Walk :
Coniston Old Man
Date :
1st November 2011
Weather :
Slight drizzle, cool
Route Details :
Distance :
6 miles
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Overview
A cracking day out, the weather was a bit
hit and miss, but stayed largely dry. Very cold and windy up top but great
views.
Next time I will try the route via Boo
Tarn (this was AW’s preferred route), however it was fascinating to observe the
old
Mine workings and remnants of a bygone
era.
The start from just past
the Sun Inn, takes off up the
walk
The steepness continues for
a couple of hundred yards or so and gradually levels off. Here fence posts lead
down
a driveway to the car
park.
The car park was quite
busy with some people who had been up early doors and were tucking in to their
grub. I headed
off down the quarry road
that leads to the old mine workings and boulder valley
Amazing !!
Further on up the quarry
road and Wetherlam making an appearance
Wetherlam from slightly
further up . At this point the showers were on and off
And further up still, not
sure where this leads to, and I’m not going to try and find out either !!
This would not provide
much shelter in a down pour these days !! – Anyway onwards and upwards
Looking back now to the
car park as Coniston Water puts in an appearance
And across to Dow Crag
As you approach Tarn Crag
the overspill from Levers Water can be seen
I arrived at Low Tarn and
decided to stop for a short while and admire the view. The pathway to take up
to the top
of The Old Man is clearly
defined throughout.
Here, slightly further
along the path you gain sufficient height to catch a view of Levers Water and
the source of
the water cascade in
previous photo
On the approach to the
summit now and the
And the full extent of
Coniston water
Also the Duddon Estuary
with menacing dark clouds homing in !!!
The short distance to the
rather splendid cairn. It’s getting really cold and windy now.
The pleasant little trek
along the edge towards Brim Fell and it’s cairn in the centre of the picture.
In the distance to the
west, the mighty Scafell range
So by my reckoning, that
cloud level must be 3000 feet and it is maybe time to descend while there is
still some light.
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