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Coniston Round

Walked on 13/10/2014

Start Point: Walna Scar road (SD 289 970)

Walna Scar road – Coniston Old Man – Brim Fell – Levers Hawse – Grey Friar – Great Carrs – Swirl How – Prison Band – Swirl Hawse – Levers Water – Boulder Valley – Walna Scar road

Distance: 8.5 miles     Total Ascent: 968 metres     Time Taken: 4 hours 30 minutes     Start Time: 07:15

Weather: Breezy, cold on top, 12°C

Today’s walk involved an early start to take in a round of the Coniston fells. It was a solitary walk today and there was no-one around and that wind was oh-so cold, I think I have forgotten what it can be like given all the recent warm weather we have had – brrr! This walk will feature in an issue of Trail Magazine soon.

Coniston Round

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Firstly, a few sunset shots from last night, 12th October...Black Combe.

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West Coast sunset.

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A beautiful evening. On with the walk...

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Sunrise contrails

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Moon over Walna Scar

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Black Combe, Brown Pike and Blind Tarn

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Looking across Low Water to Wetherlam from The Old Man

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Sky above the summit cairn

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There was lots of cloud flitting across the tops today, here it can be seen blowing across Swirl How to the right

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Looking back to The Old Man

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You won't get lost on this path with a proliferation of cairns

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Looking back from Brim Fell

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Brim Fell

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Great How Crags and Swirl How - I traversed across about halfway up the climb to head for Grey Friar

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Brim Fell and Dow Crag from the traverse

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I like the way the cairn mirrors the fells on Grey Friar

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Bit windy Dougal?

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The Matterhorn Rock

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The WW2 memorial

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Grey Friar from Great Carrs

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Swirl How, The Old Man, Brim Fell and Dow Crag all in a row

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Atmospheric happenings over the Scafells and Bowfell

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The descent of Prison Band, Wetherlam ahead

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Crossing Levers Water

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Into Boulder Valley

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Modern day industry continues at Coniston

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