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| Date ... | Monday, 14 April 2008 | ||
| Distance ... | 7.5 miles | ||
| Ascent ... | 2770 feet | ||
| Time ... | 5 hours 0 mins | ||
| Start + Finish ... | Fell Gate, nr Coniston village (SD288970) | ||
| Summits Climbed ... | Coniston Old Man - 2633'
(aw32) (en49) Brim Fell - 2611' (aw36) (en25) Dow Crag - 2555' (aw47) (en64) Buck Pike - 2368' Brown Pike - 2156' Walna Scar - 2037' (en232) (outlying fell) White Maiden - 2001' (en240) |
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| Weather ... | 7 ºC, cold NW winds, sunny spells with light snow showers (pm) | ||
| Map File ... | To download the Anquet map database for this walk click here. |
| We
started this walk at Fell Gate rather than Coniston village to save
having to walk up the steep section of road, and it also saved us
having to pay for the car parking (£6 for all day in LDNP car park in Coniston). The first section of the path is
fairly gentle until you join the 'tourist' route coming up from
Coniston village, from this point on its steep all the way to the
summit, the path is pretty good until your nearly at the summit where
there's a small rough section. Once we had made the summit we felt the
full effects of the cold wind, so it was on with an extra layer and a
warming cuppa. From the summit it was relatively easy walking out over
to Brim Fell, then cutting back across to Goats Hawse and then upto Dow
Crag (where a little bit of scrambling is required to gain the very
top). From there it was a pleasant walk down the ridge, over Buck and
Brown Pike's to reach the top of the Walna Scar road, following a quick
there and back to White Maiden we followed the road all the way back to
the car, its a good track but its very rough and stony in places. |
 The height profile for the walk. |
 The route map. |
 The Bell and the Yewdale Fell's from where we left the car. |
 Swirl How and Wetherlam from where we joined the 'tourist' route, coming up from Coppermine valley. |
 Tim looking for buried bones amongst the spoil heaps!!!! |
 Coppermine Valley and the Yewdale Fell's from the disused quarry workings. |
 Wetherlam and Black Sails seen from the old quarry workings. |
 Small Water and Lever's Water (Wetherlam is in the background) from the top of the zig zag's. |
 Looking along the ridge to Brim Fell and Swirl How from the summit of the Old Man. (The snow topped hill on the far right is Helvellyn, the Sca Fell's are those on the left) |
 Dow Crag from the summit of the Old Man. |
 The Sca Fell's from the summit of Brim Fell. |
 Coniston Old Man from Brim Fell. |
 Harter Fell from Brim Fell. (The water level of Seathwaite Tarn is very low for some reason) |
 Goat's Water and Dow Crag seen from Goat's Hawse. |
 Grey Friar with the Sca Fell's behind from the ascent to Dow Crag. |
 Coniston Old Man from the ridge to Dow Crag. |
 Swirl How and Great Carr's from Dow Crag. |
 Coniston Old Man from the summit of Dow Crag. |
 Goat's Water and Brim Fell from Dow Crag. |
 The summit of Dow Crag. |
 Blind Tarn and Brown Pike from Buck Pike. |
 Walna Scar and White Maiden viewed as we descended from Brown Pike. |
 Looking back along the Walna Scar ridge to Dow Crag and The Old Man. |
 Coniston Old Man from the Walna Scar road. |
 Looking towards Goat's Hawse from the Walna Scar road. |
 Brown Pike, Buck Pike and Dow Crag from Cove Bridge. |
 Coniston Old Man, Dow Crag and Brown Pike from the Walna Scar road. |
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| I hope that you
have enjoyed the photograph's and details of this walk? If you have any questions or comments about it, please let me know - email |