ROUTE STATS

Distance 7.5km (4½ miles) Total ascent 340m Time 3 hours Start/finish Centre of Coniston (SD302975)

Terrain Very steep ascent through bracken and on ‘ballast-like’ scree. In low visibility route finding is surprisingly challenging! Scrubby moorland, then lanes and road-avoiding woodland paths

Maps OS Explorer (1:25,000) OL7, OS Landranger (1:50,000) 96 or 97, Harvey Superwalker (1:25,000) Lake District West