ROUTE STATS

Distance 8.5km (5¼ miles) Total ascent 780m Time 4 hours Start/finish Coniston village, outside the Yewdale Inn (SD301975)

Terrain Rough pasture, open rough moorland which is little walked, popular pitched/slabby descent path, former quarry tracks. Route-finding challenging off popular tracks in poor visibility

Maps OS Explorer (1:25,000) OL6, OS Landranger (1:50,000) 96 or 97, Harvey Superwalker (1:25,000) Lake District West