The Old Man of Coniston
802m (2633ft)

The Southern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England

The summit of The Old Man of Coniston is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

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You can find The Old Man of Coniston & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Maps (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

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NB: Whether you print off a copy on to paper or download it to your phone, these PDF Peak Baggers Maps will prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal!

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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged The Old Man of Coniston

Martin Woods walked up The Old Man of Coniston on March 4th, 2023 [from/via/route] Old man of Coniston to Swirl How, Black Sails & Wetherlam c306 [with] N/A [weather] Overcast, 7 degerees in the valley cold on the tops - Be careful of navigation towards Swirl How easy to forget where you are up to

James Hughes climbed The Old Man of Coniston on February 27th, 2023 [from/via/route] Coniston, Old Man Coniston, Prison Band, Black Sails Wetherlam [with] Solo [weather] Cold, cloudy with sleet showers, icy on paths - Cold, cloudy, sleet & drizzle. Completed within 5 hours. Pint of Bluebird at Black Bull Inn.

Emma Simmonds bagged The Old Man of Coniston on August 13th, 2019 [from/via/route] Goat tarn to top the onto Swirl How's & down past the copper mines [with] Kevin, Sam, Dad, Keith, Margaret and Joe [weather] Dry, low cloud at the top, cool.

Paul Roddam hiked The Old Man of Coniston on February 5th, 2023 [from/via/route] from Walna Scar Car Park [with] Bri, Barber, Tom and Bowers [weather] Amazing sunny winters day

Tina Parker summited The Old Man of Coniston on November 19th, 2022 [from/via/route] Coniston [with] Susan

John Tippins conquered The Old Man of Coniston on April 11th, 2012 [from/via/route] No recollection [with] Don't remember - Walked it again on 23rd October 2022

Sarah Baker scaled The Old Man of Coniston on April 4th, 2021 [with] Larry baker, [weather] Beautiful day, slightly hazy, bit cold - Up & back didn't do the loop route

Sarah Moore walked up The Old Man of Coniston on August 13th, 2022 [from/via/route] c306 [with] On my own [weather] Incredible views but incredible heat - very glad I set off early.

Ian Ashton climbed The Old Man of Coniston on July 9th, 2022 [from/via/route] Part of seathwaite Round [with] SOLO

Caroline Winter bagged The Old Man of Coniston on August 26th, 2019 [from/via/route] Wanna Scar road CP, Brown Pike, Buck Pike, Dow Crag, The Old Man of Coniston, Low Water, track via quarries back to CP. [with] Becky [weather] Warm with light SW wind. Visibility good at YH below, but poor towards Northern Fells. Improved by early afternoon & good views from The Old Man - Bank holiday walk. Last few places at car park, & hoping that sun dries mud at rear wheels of car when we get back, otherwise Becky will need to push us out. Pleasant walking up to Dow crag. Horrible biting midges on trig. Stopped for lunch overlooking Goats Water & then a steady climb to The Old Man, to find more midges. Passed walkers huffing & puffing up from the quarries. Our route up much more pleasant. Stopped at Low water to soak up the sun & bathe feet, & dared Becky to swim over to near by rocks-which she couldn't resist doing. Easy walk back to car, & mud had dried.

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