Walk c210 The Old Man of Coniston from the Walna Scar Road, Coniston

This 5 mile, Grade 5 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Coniston & will take about 4 hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:5mls (8km)
Ascent:1,935ft (590m)
Time:4hrs
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Route outline for walk c210:

Coniston  -  Walna Scar Road  -  Goat's Water  -  The Old Man of Coniston  -  Low Water  -  Walna Scar Road  -  Coniston


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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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1
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Wainwright
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Nuttall
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The highest point of this walk is The Old Man of Coniston at 802m (2633ft). The Old Man of Coniston is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (41st highest in England, 75th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 30).

The Old Man of Coniston is also known as an English Nuttall (48th highest in England, 90th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (14th highest in England, 387th highest in the UK).

The summit of The Old Man of Coniston is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c210 The Old Man of Coniston from the Walna Scar Road, Coniston

In no particular order . . .

Snow on The Old Man of Coniston

Snow on The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: David Mulvey (3)

Above Low Water on the way up The Old Man of Coniston

Above Low Water on the way up The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: Kathy Gledhill (2)

Red Gill Beck ravine SE of Walna Scar

Red Gill Beck ravine SE of Walna Scar

Photo: Gerry Ball (10)

Lake Coniston

Lake Coniston

Photo: Liz Halpin (7)

Low Water on the way up The Old Man of Coniston

Low Water on the way up The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: Dave Roberts (9)

Coniston Village and Lake Coniston from The Old Man of Coniston

Coniston Village and Lake Coniston from The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: Adrian Kingston (4)

On the summit of The Old Man of Coniston

On the summit of The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: Phil Jackson (3)

Coniston Water from the summit of The Old Man of Coniston

Coniston Water from the summit of The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: Dave Roberts (15)

On The Old Man Of Coniston

On The Old Man Of Coniston

Photo: Ian Lawrence (10)

The Trig Point on the summit of The Old Man of Coniston

The Trig Point on the summit of The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: Christine Shepherd (475)


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