Dow Crag from Coniston

Trail description

From the end of the tarmac above Coniston the walk follows the old Walna Scar Road up to the Walna Scar pass, then turns north along the ridge to the rocky top of Dow Crag (778 m), above its great cliffs over Goat's Water. It returns over the col above Goat's Water and the summit of the Old Man of Coniston (803 m), then down the main path to the start. About 11 km with 820 m of climbing.

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