Sunday, 29th August 2007

 

Walk: Walna Scar Road, Brim Fell, Swirl How, Great Carrs, Swirl How, Wetherlam, Furness Fells, Miners Bridge, Walna Scar Road
Start Point: Walna Scar Road Grid Ref: SD 288 970
Distance:  9 miles Ascent:  3,400 feet
Weather: Sunny spells with some cloud
Accompanied by:

Marie, Gill, led by me

Comments: From Low Water we tried a new way onto Brim Fell which made a nice change to the usual routes but bypasses the Old Man. We found that a new plaque had been placed on the Halifax Bomber memorial between Swirl How and Great Carrs. From Wetherlam we headed down the Ladstones ridge into the Coppermines valley. Although this meant we had to climb again towards the end of the walk it made a change to descending by Levers Water.

 

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The Bell in the foreground with Wetherlam behind and the Furness Fells to the right

 

The path up through the mine workings

 

Old mine working buildings . . .

 

. . . evidence of a time gone by

 

Across the Coppermines Valley to the Furness Fells - our route down

 

Low Water - our path can be seen just to the right of the gully

 

Time for a bath for Shep as he retrieves his stick

 

Got it!

 

Nearly back

 

Time to get dry - but don't get too close

 

Now who shall I give it to?

 

Levers Water looking very blue in this shot

 

Looking back to Low Water the 'tourist' path can be clearly seen

 

Brim Fell - the first of the tops for today

 

Coniston Old Man stands out clearly on the horizon - but we are going in the opposite direction

 

The steep face of Dow Crag looks quite daunting

 

The sun catches the fields near Coniston Water

 

From between Swirl How and Great Carrs, Prison Band looks very steep

 

Marie and Gill inspect the memorial to the crew of the Halifax Bomber that crashed here

 

A new plaque has been placed on the memorial

 

Looking across Great Carrs from Swirl How, Bow Fell can be seen on the skyline, with Red Tarn and Pike O'Blisco on the right

 

From Prison Band the path to Wetherlam doesn't look too bad - once we have got down to the hause

 

Heading down Prison Band, Coniston Water comes into view again

 

The path up Prison Band to Swirl How from the Wetherlam path

 

From the left: the Scafells; Crinkle Crags; Bow Fell; Pike O'Blisco; Pike O'Stickle

 

From the left: Pike O'Stickle; Loft Crag; Harrison Stickle; Pavey Ark

 

The best weather of the day as we make our way back to the car

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