First published in 1994 the “Complete Lakeland Fells” defines a set of 541 peaks and 129 walks. Many of these hills overlap with the 214 peaks of defined by Wainwright, but there are plenty of different ones to make it an interesting challenge to complete them all.
The fells are more commonly known as the Birketts after the author Bill Birkett.
Below are a set of walks where I’ve tried to follow the route defined in the original book. It’s not always possible to follow the route exactly, but I’ve done my best to try.
I’ve included the walk classification as they are defined in the book.
The points on the map are where the walk starts:
| Distance | Classification | Peaks | |
| Fairfield Circular from Grasmere via Seat Sandal | 6.4 miles | FAR 3 | Seat Sandal, Fairfield, Great Rigg and Stone Arthur |
| Loughrigg Fell Circular from Ambleside | 6.3 miles | LAN 2 | Loughrigg Fell |
| Sallows and Sour Howes above Kentmere Park | 7.4 miles | KEN 3 | Sallows, Sour Howes, Capple How |
| Silver How and the Langdale Edge | 6.9 miles | LAN 3 | Silver How, Lang How, Castle How and Blea Rigg |
| Skeggles Water Circular including Cocklaw Fell and Hollow Moor | 5.6 miles/9 km | KEN 2 | Cocklaw Fell, Hollow Moor |
| Top o’ Selside from High Nibthwaite | 4.8 miles | OUT 3 | Top O’Selside, Arnsbarrow Hill, Stang Hill |
| Wansfell Circular via Troutbeck | 7.1 miles | FAR 5 | Wansfell Pike, Wansfell |
| Title | Distance (miles) | Distance (km) | Birkett Code | Peaks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Circular from Grasmere via Seat Sandal Guides | 6.4 miles | 10 km | FAR 3 | Seat Sandal, Fairfield, Great Rigg, Stone Arthur |
| Loughrigg Fell Circular from Ambleside | 6.3 miles | 10 km | LAN 2 | Loughrigg Fell |
| Sallows and Sour Howes above Kentmere Park | 7.4 miles | 12 km | KEN 3 | Sallows, Sour Howes, Capple How |
| Silver How and the Langdale Edge | 6.9 miles | 11 km | LAN 3 | Silver How, Lang How, Castle How, Blea Rigg |
| Skeggles Water Circular including Cocklaw Fell and Hollow Moor | 5.6 miles | 9 km | KEN 2 | Cocklaw Fell, Hollow Moor |
| Top o’ Selside Circular from High Nibthwaite | 4.8 miles | 8 km | OUT 3 | Top O’Selside, Arnsbarrow Hill, Stang Hill |
| Wansfell Circular via Troutbeck | 7.1 miles | 11 km | FAR 5 | Wansfell Pike, Wansfell |