Start point: Dodgson Wood (NY 246 016)
Dodgson Wood – Low Parkamoor – Great Hill – Top o’ Selside – Low Parkamoor – Dodgson Wood
Distance: 2.6 miles Total Ascent: 295 metres Time Taken: 1 hour
Weather: Overcast. 15oC.
This morning it was surprisingly warm for the time of year, but with that went the low cloud and general dullness. On the way up the east side of Coniston, I stopped to have a look at a metal statue that I have seen a few times peeping over the wall, but have never been close to. The autumn colours are really showing now, especially when the sun shines.
A sentinel guards High Nibthwaite at the southern end of Coniston Water.
Is he happy in his work?
The quay at the end of Coniston Water.
Looking across to Beacon Fell which is picking up a few rays.
A beck on the climb through Dodgson Wood.
Low Parkamoor and The Park.
Looking south along Coniston Water. The first few photos above were taken from the extreme left, Beacon Fell's silhouette can be seen in the centre.
Angus and Casper at the cairn on Top o' Selside.
Casper.
The Coppermines Valley catches fleeting sunrays, the high Coniston fells are cloaked in low cloud.
Angus has spotted something.
Looking across the deserted Low Parkamoor to the Coniston fells.
A golden descent to Dodgson Wood.
Following the ancient wall.
Golden leaves in the sunshine, Dodgson Wood.
Lovely Autumn shades.
Beacon Fell from the jetty at Dales Wood.
Is that a hint of blue sky over Coniston now?