Swirl How
802m (2632ft)
The Southern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
Swirl How is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
| OS Explorer Map OL6 | |
| 1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers) |
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| OS Landranger Maps 89 & 90 | |
| 1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers) |
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Walk c303 Swirl How and Wetherlam from Little Langdale
A quieter alternative to the Coniston crowds.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.25ml (11.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,042ft (927m) | |
| Time: | 5.75hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
- Fell Foot Bridge, Little Langdale, Hollin Crag, Wet Side Edge, Little Carrs, Great Carrs, Swirl How, Swirl Hawse, Keld Gill Head, Black Sails, Red Dell Head Moss, Wetherlam, Wetherlam Edge, Birk Fell, Greenburn Beck, Fell Foot Bridge.
Walk c123 The Old Man of Coniston and Swirl How from Walna Scar Road, Coniston
Lakeland’s easiest 'big' mountain
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8ml (13km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,778ft (847m) | |
| Time: | 5.75hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
- Coniston, Walna Scar Road, Goat's Water, The Old Man of Coniston, Brim Fell, Levers Hawse, Swirl Band, Swirl How, Prison Band, Levers Water, Walna Scar Road, Coniston.
Walk c167 Wetherlam and Swirl How from Low Tilberthwaite
A quiet alternative to the usual honey pots
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.75ml (14km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,584ft (1,092m) | |
| Time: | 6.75hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Low Tilberthwaite, Steel Edge, Lad Stones, Wetherlam, Swirl Hawse, Prison Bank, Swirl How, Great Carrs, Little Carrs, Wet Side Edge, Low Tilberthwaite.
Walk c179 The Seathwaite Round from Seathwaite, Duddon Valley
Quiet and lonely (except for the Old Man!)
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.5ml (15km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,523ft (1,074m) | |
| Time: | 7 hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Walna Scar Road (nr Seathwaite Duddon Valley), Long Houses, Brown Pike, Dow Crag, Goat's Hawse, The Old Man of Coniston, Brim Fell, Levers Hawse, Swirl Band, Swirl How, Great Carrs, Grey Friar, Seathwaite Tarn, Walna Scar Road.
Walk c222 Swirl How and Wetherlam from Coniston
The Consiton fells without the crowds
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.75ml (15.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,584ft (1,092m) | |
| Time: | 7 hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Coniston, Church Beck, Levers Water Beck, Crowberry Haws, Low Water, Brim Fell, Levers Hawse, Swirl Band, Swirl How, Prison Band, Swirl Hawse, Keld Gill Head, Black Sails, Red Dell Head Moss, Wetherlam, Furness Fells, Coniston.
Walk c306 The Old Man of Coniston and Wetherlam from Coniston
Superb views of Coniston Water
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.75ml (15.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,664ft (1,117m) | |
| Time: | 7.25hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Coniston, Church Beck, Levers Water Beck, Crowberry Haws, Low Water, The Old Man of Coniston, Brim Fell, Levers Hawse, Swirl Band, Swirl How, Prison Band, Swirl Hawse, Keld Gill Head, Black Sails, Red Dell Head Moss, Wetherlam, Furness Fells, Coniston.
Walk c420 The Coniston Fells from Walna Scar Road, Coniston
Superb high level route
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.25ml (19.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 4,191ft (1,277m) | |
| Time: | 8.75hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Coniston, Walna Scar Road, Boo Tarn, Torver Beck, Cove Bridge, Goat's Water, Goat's Hawse, Dow Crag, Goat's Hawse, The Old Man of Coniston, Brim Fell, Levers Hawse, Grey Friar, Great Carrs, Swirl How, Prison Band, Keld Gill Head, Wetherlam, Swirl Hawse, Levers Water, Crowberry Haws, Walna Scar Road, Coniston.
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Swirl How
Alan Smith walked up on September 15th, 2020 [from/via/route] From Coniston. With kev. Hot sunny day [with] kevin [weather] Sunny
John Fenwick climbed on September 12th, 2020 [from/via/route] Walked from car park bottom of Walna Scar Road, Seathwaite and Duddon Valley. Followed walk c179 but went clockwise by mistake. [with] Romany [weather] Cloudy, super windy up top - Good circular walk. Easy to follow
Sarah Culverhouse bagged on August 12th, 2020 [from/via/route] Walna Scar [with] Mary Puppins [weather] glorious sunshine
Stephen Eddy hiked on August 7th, 2020 [from/via/route] Coniston [with] Mike Woodhouse, Tony Harris, Martin Bayliss [weather] Sunny, cloudy - After the old man
Andy Buxton summited on September 2nd, 1995 [from/via/route] Via Copper Mines Path. Continuing to Brim Fell and Swirl How then down Prison Band and Levers Water [with] Clive Fenn, Rachel, Dan [weather] Clear with some showers
Stephen Batson conquered on July 11th, 2020 [from/via/route] Coniston [with] Clare [weather] Mixture of sunshine & fog
Andrew Johnson scaled on November 14th, 2019 [from/via/route] Coniston [weather] Some cloud, very windy, snow and ice on tops - Scary descent of Swirl How ridge.
Linda Craven walked up on October 31st, 2019 [from/via/route] Walna Scar road, map C123 [with] Kerry Louise, and Taffy [weather] Bright but cold and very windy. - Third and last of the day, easy walk from The Old Man, descent was a bit steep for me but not for the youngsters. Made the dog a jacket from my spare fleece as he was so cold!!
Richard Marchant climbed on August 9th, 1986 [from/via/route] We parked at Tilberthwaite ascended Wetherlam then Black Sail and on to Swirl How-Swirl Band-Brim Fell then on to The Old Man of Coniston. Once up the top I can remember us jogging down the main path straight in to Coniston then the long slog along the road back to the car at Tilberthwaite was a nightmare and seem to take ages [with] Nick Harker and Chris Aylen [weather] A fine dry day with no cool breeze and too much sunshine - I remember this being a long long walk on a very hot day and seem to take an eternity to complete and too much road walking at the end to get back to the car.
Elaine Evans bagged on February 11th, 2019 [from/via/route] From car park at Low Tilberthwaite, via Tilberthwaite Gill and Dry Cove Bottom, then ascent via Wetherlam Edge, continued to Swirl How via Prison Band then on to Great Carrs before descending along West Side Edge and back to car park. [with] Sue and Christine [weather] Very good weather for walking, dry and clear, good visibility. - Oh dear! Scramble up Wetherlam Edge was a bit tricky, made more difficult due to snow underfoot and unclear route to top.......but we did it! Prison Band looked more challenging than it was - a pleasant surprise after Wetherlam Edge!
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Swirl How
The Langdale Pikes with Wetherlam and Swirl How in the distance from Sergeant Man summit
Red Tarn (Langdale) with Great Carrs and Swirl How in the distance from Pike of Blisco (Pike o' Blisco)
The S for Sugar Aircraft Crash Memorial between Swirl How, Great Carrs and Grey Friar
Wetherlam, Swirl How and Little Carrs under a deep blanket of snow from
Pike of Blisco (Pike o' Blisco)
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)
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