Start point: Walna Scar road (SD 289 970)
Walna Scar car park – Boo Tarn – The Old Man of Coniston – Brim Fell – Levers Hawse – Great How – Swirl Band – Swirl How – Prison Band – Swirl Hawse – Levers Water – Boulder Valley – Walna Scar road
Distance: 6.2 miles Total Ascent: 770 metres Time Taken: 4 hours Start Time: 06:15
Weather: Bright, sunny and windy above the clouds. 7C
The same fells on a different day – the prediction was for a further temperature inversion to the south and west today, so where better than Coniston? I particularly wanted to see the sunrise across the inversion, always a special sight so I was glad I made the effort to get up early and witness this magical spectacle.
The Coniston Fells route map

This was the sunrise, it was a little disappointing at first as there were clouds below and above. I was surprised at how low the cloud was as I climbed above it just out of Coniston village.

That's better, as the sun shone through things certainly changed with this beautiful warm glow. The inversion clouds started to lift as it warmed, almost following me on the climb to The OId Man.

This was just fabulous to watch and it was an ever changing scene with the movement of the clouds and fog.

I only took about 100 photos of the sunrise (!) so it has been hard to whittle them down to a handful.
Time Lapse video of the inversion