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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8¼mls (13km) |
| Ascent: | 2,778ft (847m) |
| Time: | 5¾hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route outline for walk c123:
Coniston - Walna Scar Road - Goat's Water - The Old Man of Coniston - Brim Fell - Levers Hawse - Swirl Band - Swirl How - Prison Band - Levers Water - Walna Scar Road - Coniston
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 2 English Mountains |
 3 Wainwrights |
 3 English Nuttalls |
 0 English Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 1 Marilyn |
 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
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.
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Swirl How at 802m (2633ft). Swirl How is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (40th highest in England, 74th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 32).
Swirl How is also known as an English Nuttall (47th highest in England, 89th highest in England & Wales).
You will also reach the summit of Brim Fell at 796m (2612ft). Brim Fell is classified as an Wainwright (No. 37).
Brim Fell is also known as an English Nuttall (52nd highest in England, 98th highest in England & Wales).
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c123 The Old Man of Coniston and Swirl How from Walna Scar Road, Coniston
In no particular order . . .
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
My wife and I on top of Brim Fell summit on a hazy hot July 7th 2013 with Coniston Old Man in the background
Crinkle Crags (centre left) with Bow Fell (Bowfell) beyond from near Prison Band below Swirl How
Lake Coniston under a temperature inversion from the car park at Walna Scar Road
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