell - Wansfell Pike - Nanny Lane - Troutbeck Distance 3.7 miles
Time Taken 1 hour 45 minutes
Total Ascent 350 metres
Monday 31st March 2008 Gatesgarth Farm, Buttermere - Fleetwith PikeHaystacks - Seat - High Crag (Buttermere) - Grey Crag on High Stile - High Stile - Red Pike (Buttermere) - Gatesgarth Farm, Buttermere Distance 8.2 miles
Time Taken 4 hours 45 minutes
Total Ascent 1260 metres
Sunday 30th March 2008 Walney Island Distance -
Time Taken -
Total Ascent -
Monday 24th March 2008 Brackenclose - Lingmell - Lingmell Col - Scafell Pike - Mickledore - Lord's Rake - Green How - Brackenclose Distance 5.8 miles
Time Taken 4 hours 30 minutes
Total Ascent 1030 metres
Sunday 23rd March 2008 Tarn Hows Distance -
Time Taken -
Total Ascent -
Friday 21st March 2008 Duddon Valley Distance -
Time Taken -
Total Ascent -
Wednesday 19th March 2008 Overbeck Bridge - Bell Rib - Great Door - Yewbarrow - Dore Head - Red Pike - Scoat Fell - Steeple - Black Crag (Pillar) - Pillar - Looking Stead - Black Sails Pass - Wasdale Head - Overbeck Bridge Distance 10.6 miles
Time Taken 5 hours 15 minutes
Total Ascent 1313 metres
Friday 14th March 2008 Hartsop - Brock Crags - Satura Crag - The Nab - Rest Dodd  - The Knott - Hayeswater - Hartsop Distance 8.9 miles
Time Taken 3 hours 30 minutes
Total Ascent 1178 metres
Wednesday 12th March 2008 Furness Abbey Distance -
Time Taken -
Total Ascent -
Thursday 6th March 2008 Park Brow - Green Hill - Gowbarrow Fell - Great Meldrum (529) - Little Meldrum (530) - Watermillock Fell (531) - Little Mell Fell - Swinburn's Park - Park Brow Distance 8 miles
Time Taken 4 hours 30 minutes
Total Ascent 770 metres
Tuesday 4th March 2008 New Dungeon Ghyll - Stickle Tarn - Pavey Ark - Sergeant Man - High Raise - Thunacar Knott - Pike O'Stickle - Loft Crag - Thorn Crag - New Dungeon Ghyll Distance 2 miles
Time Taken 1 hour
Total Ascent 130 metres
Friday 29th February 2008 Delicars - Torver Beck - Anne Riggs - Mill Bridge - Beckstones - Delicars Distance 2 miles
Time Taken 1 hour
Total Ascent 130 metres
Monday 25th February 2008 Loweswater - North Top of Mellbreak - South Top of Mellbreak - Scale Knott - High Ling Crag - Iron Stone - Loweswater Distance 5.3 miles
Time Taken 3 hours 15 minutes
Total Ascent 530 metres
Wednesday 20th February 2008 Wythburn - Nethermost Pike - Helvellyn - Wythburn Distance 4.7 miles
Time Taken 2 hours 15 minutes
Total Ascent 800 metres
Sunday 17th February 2008 Kiln Bank Cross - Stickle Tarn - Tarn Hill (OF) - Stickle Pike (OF) - Kiln Bank Cross Distance 2 miles
Time Taken 1 hour
Total Ascent 195 metres
Saturday 16th February 2008 Walna Scar road - The Old Man of Coniston - Brim Fell - Levers Hawse -  Great How - Swirl How - Prison Band - Swirl Hawse - Levers Water - Boulder Valley - Walna Scar road Distance 6.2 miles
Time Taken 3 hours
Total Ascent 770 metres
Friday 15th February 2008 Latterbarrow (OF) from Colthouse Distance 1.5 miles
Time Taken 1 hour
Total Ascent 143 metres
Thursday 14th February 2008 Birker Fell Road -  Rough Crag (Birker Moor) (OF) - Water Crag (OF) -  Devoke Water  - Birker Fell Road Distance 2.5 miles
Time Taken 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Ascent 140 metres
Wednesday 13th February 2008 Gummer's How Car Park - Gummer's How (OF) - Gummer's How Car Park Distance 1.2 miles
Time Taken 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Ascent 150 metres
Monday 11th February 2008 Overbeck Bridge - Bell Rib - Great Door - Yewbarrow (South Top) - Yewbarrow (North Top) - Dore Head - Low Tarn - Overbeck - Overbeck Bridge Distance 5 miles
Time Taken 2 hours 45 minutes
Total Ascent 725 metres
Wednesday 6th February 2008 Cockley Beck - Moasdale - Lingcove BeckThree Tarns - Bow Fell - Three Tarns - Shelter Crags - Crinkle Crags - Little Stand - Ulpha Fell - Cockley Beck Distance 7.5 miles
Time Taken 4 hours 45 minutes
Total Ascent 940 metres
Tuesday 5th February 2008 Cow Bridge - Brothers Water - Hartsop Hall - High Hartsop Dodd - Hartsop Hall - Brothers Water - Cow Bridge Distance 3.7 miles
Time Taken 2 hours
Total Ascent 420 metres
Friday 1st February 2008 Greendale - Middle Fell - Greendale Tarn - Greendale Gill - Greendale Distance 3.5 miles
Time Taken 1 hour 45 minutes
Total Ascent 525 metres
Monday 28th January 2008

Peter House Farm - Dash Farm - White Hause (526) - Little Calva - Great Calva - Skiddaw house - Sale How (527) - Skiddaw - Hare Crag (528) - Whitewater Dash - Peter House Farm

Distance 11.6 miles
Time Taken 5 hours
Total Ascent 1100 metres
Wednesday 23rd January 2008 Dalegarth Station - Stanley Force - River Esk (South Bank) - Doctor Bridge - River Esk (North Bank) - St. Catherine's Church - Dalegarth Station Distance 4.5 miles
Time Taken 2 hours
Total Ascent 185 metres
Friday 18th January 2008 Cockermouth - Watch Hill (OF) - Setmurthy Common (OF) - Cockermouth Distance 3.5 miles
Time Taken 1 hour
Total Ascent 184 metres
Thursday 17th January 2008 Tarn Hows Distance -
Time Taken -
Total Ascent -
Thursday 10th January 2008 Little Langdale Distance -
Time Taken -
Total Ascent -
Wednesday 9th January 2008 Hopebeck - Dodd (Lorton) (523)- Gasgale Crag  - East Top of Whiteside - Hopegill Head - Ladyside Pike (524) - Swinside (525) - High Swinside Farm - Hopebeck Distance 4.6 miles
Time Taken 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Ascent 677 metres
Friday 4th January 2008 Rydal - Loughrigg Cave - Loughrigg Fell - Rydal Distance 3 miles
Time Taken 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Ascent 280 metres
Wednesday 2nd January 2008 Beacon Fell (OF) from Tottle Bank Distance 2 miles
Time Taken 1 hour
Total Ascent 200 metres

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