Walking BritainConiston Walks and Walking Guide
Lake District, Cumbria
Find circular walks from Coniston, located close to the shores of the lake of the same name, and is dominated by the Old Man of Coniston which soars above the western fringes of the town. There are excellent amenities including cafés, bars and restaurants with a good supply of accommodation nearby. Public transport does provide links to many of the walks listed below.
All the walks are free to download and print, with mapping and GPX files. This area is close to many easy circular walks ideal for families. Old Man of Consiton and other fells connected to this famous summit offer excellent high-level fellwalking. Further afield the fells of Great Langdale are an easy drive away.
★ = GPS file available
| Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2053★ | Claife Heights & Near Sawrey | easy | 2.50 |
| 3320★ | Grizedale Tarn circular | easy | 2.50 |
| 3410★ | Latterbarrow from Hawkshead | easy | 4.00 |
| 1141★ | Elterwater circular | easy/mod | 4.00 |
| 1124★ | Beacon Tarn & The Beacon from near Torver | easy/mod | 4.00 |
| 1058★ | Beacon Fell & Beacon Tarn Circular from Coniston Water | easy/mod | 4.00 |
| 3697★ | Loughrigg Fell from Skelwith Bridge | easy/mod | 4.50 |
| 1059★ | Colwith Force and Skelwith Force from Elterwater | easy/mod | 4.80 |
| 3508★ | The Crinkle Crags from Wrynose Pass | easy/mod | 5.00 |
| 1171★ | Pike o' Blisco from Blea Tarn | moderate | 5.00 |
| 2033★ | Tilberthwaite & Wetherlam | moderate | 5.00 |
| 2270★ | Tilberthwaite and Holme Fell Little Langdale | easy/mod | 5.50 |
| 2715★ | Skelwith Bridge & Loughrigg from Elterwater | easy/mod | 5.50 |
| 2582★ | Pike o' Stickle, Harrison Stickle & Pavey Ark | moderate | 6.00 |
| 3028★ | Tarn Hows & Tom Gill from Coniston | easy/mod | 6.50 |
| 1684★ | Lingmoor Fell & Langdale from Elterwater | easy/mod | 7.00 |
| 1761★ | Tom Heights and Tarn Hows from Coniston | easy/mod | 7.00 |
| 2818★ | Bowfell Circular from Great Langdale | mod/hard | 7.00 |
| 1132★ | Great Langdale & The Crinkle Crags | mod/hard | 7.00 |
| 3220★ | Wetherlam via Red Dell from Coniston | moderate | 7.00 |
| 2037★ | Bowfell & Rosset Pike via the Climber's Traverse | hard | 7.50 |
| 1739★ | Crinkle Crags and Bowfell (Oxendale Horseshoe) | hard | 7.80 |
| 1144★ | Lingmoor Fell from Blea Tarn | moderate | 8.00 |
| 3110★ | The Old Man of Coniston & Dow Crag from Torver | mod/hard | 8.50 |
| 1217★ | Dow Crag & the Old Man of Coniston from Coniston | mod/hard | 8.50 |
| 1207★ | Great & Little Langdales from New Dungeon Ghyll | moderate | 8.50 |
| 1157★ | Bowfell and Esk Pike from Old Dungeon Ghyll | hard | 8.75 |
| 1134★ | Wetherlam and The Carrs from Little Langdale | mod/hard | 10.75 |
| 1911★ | Coniston's Magnificent Seven | hard | 13.00 |
| 1823★ | Fairfield Horseshoe & Loughrigg from High Close | mod/hard | 14.00 |
The walks listed above are the nearest 30 from Coniston when measured in a straight line.
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