Monday 8th February 2010

Start point: At the end of the minor road from Brown Howe (SD 281 916)

Tottle Bank - Beacon Fell (OF) - Beacon Tarn - Wool Knott (OF) - Tottle Bank

Distance: 3 miles     Total Ascent: 245 metres     Time Taken: 1 hour

Weather: Cool, clouding over. 5oC

Route Map

This morning was lovely and clear with wall to wall blue sky...by the time I eventually made it out all that was gone and had been replaced by quite thick, grey cloud. There was the odd sunny spell but nothing like earlier conditions and I managed a quick walk up to Beacon Fell which turned out to be a muddy and squelchy one too.

The Coniston fells and the holly tree at the start of the climb to Beacon Fell.

Blue sky over towards Caw and Dunnerdale.

Moody skies over Wetherlam and beyond in complete contrast to earlier this morning.

Casper and Dougal patiently wait for me at the gully.

Coniston Water.

High Nibthwaite and the southern end of Coniston Water.

Beacon summit.

The Coniston fells from Beacon - there is no treasure tin here now.

There is, however, a muddy pool and these two have just found it again!

Almost a full length view of Coniston Watrer.

Beacon Tarn and Wool Knott above it, to the left.

A brief iinterlude of bright sunshine looking back to Beacon Fell.

The Coniston fells across Beacon Tarn. This end of the tarn is still frozen.

Beacon Tarn and Beacon Fell from Wool Knott.

Looking southwards along the Crake Valley.

Down at the tarn - time to get cleaned up a bit in here for Casper and Dougal.

Coniston in winter.

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