Start Point: At the end of the minor road from Brown Howe (SD 281 916)
Beacon Fell (OF) from Tottle Bank
Distance: 3.9 km Total Ascent: 155 metres Time Taken: 1 hour 20 Start Time: 10:05
Weather: Bright and sunny. 10°C
What a beautiful sunny morning, too good to miss for a walk up to Beacon Fell and give Finlay another chance to experience the great outdoors with a swim in Beacon tarn for him and later in Coniston Water. The perfect morning turned a little sour at the end, read on for details…
Route Map
It's a lovely, clear morning climbing towards Beacon Fell.
Not a cloud in the sky looking down on Coniston Water, the bracken is starting to turn now.
The climb ahead along Fletcher Gully.
Finlay in the bracken and heather.
Coniston Water.
Beacon Fell summit looking towards Black Combe.
The Coniston fells also from the summit. I couldn't see the tin when I looked but I have indeed heard reports it is still there!
The fell dog.
Beacon Tarn down below.
Down at the tarn.
He seems to like the water, young Finlay.
Leaving the tarn to head back toward the start, following the Cumbria Way.
A final view of the Coniston Fells on a beautiful sunny Sunday morning. Later things got a lot worse - whoever thought that not putting spare wheels in modern cars was a good idea needs to think again! I punctured not far from the start and what would have been a 10 minute wheel change turned into an annoying 5 hour wait for recovery with lunch at the Wilson's with Louise whilst we waited!
Pete says
I hope the tin is still there i left a tribute to Todd in there in March 🙁
Sean McMahon says
Hi Pete, hopefully still there, I just wasn’t looking hard enough by the sound of it. What a lovely place to leave a tribute to Todd as well.