Birks
Height: 622m/2,040ft
Grid Reference: NY380143
Lists: FRCC (130) Wainwright (E.24)
Ascents: 9
The cairn (and Wainwright's top) is on the ring contour of 620m at NY 382145, 200m to the north east of the 622m spot height.
Not to be confused with Birks, a place in the Duddon Valley.
St Sunday Crag from Birks summit
Looking back down on Birks as I head for Gavel Pike
Sun 23 Mar 2014 - Saint Sunday Crag and Grisedale
Patterdale - Arnison Crag - Trough Head - Birks - Gavel Pike - Saint Sunday Crag - Deepdale Hause - Grisdale Tarn - Ruthwaite Lodge - Grisedale - Patterdale [9.00 miles 2,700ft ascent]
Sat 24 Jan 2009 - St Sunday Crag's east ridge
Patterdale - Rooking - Crookabeck - Beckstones - Deepdale Bridge - Deepdale - east ridge - Lord's Seat - Gavel Pike - Saint Sunday Crag - Birks - Trough Head - Arnison Crag - Patterdale [7.25 miles 2,650ft ascent]
Sat 27 Jan 2007 - Arnison Crag, Birks and Saint Sunday Crag
Patterdale - Arnison Crag - Trough Head - Birks - Gavel Pike - Saint Sunday Crag - Thornhow End - Glenamara Park - Patterdale [6.00 miles 2,600ft ascent]
Sat 4 Mar 2006 - Saint Sunday Crag, Fairfield and Helvellyn
Patterdale - Arnison Crag - Trough Head - Birks - Gavel Pike - Saint Sunday Crag - Deepdale Hause - Cofa Pike - Fairfield - Grisedale Hause - Grisedale Tarn - Dollywaggon Pike - High Crag - Nethermost Pike - Swallow Scarth - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - White Side - Greenside Road - Glenridding village - Patterdale [14.00 miles 5,250ft ascent]
Sat 29 Oct 2005 - Deepdale and Saint Sunday Crag
Deepdale Bridge - Deepdale - Sleet Cove - Deepdale Hause - Saint Sunday Crag - Birks - Trough Head - Arnison Crag - Patterdale - Rooking - Crookabeck - Beckstones - Deepdale Bridge [8.75 miles 2,650ft ascent]
Mon 31 May 2004 - Arnison Crag, Birks and Saint Sunday Crag
Patterdale - Arnison Crag - Trough Head - Birks - Gavel Pike - Saint Sunday Crag - Thornhow End - Glenamara Park - Patterdale [6.00 miles 2,600ft ascent]
Wed 7 Aug 2002 - Birks and Arnison Crag
Patterdale - Glenamara Park - Grisedale - Elmhow zig-zags - Birks - Trough Head - Arnison Crag - Patterdale [5.50 miles 1,800ft ascent]
Sun 16 Sep 2001 - Deepdale Horseshoe
Patterdale - Glenamara Park - Thornhow End - Birks - Saint Sunday Crag - Deepdale Hause - Cofa Pike - Fairfield - Hart Crag - Hartsop Above How - Deepdale Bridge - road - Patterdale [10.00 miles 3,450ft ascent]
Patterdale - Arnison Crag - Birks - Thornhow End - Patterdale