Coniston - Holme Fell

The walk is to the north of Coniston, through an attractive woodland by a permitted path, followed by more open land rising to the rocky summit of Holme Fell. After passing some tarns, Tilberthwaite Ghyll can be seen at close quarters by a short detour, before a stream crossing takes you into a shallow valley below the flanks of Wetherlam. This area is full of old mine-workings, with a great deal of visible remains and the walk makes use of tracks constructed by the miners for their own use. These have sunk back into the bog in some places, but for the most part make for very easy walking. There are numbers of waterfalls on the final stretch into Coniston.

Please note on some parts of this hill walk a compass or GPS may be required to aid navigation. Please also take the recommended 1:25 000 scale map.

England - North England - Cumbria - Lake District - South East

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12/10/2005 - anita lowe

Anita and Chris Lowe - Did this walk after one night of very heavy rain so very muddy in parts and over-flowing becks which are parts of path ways. A very demanding trek. On parts of the walk were large fallen trees blocking pathways making it difficult so had to divert from the guide making it very difficult to follow. We missed the water feature where we had to double back so ended up in a quarry and could not find the steps as instructed. Would like to try this in the summer when it is dry. View of Coniston at the top of Holme Fell fantastic.

20/02/2005 -

Sorry Jim Grindle but I didn't consider this walk to be moderate although very enjoyable. I found it hard going in some areas.

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Walk id: 1420

Walk grade

Moderate Walk

Length

7.5 Miles

Height gain

540 Metres

Duration

3 Hours 54 Mins

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