Birks and St. Sunday Crag

Birks and St. Sunday Crag

Date

26/9/2002

BIRKS - It is sufficiently well defined to deserve a separate name; but being an unromantic and uninteresting fell, it has earned for itself nothing better than the prosaic and unassuming title of Birks.

ST SUNDAY CRAG - all together this is a noble fell

A. Wainwright

Walks done by:

Pam and Jed

Weather:

Glorious and very warm

Distance

6 miles.

Started at:

Patterdale

Height:-

Birks

2040'

St Sunday Crag

2756'

At the start of the walk - and our first sighting of Ullswater

Slightly higher on the climb from Patterdale

The start of the steep ascent of Birks

Ullswater, from Thornhow End

Place Fell from Thornhow End

Braesteads from above ThornhowCrag

Looking up to St Sunday Crag

Ullswater from the approach to Birks

A determined Pam (you can't beat Ribbleton stock) on Birks summit

Looking east from Birks

The westerly view from Birks

Looking back to Birks from the ascent of St. Sunday Crag

St. Sunday Crag summit cairn

Looking back to the summit - note the couple sheltering from the wind on the far right

Grisedale Tarn on the descent. Our path back to Patterdale is clearly visible on the right

Looking down Grisedale

Now on the return journey, St Sunday Crag looms to the right