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Coniston

Walked on 06/04/2015

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 – Below Beck Fells – Walna Scar car park

Distance: 4.1 miles     Total Ascent: 630 metres     Time Taken: 2 hours 30 minutes     Start Time: 08:15

Weather: Bright, sunny and warm above the clouds. 10C

The predicted weather forecast turned out to be correct today – the low lying fog was due to stay put whilst up above there would be sunshine. It was fabulous day up there, really warm and a different world to that at valley level. I’m glad I made the effort to get up there as good weather hardly seems likely until we got there.

Coniston Old Man Route Map

Coniston Old Man Route Map.

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Climbing above the fog.

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Wow, what a beautiful day!

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A sea of cloud...

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...as far as the eye can see.

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Looking across The Cove to Dow Crag.

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Brown Pike.

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That's the Walna Scar Road below. It was really warm now - no jacket required!

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Looking up the climb to The Old Man (find Dougal?).

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Fab-u-lous.

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A lone figure below gives some scale to the extent of the temperature inversion.

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Black Combe and the Whit Fell group stand clear of the cloud beyond brown Pike.

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Low Water and beyond.

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All alone on the summit, not bad for a Bank Holiday Monday.

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Looking across Coniston Village (below the cloud somewhere).

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Fletcher and Dougal like to demonstrate how hot it is with their tongues!

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Looking to the Scafells.

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The Old Man of Coniston.

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The trig. column.

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The view to the south west.

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Harter Fell.

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Looking back to The Old Man from the ridge to Brim Fell.

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Brim Fell ahead.

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The Scafells from Brim Fell.

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The Old Man from Brim Fell.

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Green Crag and Harter Fell.

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Skiddaw and Blencathra beyond Great Carrs and Swirl How.

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The northern face of The Old Man from the descent of Brim Fell.

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Wetherlam and the Black Sails ridge.

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Levers Water.

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Low Water.

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The Old Man.

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Looking down on the old mine works.

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Beautiful colours in the sunshine.

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Turquoise Low Water.

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Low Water reflections.

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Dougal and Fletch.

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I think I know where the two boys will be heading shortly.

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You guessed it!

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Low Water panorama.

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Heading back down the miners track.

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I left the main path and walked through the workings where I picked up an old miners track which avoided the crowds. It was fantastic and din't look like anyone had used it for 100 years - one day I will take fix the fells up there and show them what a properly graded path looks like.

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Walking the path kept me in the sunshine for a while longer too.

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The distant view was to the Welsh mountains - the Glyders and Carneddau - almost 100 miles distant as the crow flies.

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Come on boys, we are going in...

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