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5th May 2008 - A Coniston Round

Walk Details

Distance walked: 8.6 miles

Total ascent: 3643 ft

OS map used: OL6 - The English Lakes, South-western area

Time taken: 6 hrs

Route description: Coniston-Miners Bridge-Hole Rake-Wetherlam-Swirl How-Great Carrs-Brim Fell-The Old Man of Coniston-Low Water-Miners Bridge-Coniston

A round of the Coniston fells from Coniston. It was a sunny start to the day but it gradually clouded over so that by the time I arrived on the Old Man it was rather gloomy.

From Coniston I made my way up to Miners Bridge and then onto Hole Rake to make my ascent of Wetherlam by its south ridge. After Wetherlam it was across to Swirl How and then Great Carrs, Brim Fell and The Old Man of Coniston. My route back was down to Low Water, through the old quarries and past Miners Bridge to Coniston.

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The Old Man of Coniston and Brim Fell across the Coppermines Valley as I start the ascent of Wetherlam
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Coniston Water starts to come into view
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Looking across to High Street and the Ill Bell ridge
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Higher up and more of Coniston Water and Morecambe Bay can be seen
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Zooming in on the summit of The Old Man
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The Old Man of Coniston, Brim Fell and Levers Water
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Swirl How behind the Black Sails ridge
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Coniston Water
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Low cloud starting to cover Fairfield and High Street
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On the summit of Wetherlam. The view across to Scafell, Scafell Pike, the Crinkle Crags and Bowfell.
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Zooming in on said fells
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The Langdale Pikes
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Helvellyn, Fairfield, Lingmoor Fell and Little Langdale
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On the summit of Swirl How. Greenburn below leading down to Little Langdale.
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Looking north past Pike o'Blisco and the Langdale Pikes to Skiddaw
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Scafell, Scafell Pike, the Crinkle Crags and Bowfell beyond the neighbouring fell of Great Carrs
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and the same view but this time from Great Carrs
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Greenburn and Little Langdale
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On the final summit of the day, the Old Man of Coniston and its finally clouded over. Neighbouring Brim Fell and in the distance the Scafells and Bowfell.
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Swirl How and Wetherlam
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Dow Crag. Now to head back down to Coniston.

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