Start point: Coniston (SD 300 975)
Coniston – Walna Scar Road – Boo Tarn – The Old Man of Coniston – Boo Tarn – Walna Scar Road – Coniston
Distance: 4.7 miles Total Ascent: 730 metres Time Taken: 3 hours Start Time: 09:15
Weather: Sunny and clear. 3°C
The cold winter days continue and ‘down below’ the freezing fog hangs in the valleys for most of the day at the moment. Up on high it is a different story with more blue skies and clear views making these excellent walking days.
There was freezing fog everywhere on the climb from Coniston village.
Looking across Coniston towards Black Fell.
Walking the road towards the fell gate.
A mackerel sky over The Bell.
Freezing fog is covering Coniston Water.
The view to the east, the Bursting Stone quarry road below.
Coniston village still covered by fog.
Casper and Dougal on the climb.
Coniston panorama. Select on the images to see a larger version.
Coniston Water, Beacon Fell to the right.
Casper leads the way.
Brown Pike and Buck Pike.
Dougal and Walna Scar.
Sunny but cold this morning.
Sheep spotting.
Buck Pike and Dow Crag.
Brown Pike across The Cove.
The low lying valleys to the south east are all covered by mist.
Looking along Coniston Water and the Crake valley.
The Ill Bell ridge to the east.
Black Combe on the left has no snow on it.
Some of the eastern fells have a cloud cap this morning.
A view for miles from the summit of The Old Man of Coniston.
The Scafells from the summit.
The column on The Old Man.
Fairfield beyond Wetherlam.
Brim Fell along the ridge.
Black Combe across Brown Pike with Blind Tarn in the hollow beneath Brown Pike.
A great view of Dow Crag in the sunshine, South Rake to the left.
Scafell.
Harter Fell.
Looking across to the Helvellyn ridge. The dark tip to the right is Dollywaggon Pike, Helvellyn next left.
Mono Howgills.
Casper, King of the Fells.
Looking across Coniston village from the summit.
The steep way down.
Back at the end of the Walna Scar road and not a car in sight (which is unusual!) at the car park.