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Beacon Fell

Walked on 08/02/2010

Start point: At the end of the minor road from Brown Howe (SD 281 916)

Tottle Bank – Beacon Fell (OF) – Beacon Tarn – Wool Knott (OF) – Tottle Bank

Distance: 3 miles     Total Ascent: 245 metres     Time Taken: 1 hour

Weather: Cool, clouding over. 5°C

This morning was lovely and clear with wall to wall blue sky…by the time I eventually made it out all that was gone and had been replaced by quite thick, grey cloud. There was the odd sunny spell but nothing like earlier conditions and I managed a quick walk up to Beacon Fell which turned out to be a muddy and squelchy one too.

Beacon-Fell

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The Coniston fells and the holly tree at the start of the climb to Beacon Fell.

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Blue sky over towards Caw and Dunnerdale.

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Moody skies over Wetherlam and beyond in complete contrast to earlier this morning.

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Casper and Dougal patiently wait for me at the gully.

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Coniston Water.

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High Nibthwaite and the southern end of Coniston Water.

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Beacon summit.

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The Coniston fells from Beacon - there is no treasure tin here now.

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There is, however, a muddy pool and these two have just found it again!

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Almost a full length view of Coniston Watrer.

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Beacon Tarn and Wool Knott above it, to the left.

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A brief iinterlude of bright sunshine looking back to Beacon Fell.

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The Coniston fells across Beacon Tarn. This end of the tarn is still frozen.

Wool Knott

Beacon Tarn and Beacon Fell from Wool Knott.

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Looking southwards along the Crake Valley.

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Down at the tarn - time to get cleaned up a bit in here for Casper and Dougal.

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Coniston in winter.

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