The weather was set fine for good weather in the east so we left misty Swaledale and headed towards the Eastern outlying fells in Cumbria to pick up Birch Fell. This fell has been hanging there since we did Gummers How in 2011 and somehow got left behind, since then we have had two abortive attempts to find it - very hard to find and pretty impenetrable.
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| Jo recovering from a migraine at the top of Birch Fell
After the Birch Fell debacle we headed for the southern fells just south of the Duddon Valley above Broughton Mills. Parked at the top of Kiln Bank and followed the ancient grassed track to Stickle Pike just above Stickle Tarn then followed the path around to Tarn Hill and finally Great Stickle. Beautiful hills, beautiful hot evening - perfect, total of four Birketts. Headed back to Broughton Mills, The Blacksmiths Arms, two pints of Pennine Blonde and a wonderful meal outside in the evening sunshine - perfect hill day.
 Stickle Pike  Tarn Hill looking back towards Stickle Pike  Tarn Hill  The trig on Great Stickle, to the right of the trig lies Caw - it's on the list! |
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