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9th April 2011 - The northern Coniston fells

Walk Details

Distance walked: 10.4 miles

Total ascent: 3533 ft

OS map used: OL6 - The English Lakes, South-western area & OL7 - The English Lakes, South-eastern area

Time taken: 8 hrs

Route description: Elterwater-Dale End-Slater Bridge-Low Hall Garth-Greenburn-Wet Side Edge-Little Carrs-Great Carrs-Swirl How-Prison Band-Wetherlam-Wetherlam Edge-Birk Fell Man-Greenburn-Low Hall Garth-Slater Bridge-Dale End-Elterwater

A walk from Elterwater into Little Langdale with an ascent of Wet Side Edge to Great Carrs, followed by Swirl How and Wetherlam. A descent of Wetherlam Edge with a walk back to Elterwater.

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Great Langdale Beck in Elterwater
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On the bridleway to Little Langdale
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​Loughrigg Fell
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My objectives for the day. Wet Side Edge on the right leads up to Great Carrs then on to Swirl How. Wetherlam to the left.
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Little Langdale Tarn
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Little Langdale
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Little Langdale Tarn
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Slaters Bridge
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Little Langdale Tarn
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The route ahead. Wet Side Edge up to Great Carrs.
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The Langdale Pikes through the Blea Tarn gap
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Great Carrs at the head of Greenburn
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Little Langdale from Wet Side Edge
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A view across to the eastern fells over Lingmoor Fell
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Crinkle Crags and Pike o'Blisco
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Little Langdale
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Wet Side Edge to Great Carrs and Swirl How
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A view into the Duddon valley and the pointed top of Harter Fell
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On Great Carrs. Despite the breeze it was warm enough to stay in short sleeves.
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Wetherlam
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The Scafell range, Crinkle Crags and Bowfell
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Greenburn from Great Carrs
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Grey Friar and Harter Fell
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Left to right. Swirl How, the Old Man of Coniston and Dow Crag.
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The memorial on Great Carrs
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On Swirl How. The Scafell range and Bowfell beyond Great Carrs.
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Greenburn
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Coniston Water
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Levers Water
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On the summit of Wetherlam I have this view over Wet Side Edge to the Scafell range, Crinkle Crags and Bowfell.
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​Swirl How and Great Carrs
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Little Langdale
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The view across to Windermere
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The Langdale Pikes
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The Scafell range, Crinkle Crags and Bowfell from Wetherlam summit
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On Wetherlam Edge
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The Langdale Pikes from Birk Fell Man. After descending Wetherlam Edge I went across to the summit of Birk Fell Man before descending back into Greenburn then Little Langdale.
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Crinkle Crags, Bowfell and Pike o'Blisco
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Little Langdale
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Langdale Pikes on the descent into Greenburn
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A view of the Langdale Pikes on the way back through Little Langdale
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Slaters Bridge on the way back to Elterwater
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Primroses by the bridleway back to Elterwater

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