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Birkhouse Moor routes: 2 ways to the top
Glenridding via Mires BeckHiking · 3.2 km one way · 570 m ascent · ~1h 35m · from Glenridding main car parkModerate
Patterdale via GrisedaleHiking · 5.1 km one way · 598 m ascent · ~2h 0m · from PatterdaleModerate
Follow the lane into Grisedale, then climb the path up the valley side to the Hole-in-the-Wall stile. Turn east along the wall to reach the top.
Near the start
From OpenStreetMap, within 2 km. Check opening times before you rely on them.
Full Patterdale via Grisedale route guide
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Cloud inversion · 7 days
The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Birkhouse Moor each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 718m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Birkhouse Moor each night this week, from cloud cover, moonlight and local light pollution.
Snow · 7 days
Snowfall and lying snow at the summit over the next 7 days.
Sun today
Sunrise 07:06, sunset 16:45
9h 39m of daylight. Golden hour ends 07:59 and starts 15:51. From the summit you see the sun 07:00 to 16:50.
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About Birkhouse Moor
Birkhouse Moor rises between Glenridding and Grisedale on the Ullswater side of Helvellyn. It is a long, rounded moor with a flat top and a wall running along its crest, and its prominence of 22 m makes it more a shoulder than a separate peak. Catstye Cam lies 1.5 km west and Helvellyn itself 2.3 km south-west, with Red Tarn in the hollow between them.
Most people reach the summit on the way to somewhere else. The popular path from Glenridding climbs the zigzags beside Mires Beck onto the moor, then follows the wall west to the Hole-in-the-Wall stile at the start of Striding Edge. From Patterdale, a path rises out of Grisedale to the same stile. The summit sits a short detour from the wall, on grass, and you can walk it in all but the worst weather.
The top gives a long view down Ullswater and across to Place Fell. Beyond the Hole-in-the-Wall the ground changes: Striding Edge is a narrow, exposed rock crest and a serious undertaking in snow and ice. Birkhouse Moor makes a sound turning point if conditions on the edge look wrong.
Birkhouse Moor is 718 m (2,354 ft) high with 22 m of prominence. It is in Cumbria, England. It is the 132nd highest of the 273 summits Peakify lists in Cumbria. The nearest summits are Stang (1.8 km), Sheffield Pike (2.3 km) and Striding Edge (1.7 km).
Is Birkhouse Moor a Wainwright?
Yes. It is one of the 214 Wainwrights, and it also appears on the Nuttall and Birkett lists.
What is the easiest way up Birkhouse Moor?
Walk up from Glenridding by the Mires Beck path. The zigzags are steep but well made, and the summit lies a short way off the path on open grass.
Can you climb Birkhouse Moor and Helvellyn together?
Yes. The usual Glenridding route to Helvellyn crosses Birkhouse Moor and continues over Striding Edge, an exposed scramble. Swirral Edge and Catstye Cam offer another line from Red Tarn.
Where do you park for Birkhouse Moor?
The main car park in Glenridding village is the usual start. Patterdale also has parking for the Grisedale approach.
How high is Birkhouse Moor?
Birkhouse Moor is 718 metres high with 22 metres of prominence.
Where is Birkhouse Moor?
Birkhouse Moor is listed in Cumbria, England.
Are there routes for Birkhouse Moor?
Peakify lists 2 routes for Birkhouse Moor, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details. The easiest is Glenridding via Mires Beck (3.2 km one way, Moderate).
Is it safe to climb Birkhouse Moor today?
Peakify rates each day on the summit Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. Today's and tomorrow's ratings are at the top of this page. The rating covers the weather only: also check your route, daylight, kit and experience, and in winter whether you need an ice axe and crampons.
What weather information is shown for Birkhouse Moor?
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
Peakify is run by Sam Tyler, who has climbed Yr Wyddfa 22 times. The forecast refreshes every hour; how our forecast works.
