Wednesday 4th October 2006

Start point: Woodland Fell road (SD 256 879)

Woodland Fell Road - Blawith Knott (OF) - Tottlebank Height (OF) - Woodland Fell Road

Distance: 2 miles     Total Ascent: 245 metres     Time Taken: 1 hour

Weather: Overcast with showers. 16oC.

Route Map

It has been bucketing down with rain for the last 24 hours in the South Lakes, but we managed to find a clear hour for a short walk up to Blawith Knott. The autumn brown bracken  and coppery colours are obvious now and make a change from the uniform green of summer. Anyone up on the Coniston fells today would have had a mixed day of weather as I could see the clouds constantly lift and then close in on them from this great viewpoint.

Heading for Blawith Knott.

Clouds over the Coniston fells.

Caw.

Stickle Pike.

Beacon Fell.

The Duddon Estuary.

Angus.

Casper.

Black Combe from the top of Blawith Knott.

Looking north-east from the summit cairn.

On to Tottlebank Height and the clouds are lifting over Coniston.

The merest glimpse of Coniston Water to the right of Beacon Fell.

Coniston Old Man and Wetherlam are all clear now.

Wetherlam.

Coniston Old Man.

Dow Crag.

Angus on Tottlebank Height.

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