The Old Man of Coniston & Dow Crag from Torver
Introduction to Walk 3110
Nat Park - Lake District - Southern Fells
County/Area - Cumbria
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 8.5 miles / 13.8 km
Ascent - 3000 feet / 909 metres
Grade - mod/hard
This Lake District walk ascends the Old Man of Coniston by a quieter route. The walk also includes the summits of Dow Crag, Brown Pike and Buck Pike. A bonus is the inclusion of Goat's Water and with great views for most of the way this a five-star day hike.
Walk Description Map showing start
Maps 
| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL6 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY MAP |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL6 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY MAP |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 90 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY MAP |
| Anquet OS Landranger 90 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY MAP |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k.
Digital Maps - For more information on digital maps go to Anquet Maps. Digital maps, including Ordnance Survey, Harvey Superwalker and British Mountain Maps, are available for your PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android tablet and phone.
Other walks nearby
1.3 miles / 2.1 km away
Coniston's Magnificent Seven
Grade - hard
Length - 13.0 miles / 21.1 km
1.8 miles / 2.9 km away
Dow Crag & the Old Man of Coniston
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 8.5 miles / 13.8 km
1.8 miles / 2.9 km away
Tom Heights and Tarn Hows from Coniston
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
1.8 miles / 2.9 km away
Tarn Hows & Tom Gill from Coniston
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 6.5 miles / 10.6 km
1.8 miles / 2.9 km away
Wetherlam from Coniston by Red Dell
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
2.4 miles / 3.8 km away
Beacon Fell & Beacon Tarn circular
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 4.0 miles / 6.5 km
2.4 miles / 3.9 km away
Beacon Tarn & The Beacon, near Torver
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 4.0 miles / 6.5 km
3.9 miles / 6.3 km away
Wetherlam from Tilberthwaite
Grade - moderate
Length - 5.0 miles / 8.1 km
Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
Recommended Reading
Lake District: Low Level and Lake Walks
This guidebook describes 30 of the best low-level walks in the Lake District. From delightful wooded glades and sparkling tarns, to waterfalls and glacier-carved valleys towered over by craggy mountains. The walks described aim to seek out the best walking that the lower areas of the Lake District have to offer.
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