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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
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

Number of Birkett Fells Climbed      : 540

Number of Birkett Fells Remaining :   1

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