Route outline for walk c400:
Brown Howe Car Park - Coniston Water - Beacon (Blawith Fells) - Beacon Tarn - Tarn Beck - The Cumbria Way - Wool Knott - Fisher High - Rattan Haw - Yew Bank (Blawith Fells) - Stable Harvey Moss - Brown Howe - Coniston Water.
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
![]() 0 English Mountains |
![]() 0 Wainwrights |
![]() 0 English Nuttalls |
![]() 0 English Deweys |
![]() 3 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
![]() 0 Marilyns |
![]() 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Beacon (Blawith Fells) at 255m (836ft). Beacon (Blawith Fells) is also known as an Wainwright Outlying Fell (No. 87) Beacon (Blawith Fells) is called 'Beacon Fell' in Alfred Wainwright's 1974 book 'The Outlying Fells of Lakeland'.
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Wool Knott (Woodland Fell) at 213m (699ft). Wool Knott (Woodland Fell) is also known as an Wainwright Outlying Fell (No. 108)
You will also reach the summit of Yew Bank (Blawith Fells) at 207m (679ft). Yew Bank (Blawith Fells) is also known as an Wainwright Outlying Fell (No. 110)
National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:
Part of this walk follows a section of The Cumbria Way, a 112km (70 miles) linear footpath connecting Ulverston in Cumbria, England with Carlisle in Cumbria, England. The Cumbria Way is waymarked by named posts. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Cumbria Way.
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c400 Beacon (Blawith Fells) and Yew Bank from Brown Howe
In no particular order . . .

Walna Scar, Dow Crag and The Old Man of Coniston from the summit of Yew Bank

A cairn on Yew Bank (Blawith Fells) with Harter Fell (Eskdale) in the distance (right)

Blawith Common, Torver Low Common and The Coniston Fells from Beacon (Blawith Fells)

On the summit of Beacon (Blawith Fells) with Coniston Water and Carron Crag in the background

Walna Scar, Dow Crag and The Old Man of Coniston from Beacon (Blawith Fells)
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