Walk Route Map c400 Beacon (Blawith Fells) and Yew Bank from Brown Howe

Walk c400 Beacon (Blawith Fells) and Yew Bank from Brown Howe

Short but challenging with superb views

Vital Statistics:

Length:	6¼mls (10km)
Ascent:	1,382ft (421m)
Time:	4hrs
Grade:

Map with easy-to-follow route details for walk c400 Beacon (Blawith Fells) and Yew Bank from Brown Howe pdf

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.

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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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English
Mountains

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Wainwrights

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English
Nuttalls

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English
Deweys

3
Wainwright
Outlying Fells

0
Marilyns

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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 at 213m (699ft). Wool Knott 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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OL6 The English Lakes - South Western area

1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Maps (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

96 Barrow-in-Furness & South Lakeland

97 Kendal & Morecambe, Windermere & Lancaster

Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c400 Beacon (Blawith Fells) and Yew Bank from Brown Howe

In no particular order . . .

The Coniston Range from Beacon (Blawith Fells)

Photo: Andy Malcolm (136)

Looking down on Beacon Tarn from Wool Knott summit

Photo: Christine Shepherd (273)

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

Photo: Andy Malcolm (135)

Beacon Tarn (The Blawith Fells) near Coniston Water

Photo: Chris Haselden (13)

Sunset on Coniston Water

Photo: George White (6)

Beacon (Blawith Fells) and Beacon Tarn from Wool Knott

Photo: Andy Malcolm (133)

Donald Campbell Memorial, Coniston

Photo: Edward Felstead (10)

Bob, Jill & I on the summit of Beacon (Blawith Fells) this June

Photo: Mike Lee (1)

Donald Campbell's Grave, Coniston

Photo: Edward Felstead (12)

Coniston Water from Beacon (Blawith Fells)

Photo: Christine Shepherd (275)

Beacon Tarn and Beacon (Blawith Fells) from Wool Knott

Photo: Mike Knipe (161)

Yew Bank (Blawith Fells) summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (270)

Refelections in Coniston Water

Photo: Andy Malcolm (156)

Peel Island and Coniston Water from Beacon (Blawith Fells)

Photo: Stephen Dawson (5)

Climbing Beacon (Blawith Fells) with Coniston Water beyond

Photo: Stephen Dawson (2)

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

Photo: Stephen Dawson (4)

The Coniston Fells from Yew Bank (Blawith Fells)

Photo: Christine Shepherd (271)

Beacon Tarn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (274)

Beacon (Blawith Fells) summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (276)

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