Old Man Of Coniston (short loop)
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 7.27 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,474 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 2,474 ft
- Max elevation
- 2,617 ft
- TrailRank
-
61
4.3
- Min elevation
- 261 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 4 hours 19 minutes
- Time
- 7 hours 12 minutes
- Coordinates
- 2125
- Uploaded
- August 8, 2019
- Recorded
- August 2019
near Coniston, England (United Kingdom)
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Itinerary description
Waypoints
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476 ft
Join main path
Follow this path. If you want to take the longer route anti-clockwise you can join the path on the right a little further up. Otherwise keep the stream to your right and keep going.
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554 ft
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There is a crossing point here and also a style where you can jump over and cross the stream a little further up.
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2,612 ft
Peaked!
You’ve made it! This is the ridge line to follow to make this hike a longer loop.
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2,644 ft
Looking back at the peak
Along the ridge; Here you can take the lower or upper path. The lower path is longer but a little more sheltered. The upper part has stunning 360 degree views.
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2,257 ft
Steep slope coming up
Our route took us down a a steep scramble over the next ridge in the right. The path isn’t visible from the top but it appears after 50 metres of so of descent.
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1,581 ft
View from near the bottom
The path we took is the rocky scramble to the right of the ridge centre picture
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1,394 ft
Looks steeper from here
Our route is the rocky scramble that starts in shadow in the centre of this picture.
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1,102 ft
Alternate options
From here either continue the left path or take the lower road that follows the stream for an easier descent.
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630 ft
Alternate options
If you took the higher path on the descent a little earlier then it comes out here.
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614 ft
Crossing options
A little further on from here you can cross the stream and jump the style (as we did) or cross a little further on at a bridge.
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564 ft
Style
This is the style to jump if you choose to cross the stream. At this point our route joins the path we took on the way up.
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Easy to follow
Scenery
Moderate
We did this route in reverse, it was less busy and I would recommend doing it this way
Thanks for your feedback, will try that next time!
It was a good trail, thanks so much for uploading!