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LAKE DISTRICT - CONISTON OLD MAN 23rd OCTOBER 2007

Location -
Lake District - Coniston Old Man & Dow Crag
Map -
The English Lakes South Western Area - OL6
Route -
Coniston, Walna Scar Road, Brown Pike, Buck Pike, Dow Crag, Goat's Hawse, Coniston Old Man, Low Water, Church Beck, Dixon ground, Coniston
Distance -
8.5 Miles
Weather -
Low cloud covering summits lifting much later in the day
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Route Map -
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Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service. Image reproduced with kind permission
of Ordnance Survey and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland.


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Taking a break at Cove Bridge on the Walna Scar road.


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Looking forward along the Walna Scar road towards Brown Pike on the right.


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Having covered Brown Pike, Buck Pike and Dow Crag in heavy cloud we
dropped down onto Goat's Hawse overlooking Goat's Water.


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Taking a photograph of Goat's Water from Goat's Hawse with the bulk of the Old Man of Coniston behind.


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Descending the Old Man with the fells receding into the distance.


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Back into the cloud at the summit cairn of the Old Man of Coniston (803m).


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The descent of our route overlooking Low Water in the foreground with
the very end of Levers Water barely visible behind. The zig zag path easy to spot.


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Half way down the zig zag path over Low Water.


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A short stop at Low Water before continuing down.


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Lowe still and our path splits left into the Coppermines Valley.


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One of the may waterfalls on Levers Water Beck and Church Beck.

 

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