Striding Edge

A photo diary of Lake District fell walks

  • Walks
  • Fells
    • Wainwrights
      • Eastern Fells
      • Far Eastern Fells
      • Central Fells
      • Southern Fells
      • Northern Fells
      • North Western Fells
      • Western Fells
      • Outlying Fells
    • Birketts
  • Dogs
  • Love The Lakes
  • Contact

Beacon Fell

Walked on 04/04/2005

Start point: Brown Howe car park on the Torver – Greenodd road. (SD 290 910)

Beacon Fell (OF) from Brown Howe

Distance: 3.75 miles     Total Ascent: 382 metres     Time Taken: 1 hour 20 minutes

Weather: Cloudy with sunny spells, 12oC.

As the sun was shining this afternoon, I thought it worth a visit up to Beacon Fell at the Southern end of Coniston Water. Angus is out of action for a little while as he had an operation on his leg today.

There are unrivalled views of the Coniston Fells from here and as Wainwright said, ‘Beacon Fell ranks amongst the most delectable of the lesser heights of Lakeland.’

This walk follows Wainwright’s Beacon Fell chapter in his book ‘The Outlying Fells of Lakeland’, page 98.

Beacon Fell - panorama010

Coniston Water (formerly Thurstonmere) from Beacon Fell "A grove there is whose boughs Stretch from the western marge of Thurstonmere With length of shade so thick, that whoso glides Along the line of low-roofed water, moves As in a cloister." William Wordsworth - The Prelude, 1888

Beacon Fell - panorama8_annotated_small

The Coniston fells from Beacon Fell.

Beacon Fell - panorama5_small

The Dunnerdale Fells and Caw from Beacon Fell.

Beacon Fell - 04.04.05 028

Beacon Tarn.

Beacon Fell - 04.04.05 002

The Old Man of Coniston and Wetherlam across an un-named tarn on the path that is part of 'The Cumbria Way' from Ulverston to Carlisle.

Beacon Fell - 04.04.05 046

Waterfall, Blawith Fell.

Share this…


  • Facebook


  • Twitter


  • Messenger


  • Whatsapp


  • Email

Previous walk Next walk

Walking Diary

  • The Mosedale Horseshoe 01/03/2022
  • Caw 18/01/2022
  • Coniston sunset 17/01/2022
  • Blencathra 15/01/2022
  • Scafell Pike 14/01/2022

Social

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Information

  • Striding Edge
  • T&C’s
  • Privacy
  • Links