Loading...
Name:Brown Pike
Hill number:2642
Height:682m / 2238ft
Parent (Ma):2634  The Old Man of Coniston [Coniston Old Man]
RHB Section:34D: Southern Cumbria
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - Southern Fells
County/UA:Westmorland and Furness
Catchment:Duddon, Catchment Boundaries, Leven (Ulverston)
Watershed:Morecambe Bay
Class:Birkett, Synge, Buxton & Lewis, Deleted Nuttall
(B,Sy,BL,xN)
Grid ref:SD 26090 96599
Summit feature:cairn
Drop:13m
Col:669m  SD260967  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 96 97
(1:25k) OL6N
Survey:obvious summit
GPS data:show GPS entries for this hill

Show Map

View on: Geograph  OS Maps  Streetmap  Magic  NLS  OTM

Full screen map

Show/hide GPS File for mountains/markers shown

Show/hide GPX File for mountains shown

Photos
Hill summit photo
(where available)
Hill portrait photo
(where available)

Click on a photo link to view photo on the hillsummits website

To contribute a summit or portrait photo for a hill
please contact the hillsummits website

N.B. Some hill summits are on private property or on land where there is no public right of way.  Permission should be sought from the landowner where access to a hill summit is through private land.
Please report via the contact page any logs you see below which describe or encourage acts of trespass.  Please quote the hill number and hill name.

Logged Descriptions  (logged by 822 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Staying at Coniston YH with Alex McBride for the weekend, we headed up Walna Scar Road (a track really) for a circuit covering eight summits. Five of which were Hewitts and Wainwrights, two were just Wainwrights and one was just a Hewitt. Alex is bagging the Wainwrights, while I'm doing the Hewitts. Summits in order: Dow Crag (774m), H and W Old Man of Coniston (803m), H and W Brim Fell (796m), W Grey Frair (773m), H and W Great Carr (785m), W Swirl How (802m), H and W Black Sails (745m), H Wetherlam (763m), H and Wchillyman821/10/2023
From Coniston youth hostel. Nuttall walk 5.5 in reverse. Circuit of Walna Scar, White Maiden, Brown Pike, Buck Pike, Dow Crag, Old Man of Coniston, Brim Fell, Little How Crags, Great How, Great Carrs, Grey Friar, Swirl How, Black Sails, Wetherlam and Lad Stones. Blustery day in the aftermath of Storm Agnes, in/out of cloud all day with some showers but enjoyable revisit to many of the tops. Solo.richard6928/09/2023
On my own around the OMC circuit from the Walna Scar Road.Phreerunner14/06/2023
On run from Broughton Mills. Very windy. Not first ascentKatyT21/05/2023
Coniston loop. Wetherlam, Black Sails, Swirl How, Great Carrs, Grey Friars, Brim Fell, Old Man, Dow Crag, Walna Scar, White Pike, White Maiden. Just over 7 hours in warm sun. Great day.Longwojo13/05/2023
A gruelling but rewarding 17 mile, 9.5 hour circular(ish) round ticking off 16 tops; Starting at free roadside parking just before the church at Bowmanstead, Kitty Crag-Lad Stones-Wetherlan-Black Sails-Swirl How-Great Carrs-Little Carrs-Hell Gill Pike-Grey Friar-Grey How-Little How Crags-Brim Fell-O.M.o.Coniston-Dow Crag-Buck Pike-Brown Pike and returned via Banishead Quarry.Alfa1M04/05/2023
Walked from Coniston with Simon. Stayed in Coniston with Simon before IOG Patterdale Easter Trip 2023.dancingqueen10104/04/2023
R Richard Tait06/01/2023
On a round of The Bell, Old Man, Dow Crag, Buck Pike and Brown Pike from the Walna Scar Road car park which is now a Pay and Display. With M, C ad V.PeterD24/12/2022
Walna Scar, White Pike, White Maiden, Brown Pike, Buck Pike, Dow Crag, Brim Fell, The Old Man of Coniston and the Bell. Epic dayteamnaughtyfamjam19/11/2022
From Walna Scar road. Walna Scar, White Pike, White Maiden, Brown Pike, Buck Pike, Dow Crag, Brim Fell, Old Man Of Coniston and the Bell.alunrees4019/11/2022
Amazing walk with a mix of weather from hail on Dow Cragg to sunshine. From Seathwaite.ejjohnstone03/11/2022
with rest of tops of Dow etcHardenC25/09/2022
The classic Coniston Round, but including a few not previously climbed Birketts and Synges, and including a new ridge down off Wetherlam. Starting point at Fell Gate is now a Pay + Display car park (£8 for the day). 18 summits topped during the day, order of ascent: Walna Scar, White Pike, White Maiden, Brown Pike, Buck Pike, Dow Crag, Coniston Old Man, Brim Fell, Little How Crags, Great How, Grey Friar, Great Carrs, Swirl How, Wetherlam, Black Sails, Erin Crag, Kennel Crag, The Bell. 25.5km with 1500m ascent taking 9 hours.silverwolf_alan21/09/2022
From Coniston Hall campsite. 16.5 km, 950 m asc. To Bowmanstead and W along the Banishead BW (a bit bog messy around Hussey Well Beck) to join the Walna Scar Road. Over Torver Bridge and up to Walna Scar Pass. NE to Brown Pike and continue N along the ridge to Buck Pike and Dow Crag summit. Down to Goat's Hawse and contour up to Brim Fell summit and S to Coniston Old Man summit. Down by Low Water and the main quarry track to Miners Bridge and the Sun Hotel. Hot, sunny. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720301424482SalmonJoe13/08/2022
Coniston - Wetherlam - Swirl How - Great Carrs - Grey Friar - Brim Fell - Old Man of Coniston - Dow Crag - ConistonJHes21/06/2022
With JGCW23/03/2022
Revisit with PeteDave Geere06/03/2022
Walk from Torver. Took path to Walna Scar Road to reach ridge, then climb in windy conditions to Brown Pike and on to Buck Pike. Return along ridge and then on to Walna Scar, White Maiden, and White Pike. Returned short way along ridge before descending E and climbing High Peak Haw (impressive small hill) and return to Torver.RobertP03/01/2022
Part of a Coniston roundmunkyennui29/12/2021
On circular walk last summit White Peak. Virtual white-out on summit so no view. On to Buck Pike.Meanderer18/09/2021
With Jo and erniestuduncan29/08/2021
The classic route up Coniston Old Man with Sasha on a cracking day! Follow the ridge over to Dow Crag with it's impressive face, before descending via Brown Pike. Completion of a walk started two years earlier (almost to the day) where a flying visit through the Lakes coincided with awful weather: Goat's Water was turned into a broiling sea by the wind, and the Old Man looked less than benevolent high above the cloud line. What a contrast!hjb6827/08/2021
With Val. Brown Pike, Buck Pike, Dow Crag, Brim Fell, The Old Man, Walna Scar and White Maiden. From the upper car park.mike.hoult24/08/2021
With Harry Gee & Mizzi2510chris22/06/2021
Walna Scar, Brown Pike, Buck Pike, Dow Crag, Brim Fell, Coniston old man, from Walna scar car park, mist on the tops, improved on the way downphilz00811/06/2021
With Sue from Coniston, The Bell, Old Man, Brim Fell, Dow Crag, Buck Pike and Brown Pike, wet start but faired up. Return Walna Scar Road.Frank26/05/2021
with Buck Pike and Dow Crag returning to Walna Scar track via Goat Waterjef24/05/2021
With LF, Tony and Viv, Sally and Roger from Walna Scar Rd carpark. Low Water, Brim Fell, the Old Man, Dow Crag, Buck Pike and Brown Pike. Circular route of approx 6.3 miles with 2,355 feet of ascent. Cloudy but dry day with summits in clagSkip14/05/2021
With CathyS. From Walna Scar Road car park.masmith29/09/2020
From: Walna Car Road via The Old Man of Coniston, Brim Fell, Dow Crag and Buck PikeRWG19/09/2020
with Alexjthomson6nr912/08/2020
Revisit with AlexDave Geere21/07/2020
Parked at Walna Scar car park, along Walna Scar Road to Walna Scar, Brown Pike, Buck Pike, Dow Crag, Brim Fell, the Old Man himself and back down the front to car park.Chipstertrain24/06/2020
Parked at Walna Scar Road. Swirl How, Great Carrs, Grey Friar, Brim Fell, Dow Crag, Buck Pike, Brown Pike, Walna Scar.PGCE08/06/2020
Circular walk via Old Man w/ Nic and Dad. Stayed in Hawkshead, drove to Coniston for startMbassett13/03/2020
Grey, then windier, then wetter 23 Km traverse of Coniston Wainwrights with a few Birkenstock’s added towards end.davechaffey30/12/2019
After Buck Pike. Maisie took a tumble on the way down, so plans were curtailed for the day.DanMaisieBex28/12/2019
Parking for 4-5 cars at W end of Walna Scar Road - through the gate (SD 2395 9681). Took the road up to SD 2502 9629, then direct line to White Pike. Then White Maiden -> Walna Scar -> Brown Pike -> Buck Pike -> Dow Crag -> Brim Fell (penultimate Cumbrian hill on Hill-bagging). Just Coniston OM left for another day. Took a fairly direct line back to car; after descending to Goat's Hawse, contoured round Dow Crag, across Seathwaite Fells and through a gate at SD 2449 9673 to rejoin Walna Scar Rd.jonglew15/12/2019
During Old Man loop from Conistonlerritt30/11/2019
With Jonny, Nathan and Chris. Dropping a car in Tiberthwaite, we walked up Yewdale Beck and into Dry Cove Bottom. Up onto Weathelam Edge, the veiws kicked in, and the wind picked up. Nice almost scramble upto Weatherlam. Then along the Black Sails, and another fun step up to Swirl How. We then walked along the ridge to Brim Fell and the Old Man. Turning back on ourselves, we went along the Dow Crag ridge (new fav) along Buck, Brown Pike, then down and along to Walna scar and White Maiden, before dropping back into Torver for food and well needed sleep. 8hr20mins (5hr19min): 20.3km; 1437mByronHaywood14/09/2019
Birkett`s route Dow 1 from parking area at fell gate on the Walma Scar Road. Great circuit with great views.mart079713/08/2019
From Walna Scar CP on the way to Dow CragM6KIO08/08/2019
Loop with Neve and Andy: Old Man, Dow Crag, Buck Pike, Brown Pike, White Pike, White Maiden, Walna Scar.peter_tun03/08/2019
1/11 From Seathwaite, up Walna Scar then Brown Pike, Buck Pike, Dow Crag, Brim Fell, Little How Crags, Great How Swirl Band, Swirl How, Great Carrs, Grey Friar, then down to Seathwaite tarn on delightful path and round to Long Crag - through Bracken and back down valley on Bridleway to High Tongue (High Tongue is an awful struggle in tussocks but not for too long - climb it from South rather than North and it will be shorter for you). 7 hours.nickywood103/08/2019
From Buck PikeCyclistno102/08/2019
With Dad and Sally. From Coniston, up past Low Water to the Old Man of Coniston, then over Brim Fell and Dow Crag, Buck Pike and Brown Pike. Back to Coniston by the Walna Scar Road.Ben07/07/2019
With Ben and Sally. From Coniston, Old Man then over Brim Fell and Dow Crag.Victor07/07/2019
Solo walk as part of my annual pilgrimage, circular walk started at Walna Scar Road and completed summits of Walna Scar, Brown Pike, Buck Pike, Dow Crag, Coniston Old Man, Brim Fell, Swirl How and Great Carrs. ( and back to Swirl How to be able to descend via The Prison and Levers Water to return to my start point.Pootlemum28/06/2019
With Sue on a nip around the OMC circuit from the Walna Scar Road.Phreerunner21/06/2019