| 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 |
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| 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