Coniston Fells
Sat 3 Feb 2007
Route: Walna Scar Road, fell gate (Coniston) - Low Water - Coniston Old Man - Brim Fell - Levers Hawse - Fairfield - Grey Friar - Fairfield - Great Carrs - Swirl How - Prison Band - Swirl Hawse - Wetherlam - Black Sails - south ridge - Levers Water - Boulder Valley - fell gate
Distance: 9.50 miles
Ascent: 3,650ft
Time: 6 hours
With: David Hall
Notes:
Blue sky and sunshine, warm, no wind.
The first three photos were taken from the Low Wood Hotel, Windermere as I headed to Coniston in the car.
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Wetherlam and the Langdale fells seen across Windermere from the Low Wood Hotel
The Coniston fells across Windermere from the Low Wood Hotel
The Langdale fells across Windermere from the Low Wood Hotel
Old mine workings on the route up Coniston Old Man via Low Water from the Walna Scar Road
Looking back down on Low Water
Looking south east from near Coniston Old Man's summit with cloud over Coniston Water and Windermere
Zooming in on Coniston Water
The view north towards the Scafells from Coniston Old Man's summit
Dow Crag from Coniston Old Man's summit
The view to the south west from Coniston Old Man's summit
360 Panorama from Coniston Old Man's summit
Harter Fell, Eskdale
The Scafells from Brim Fell's summit
Looking over Levers Hawse towards Swirl How from Brim Fell
Levers Water
Seathwaite Tarn and Harter Fell
Harter Fell from Grey Friar's summit
Zooming in on Scafell and Scafell Pike from Grey Friar's summit
Northerly panorama from Grey Friar's summit
Zooming in on Hard Knott from Grey Friar's summit with Seatallan beyond
The Helvellyn and Fairfield fells from the 'Matterhorn Rock' on Grey Friar
The Scafells from the Halifax Bomber crash memorial on Great Carrs
Grey Friar from the Halifax Bomber crash memorial on Great Carrs
Swirl How summit cairn with Skiddaw in the distance
Great Carrs from Swirl How's summit
Wetherlam from Prison Band
Crinkle Crags, Bowfell, Eel Crag, Glaramara and Pike O' Blisco from Wetherlam
The view east from Wetherlam's summit
The Scafells, Crinkle Crags and Bowfell from Wetherlam's summit
Levers Water's dam
Reflections in Levers Water
Looking back to Black Sails and Wetherlam
Previous Walk: Arnison Crag, Birks and Saint Sunday Crag (Sat 27 Jan 2007)
Next Walk: Grasmoor from Braithwaite (Sun 4 Feb 2007)