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Wednesday 8th August 2007
Start point: Walna Scar road
(SD 289 970)
Walna Scar car
park - Boo Tarn -
The Old Man of Coniston - Low Water - Walna Scar car park
Distance: 3.5 miles
Total Ascent: 575 metres
Time Taken: 3 hours
Weather: Sunny. 17oC.
Route Map
It was another bright day today and we
managed to beat the majority of the hoards up to Coniston Old Man, which
was timely as it happened as the clouds rolled in when we were at the
summit. I hate to say it but there was just the feeling of a slight nip
in the air and the bracken is starting to look slightly brown. I wonder
if there will be any hot days to come? I haven't even managed a swim
anywhere yet this summer!
Wow, it was almost like a summer's day at Coniston
today - here looking up to The Old Man from the Walna Scar Road.
The Bell and Wetherlam.
Angus and Casper waiting for us on the way up.
Casper has a lie down in the sunshine.
Heading across Little Arrow Moor towards Walna Scar
and Brown Pike.
The Duddon Estuary across Torver Common.
Sunshine on Brown Pike.
and a moody looking Dow Crag.
Louise and Angus enjoying the view across The Cove to
Buck Pike and Dow Crag.
Angus.
Coniston and Coniston Water over the quarry workings.
The southern end of Coniston Water and the Leven
Estuary, Heysham Power Station on the horizon across Morecambe Bay.
All blue skies and sunshine on the way up.
The view from the summit across Low Water to Wetherlam
with Fairfield and the eastern fells beyond.
Silhouetted Scafells from the summit of Coniston Old
Man as the weather starts to close in a bit to the west.
It still looks okay to the east though.
Louise, Angus and Casper on the summit.
Looking over to Brim Fell and the Scafells.
It has all changed over on Brown Pike now, enveloped
in cloud.
The view over Coppermines Valley towards Windermere.
A series of explosions from the quarry rocked the fell
during descent.
Walking through the industrial relics on the descent.
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