Start point: Walna Scar road (SD 289 970)
Walna Scar car park – Boo Tarn – The Old Man of Coniston – Brim Fell – Brim Fell Rake – Low Water – Walna Scar car park
Distance: 4.7 miles Total Ascent: 645 metres Time Taken: 3 hours
Weather: Grey and overcast, warm and still. 20oC.
No blue skies today, it was back to grey and it all looked a bit ominous at the start of the walk up to The Old Man of Coniston. Things magically cleared up in the space of a few minutes on the climb though and whilst the sun didn’t shine, it was still clearer than we could have expected at the start.
It all looked a bit gloomy from the Walna Scar road this morning with lots of low lying cloud.
Brown Pike and Buck Pike have their heads in the clouds on the way up The Old Man.
Only ten minutes later the cloud has cleared from Brown Pike with a thick band of cloud surrounding Black Combe beyond. Blind Tarn is visible below Brown Pike.
From further up White Maiden and White Pike are visible between Brown Pike and Black Combe.
Coniston Water through the swirling mist.
At the summit of The Old Man, all was clear with this view over to Wetherlam looking over Low Water and Levers Water.
Dow Crag.
Harter Fell, the Eskdale Valley and the Scafells are all in cloud from the path to Brim Fell.
Casper at the summit of The Old Man of Coniston.
Black Sails and Wetherlam from Brim Fell Rake.
Great Carrs, Swirl How and Great How Crags from the descent of Brim Fell.
These two found a boggy pool to wallow in.
Nice!
Wetherlam over Levers Water.
Heading for Low Water in the lee of The Old Man.
As you know, all that water is hard to resist so here's a shot from 'InLowWaterCam'!
We enjoyed having a swim here; it was a little on the chilly side...
...but we were happy! Photos by Nick.
Looking over the Coppermines Valley to Wetherlam on the final descent.