Goat's Water and Blind Tarn
Sat 18 Jul 2015
Route: Walna Scar Road, fell gate (Coniston) - Boo Tarn - Walna Scar Road - Goat's Water - Goat's Hawse - Dow Crag - Buck Pike - Blind Tarn - Walna Scar Road - Boo Tarn - fell gate
Distance: 6.00 miles
Ascent: 1,850ft
Time: 2 hours 50 minutes
With: On Own
Notes:
Dry, windy. In cloud on the summit
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The Bell with Wetherlam behind from the fell gate at the Coniston end of the Walna Scar Road
An overgrown Boo Tarn
Walna Scar Road
Left for Walna Scar Pass, right for Goat's Water
Looking across to the Walna Scar Road
Heading for Goat's Water
Dow Crag
Goat's Water
Looking across Goat's Water to Dow Crag
Goat's Water and Dow Crag as I head for Goat's Hawse
The Old Man of Coniston in cloud on the other side of Goat's Hawse
Dow Crag with Goat's Water far below
Blind Tarn as I drop below the cloud
Blind Tarn under Brown Pike
Coniston Old Man and Coniston Water as I descend to Blind Tarn
Back on the Walna Scar Road
Buck Pike and Dow Crag from The Cove
Cove Bridge
Brown Pike from Cove Bridge
Previous Walk: Binsey (Wed 15 Jul 2015)