Wednesday 6th October 2004

Start point: Brown Howe car park on the Torver - Greenodd road. (SD 290 910)

Beacon Fell (OF) from Brown Howe

Route Map

Weather: Sunny with the odd light shower. Windy on the top.

Today's walk follows Wainwright's Beacon Fell chapter in his book 'The Outlying Fells of Lakeland', page 98.

'Beacon Fell ranks amongst the most delectable of the lesser heights of Lakeland.' - AW

The sun shines on Wetherlam from the ascent of Beacon Fell.

Beacon Fell ahead.

Wainwrights rocky gully - 'easy even for us' - on the climb to Beacon Fell.

Looking along the length of Coniston Water to the Eastern Fells.

The Coniston Fells from the summit of Beacon Fell. See below for the annotated version of this photo.

Beacon Tarn.

The pyramidal Caw.

Wool Knott across Beacon Tarn.

Dow Crag and The Old Man of Coniston.

Coniston Water from Brown Howe.

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