Start point: Walna Scar road (SD 289 970)
Walna Scar car park – Goat’s Hawse – Goat’s Water – The Old Man of Coniston – Walna Scar car park
Distance: 4.5 miles Total Ascent: 570 metres Time Taken: 2 hours 15 minutes
Weather: Dull and misty. 12oC.
It was a dull day today, I had hopes that the mist might disappear and bring out the sun but no such luck. This is a quick and easy round of The Old Man with the ascent being gentle and the descent being direct with only the misty conditions to spoil it.
A misty start looking over The Bell to Wetherlam.
The Old Man looking browned off.
Rounding Goat Crag, Dow Crag ahead.
Spoil heaps on the western face of The Old Man.
Goat's Water comes into view.
Casper.
Goat's Water.
Warm enough for a dip.
Looking back to Goat's Water on the way to Goat's Hawse.
Dow Crag.
Angus.
The sun shines briefly over Grey Friar. Over in the Eskdale Valley (unseen in this photo) it looked as though there was a temperature inversion.
Approaching the summit of The Old Man.
The Old Man of Coniston.
Looking to Brim Fell.
Low Water and Levers Water from the summit.
The summit cairn.
Angus and Casper on the descent.