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

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

The easiest big 'Lakeland Fell' to bag

Vital Statistics:

Length:	5mls (8km)
Ascent:	1,935ft (590m)
Time:	4hrs
Grade:

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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:

1
English
Mountain

1
Wainwright

1
English
Nuttall

0
English
Deweys

0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells

1
Marilyn

0
Bridgets

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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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96 Barrow-in-Furness & South Lakeland

97 Kendal & Morecambe, Windermere & Lancaster

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

In no particular order . . .

Scafell, Scafell Pike, and Great End from White Maiden and Walna Scar

Photo: Gerry Ball (7)

My wife Imogen, my two boys Jonathan and Matthew and me on Coniston Old Man

Photo: David LeHunte (1)

Low Water from The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: Jon Nuttalls (6)

On the summit of The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: Phil Jackson (3)

Snow on The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: David Mulvey (1)

Morning Light on Coniston

Photo: George White (22)

Lake Coniston

Photo: Liz Halpin (7)

The 'Thumbs up' on the summit of The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: Dave Roberts (12)

Lake Coniston & Coniston Village from The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: Ian Clarke (2)

On the summit of The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: Dave Roberts (13)

Low Water on the way up The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: Dave Roberts (9)

Disused Quarry workings near Low Water below The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: Adrian Kingston (6)

Walk c210 The Old Man of Coniston from the Walna Scar Road, Coniston - The Ordnance Survey Triangulation Piller on the summit of The Old Man of Coniston

The Ordnance Survey Triangulation Piller on the summit of The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: Jon Nuttalls (7)

The Dog House, The Monk Coniston Estate, Coniston

Photo: Edward Felstead (13)

Snow on The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: David Mulvey (3)

Low Water Beck nr Coniston

Photo: George White (21)

Coniston Water from the summit of The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: Dave Roberts (15)

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

Photo: Kathy Gledhill (2)

Coniston Water from The Old Man of Coniston summit

Photo: Darryl Larvin (5)

Wetherlam, Levers Water and Low Water from the top of The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: Ian Clarke (1)

Leo Villa Memorial, Coniston

Photo: Edward Felstead (11)

The summit cairn on The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: Adrian Kingston (5)

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

Photo: Christine Shepherd (475)

The huge summit cairn on Coniston Old Man

Photo: Jon Nuttalls (8)

Wetherlam from The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: Richard Ratcliffe (1)

Coniston from The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: David Booth (2)

The Old Man of Coniston Summit

Photo: David Booth (3)

Coniston Water from The Old Man of Coniston summit

Photo: Dave Roberts (16)

The Old Man of Coniston summit trig point

Photo: Chris Leonard (10)

Donald Campbell's Grave, Coniston

Photo: Edward Felstead (12)

Coniston Village and Lake Coniston from The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: Adrian Kingston (4)

My friend Annabelle at the summit of Coniston Old Man

Photo: Barry Carr (1)

Coniston Valley Inversion from White Maiden and Walna Scar

Photo: Gerry Ball (8)

Donald Campbell Memorial, Coniston

Photo: Edward Felstead (10)

On The Old Man Of Coniston

Photo: Ian Lawrence (10)

Walk c210 The Old Man of Coniston from the Walna Scar Road, Coniston - Lake Coniston under a temperature inversion from the car park at Walna Scar Road

Lake Coniston under a temperature inversion from the car park at Walna Scar Road

Photo: Liz Halpin (8)

Low Water

Photo: Adrian Kingston (2)

Red Gill Beck ravine SE of Walna Scar

Photo: Gerry Ball (10)

A frozen Low Water - with The Old Man of Coniston beyond

Photo: Mike Jennings (24)

Coniston Village and Coniston Water from The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: Adrian Kingston (3)

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

Photo: Kathy Gledhill (1)

Coniston Water from The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: Dave Roberts (10)

The Old Man of Coniston (left) and Brim Fell from near Low Water

Photo: Adrian Kingston (1)

Dow Crag from the path to Goat's Water

Photo: Gerry Ball (28)

Snow on The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: Nick Snape (14)

Snow on The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: David Mulvey (4)

The tall beacon on the summit of The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: Christine Shepherd (510)

Buck Pike and Dow Crag from the summit of The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: Dave Roberts (14)

Coniston Water from The Old Man of Coniston summit

Photo: Darryl Larvin (6)

Low water from The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: Chris Leonard (11)

Doing the 'Mobot' on the summit of The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: Dave Roberts (11)

The Final Push onto The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: Rob Pullan (23)

Coniston Water from The Old Man of Coniston summit

Photo: Darryl Larvin (7)

Broughton Moor Inversion from White Maiden and Walna Scar

Photo: Gerry Ball (9)

Walk c210 The Old Man of Coniston from the Walna Scar Road, Coniston - 360 degree panorama featuring Great Gable, Green Gable, Little Scoat Fell & Pillar (distance), Brandreth, Dale Head (Newlands), High Spy, Glaramara, Esk Pike, Great End and Scafell Pike from Base Brown

360 degree panorama featuring Great Gable, Green Gable, Little Scoat Fell & Pillar (distance), Brandreth, Dale Head (Newlands), High Spy, Glaramara, Esk Pike, Great End and Scafell Pike from Base Brown

Photo: Chris Brankin (15)

On The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: Eddie Davies (1)

On The Old Man of Coniston summit

Photo: Darryl Larvin (8)

Coniston Water from The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: Steve Brunt (6)

Brown Pike from The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: David Hayter (345)

The Old Man of Coniston summit

Photo: Kathy Gledhill (3)

Snow on The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: David Mulvey (2)

Low Water from the summit of The Old Man of Coniston

Photo: Neil Milling (17)

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