Walks in the Lake District
This is not a turn by turn route, for navigation download to OS or other GPX Ap. A pleasant uphill walk with great views, avoiding most of the loose stone tracks in the area.
A circular walk from Bridge House.
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3. Bonsor Mine
Mine workings and waterwheel tower. Water flowed down the hill side through leats flowing form one to the next.
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4. Information board about accident
at the board follow the clear path left to the ridge and then along the leat which contours round the crag to the track.
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6. Levers Water
The reservoir for Coniston. Turn left onto the dam and along. Just past the Simon's Nick, left and up, choose your route, I prefer to follow the fence line. Descend following clear path. Donate to Fix the Fells for the work they have done to improve the bottom very boggy sectiion
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8. Pudding Stone
favourite with scramblers A possible route down to Coppermines valley left before the bridge
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9. Windy Gap
Crossing point of paths, Right to top of Old Man. Left down to Miners' bridge and Coniston. Our route straight on to Walna Scar Car Park and Ice cream
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11. Walna Scar Car Park
There is usually an Ice cream van here. No promises. Our route is straight on. /If you fancy another 4 or so miles, of excellent views turn right along the track (Walna Scar road) and pick up my Coniston Banishead Walk. /The Road walk down the hill to Coniston is steep. I don't like it
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12. Through metal gate and the wild flower meadows
An alternative to the track on the route map
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13. Gate by ladder stile
Pleasant track going down the hill, after crossing stream look out for half left through gate down to Coniston.
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Continue from Bridge House and Coniston village
Black Bull to Outgate Inn
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Black Bull to Outgate Inn
Added by Janet 1 week ago, updated 2 days ago
Bridge House to Tabitha Twitchit’s Bookshop
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Bridge House to Coniston Pier
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