Walna Scar
621m (2038ft)
The Southern Marches, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7mls (11km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,422ft (738m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Seathwaite (Duddon Valley) - Newfield Wood - Dobby Shaw - New Close - How Scale Haw - Old Park Beck - Broadslack - Caw (Dunnerdale Fells) - Pikes (Caw) - Green Pikes (Caw) - Dawson Pike - White Pike - White Maiden - Walna Scar - Walna Scar Road - Broad Haws - Hollin House Haw - Tarn Beck - Seathwaite (Duddon Valley)
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Walna Scar
Kevin Foster walked up Walna Scar on September 16th, 2021 [from/via/route] Coniston. [with] By myself. [weather] Sunny with some high cloud cover. Perfect conditions really. - I decided to revisit Swirl How & Great Carrs after the low cloud on the previous week's visit blotted out all the views. A brief summary of the route was: Coppermines valley, Levers water, Swirl Hause, Swirl How, Great Carrs, Grey Friars, Levers Hause, Brim Fell, Old Man, Goats Hause, Dow crag, Buck Pike, Brown Pike, Walna Scar, White Maiden & return to the Walna Scar road for the long descent back into Coniston. The clear visibility really opened up the views as far as Morecambe Bay, the Isle of Man & possibly Blackpool Tower!? A superb day's walking from start to finish.
Trevor Williams climbed Walna Scar on January 11th, 2018 [from/via/route] Torver [with] Paul
Mark Davidson bagged Walna Scar on April 30th, 2015 [with] Alone [weather] Cloudy with sunny spells - cold wind
Leon Harvey hiked Walna Scar on April 5th, 2015 [from/via/route] Walna Scar Road [with] Solo [weather] foggy & Sunny
Ray O'hara summited Walna Scar on February 26th, 2014 [from/via/route] Walna Scar from Coniston including White Maiden [weather] Mist on the summits, persistent rain throughout.
Christine Shepherd conquered Walna Scar on October 12th, 2013 [from/via/route] Walked from Coniston using Wainwright's Outlying Fells book. [with] On my own [weather] Beautiful Autumn sunshine with a hearty breeze on top.
Iain Taylor scaled Walna Scar on July 25th, 2010 [from/via/route] Coniston (SD 30001 97460)
Paul Macey walked up Walna Scar on August 14th, 2012 [from/via/route] Old Man Coniston , Dow Crag [with] Luke Macey [weather] Sunny
Jeanette Coward, Louise Sandwith, David Kelley, David Preston, Paul Booth, Louis Smith, Jan Dixon, John Kendall and Matthew Thomas have all walked, climbed & bagged Walna Scar.To add (or remove) your name and experiences on this page - Log On and edit your Personal Mountain Bagging Record
More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Walna Scar
White Maiden, Walna Scar, Dow Crag and The Old Man of Coniston across Coniston Water from Crab Haws Woods
Low Light Haw (Top o' Selside) summit cairn with the Coniston Fells: White Maiden, Walna Scar, Dow Crag, The Old Man of Coniston, Brim Fell, Swirl How and Wetherlam in the background
High Light Haw (Top o' Selside) summit cairn with the Coniston Fells: White Maiden, Walna Scar, Dow Crag, The Old Man of Coniston, Brim Fell, Swirl How and Wetherlam in the background
Walna Scar, Dow Crag and The Old Man of Coniston from the summit of Yew Bank
Top o' Selside summit cairn with the Coniston Fells: White Maiden, Walna Scar, Dow Crag, The Old Man of Coniston, Brim Fell, Swirl How and Wetherlam as a backdrop
Sun setting in the Duddon Valley and the Seathwaite Fells (Dow Crag, Brown Pike & Walna Scar) from the path up Harter Fell (Eskdale)
Dow Crag, Buck Pike, Brown Pike and The Old Man of Coniston from White Maiden the high point on Walna Scar
Coniston Water from the summit of Brock Barrow (Top o' Selside) with Beacon (Blawith Fells) prominent (centre) and the Coniston Fells: White Maiden, Walna Scar, Dow Crag, The Old Man of Coniston, Brim Fell, Swirl How and Wetherlam in the background (right)
Walna Scar, Dow Crag and The Old Man of Coniston from Beacon (Blawith Fells)
Lake Coniston under a temperature inversion from the car park at Walna Scar Road
Coniston Water with Beacon (Blawith Fells), Caw (Dunnerdale Fells), White Maiden, Walna Scar, Dow Crag and The Old Man of Coniston (right) from Great Hill (Consiton)
Burney Farm and a distant view of the northernmost Southern Fells from between Caw (centre) and Walna Scar (right) from Burney (Great Burney)
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