Beacon (Blawith Fells)
255m (836ft)
The Southern Marches, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
Beacon (Blawith Fells) is called 'Beacon Fell' in Alfred Wainwright's 1974 book 'The Outlying Fells of Lakeland'.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 4.75ml (7.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 945ft (288m) |
| Time: | 2.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Easy) |
Route Summary:
Brown Howe Car Park - Coniston Water - Beacon (Blawith Fells) - Beacon Tarn - Tarn Beck - Slaterstone Fell - Greenholme Farm - Water Yeat - Lake Bank - Fairholme Green - Brown Howe - Coniston Water.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6.25ml (10km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,382ft (421m) |
| Time: | 4 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Brown Howe Car Park - Coniston Water - Beacon (Blawith Fells) - Beacon Tarn - Tarn Beck - The Cumbria Way - Wool Knott - Fisher High - Rattan Haw - Yew Bank (Blawith Fells) - Stable Harvey Moss - Brown Howe - Coniston Water.
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Beacon (Blawith Fells)
Julie Hill walked up Beacon (Blawith Fells) on July 6th, 2020 [from/via/route] Brown Howe [with] Dave Hill [weather] Showery, occasionally windy
Michael Lee climbed Beacon (Blawith Fells) on June 5th, 2012 [from/via/route] Coniston Water [with] Bob & Jill [weather] Bit misty & damp.. - Nice late afternoon walk..
Tracey Cowell bagged Beacon (Blawith Fells) on January 26th, 2018 [with] Billy [weather] Sunny & warm
Trevor Williams hiked Beacon (Blawith Fells) on January 22nd, 2017 [with] Bob mitchell
Andy Pearce summited Beacon (Blawith Fells) on May 16th, 2015 [from/via/route] Blawith to Torver Road [with] Anita Pearce & Stanley [weather] Sunny, some cloud, very gusty on top
Mark Davidson conquered Beacon (Blawith Fells) on April 23rd, 2015 [with] Alone [weather] Warm & sunny & warm - glorious - Lost my map en-route & had to do the walk via GPS & my memory of the planned route - only got lost once!
Christine Shepherd scaled Beacon (Blawith Fells) on April 10th, 2015 [from/via/route] Walked from Brown Howe using walk c400 [with] On my own [weather] Warm but very hazy. - There is a box hidden in the summit cairn with a log book & a few goodies. Good views from here too.
Clive Ward walked up Beacon (Blawith Fells) on March 22nd, 2015 [from/via/route] Car park south of Torver [with] Ben, Janice [weather] Perfect spring day, quite cold but sunny - Navigation course 2nd day
David Lord climbed Beacon (Blawith Fells) on May 18th, 2013 [from/via/route] Brown Howe car park on the A5084 [with] My wife Debbie [weather] Lovely sunny day. - Our second walk in the Lake District with stunning views of Coniston & other southern fells.
Jeanette Coward, Adrian Howard, Louise Sandwith, David Preston, Paul Booth and John Kendall have all walked, climbed & bagged Beacon (Blawith Fells).
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Beacon (Blawith Fells)
Coniston Water with Beacon (Blawith Fells), Caw (Dunnerdale Fells), White Maiden, Walna Scar, Dow Crag and The Old Man of Coniston (right) from Great Hill (Consiton)
Blawith Common, Torver Low Common and The Coniston Fells from Beacon (Blawith Fells)
Coniston Water from the summit of Brock Barrow (Top o' Selside) with Beacon (Blawith Fells) prominent (centre) and the Coniston Fells: White Maiden, Walna Scar, Dow Crag, The Old Man of Coniston, Brim Fell, Swirl How and Wetherlam in the background (right)
On the summit of Beacon (Blawith Fells) with Coniston Water and Carron Crag in the background
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