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Coniston Walking Weekend

Coniston Walking Weekend
Saturday 23rd June 2012

£20.00


Difficulty: Moderate / Hard
  Two longer walks, sometimes over rough ground
Distance: 16km / 10 miles max.
Ascent: 1140m / 3300ft max.
Time: 7 hours per day
Start Time: 10am
Maximum Group Size: 10
Minimum Group Size: 1


"The Coniston Fells are predominantly Lakeland, with lofty ridges, steep and craggy declivities, lovely waterfalls and lonely tarns and the general scenic charm so typical of the district."
A.W Wainwright

The Coniston Fells at the southern tip of the Lake District offer wonderful high ridges with interesting summits and expansive views of both Lakeland and south over Morecambe Bay.

Over this weekend we will take in all the high summits of the Coniston Massif, on the Saturday climbing Dow Crag and the Old Man of Coniston from Coniston Village while on day 2 we will tackle Wetherlam ans Swirl How from Little Langdale.

Summits included on this route:
   
Dow Crag
778 metres/2552 feet
The Old Man of Coniston
803 metres/2635 feet
Brim Fell
796 metres/2612 feet
Swirl How
802 metres/2631 feet
Wetherlam
762 metres/2500 feet
Swirl How
802 metres/2631 feet
Grey Friar (Optional)
770 metres/2526 feet
Great Carrs
780 metres/2559 feet

"This fine hill is too vast and sturdy to be disfigured and weakened by man's feeble scratchings on it's surface, and remains today, as of old, a compelling presence to which walkers in Brathay will oft turn their eager steps."
A.W Wainwright

The Coniston Fells
From Coniston Village we climb via the Walna Scar Road to the wonderful Dow Crag ridge before climbing to the summit of The Old Man of Coniston and Brim Fell.

The views from the summit ridge are spectacular, we will follow this ridge to Levers Hause and descend by Levers Water into Coppermines Valley and back to Coniston Village.

Wetherlam from Little Langdale
From the Three Shires Inn in Little Langdale we will cross the fields to the Slaters Bridge, an ancient bridge crossing the river to the mine workings beyond. The old mine track will bring us into the Greenburn Valley from where we will climb south onto the ridge near Birk Fell, following Wetherlam Edge to the summit of Wetherlam.

The route takes us around Black Sails to Swirl Hause where we will climb the Prison Band path to the summit of Swirl How.

A short optional detour to the summit of Grey Friar can be taken here, otherwise we will proceed along the ridge to Great Carrs and descend the long Wet Side Edge ridge back down to Greenburn and the path back to Little Langdale.

Each participant will be required to bring suitable equipment for their chosen event, please see Equipment Required.

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Where to Meet
 (Saturday) : 		Outside the Coniston Tourist Information Centre
Time: 10am
Postcode: LA21 8EH
Grid Reference: SD 303 975
Directions: From Ambleside: Follow the A593 signposted to Coniston, follow this all the way to Coniston, park in the car park on Ruskin Avenue, we will meet outside the Tourist Information Centre at the car park.
Full information will be provided in a download file upon booking

Where to Meet
 (Sunday) : 		Outside the Three Shires Inn, Little Langdale
Time: 9am
Postcode: LA22 9NZ
Grid Reference: NY 316 033
Directions: From Ambleside: Follow the A593 signposted to Coniston, follow this through Skelwith Bridge and continue until a road is seen to the right, signposted to Little Langdale and Wrynose Pass, follow this road until Little Langdale Village is reached. There is a small amount of parking on the left hand side of the road as you enter the village. We will meet outside the Three Shires Inn, a short distance further along the lane on the right.
Full information will be provided in a download file upon booking


View past Coniston Walking Weekend events in our blog here


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