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Name: | Little How Crags |
Hill number: | 8021 |
Height: | 730m / 2395ft |
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: | Synge (Sy) |
Grid ref: | SD 27246 99727 |
Summit feature: | rock |
Drop: | 0m |
Col: | 730m SD272997 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 96 97 (1:25k) OL6N |
Observations: | rock 10m SE at SD 27250 99718 is just lower; cairn 23m S at SD 27243 99705 is 25cm lower |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 392 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
HWCSC hike 1 with Lisa | Rumbo | 15/10/2023 |
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. | richard69 | 28/09/2023 |
Morning lone run from camp at Levers Water. Little How Crags, Greats How crags, Grey Friar, Great Carrs and Swirl How. 5 miles 1838 ft elevation. | nell1583 | 21/05/2023 |
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. | Longwojo | 13/05/2023 |
Old Man of Coniston loop: https://strava.app.link/MHS9Zp8iHzb | livvips | 10/05/2023 |
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. | Alfa1M | 04/05/2023 |
Round of Coniston Old Man and some nearby tops from Coniston village. Followed good track / path by Church Beck to open ground then steep climb to excellent summit of The Bell. Descent NW to path then took path up Boulder Valley to Levers Water and continued on path on W side. Continued up valley and climbed up by stream and then ridge to Great How. Little How Crags, Brim Fell and Coniston Old Man before following standard descent route. | RobertP | 10/10/2022 |
with rest of tops | HardenC | 25/09/2022 |
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. | silveracorn_alan | 21/09/2022 |
Walna Scar CP - Coniston Old Man - Brim Fell - Little How Crags - Great How - Swirl How - Great Carrs - (Fairfield camp) - Grey Friar | hannah&steven | 14/04/2022 |
Revisit with Pete | Dave Geere | 30/01/2022 |
Circular walk to take in the 7 wainwrights. With the kids. | thecoopers | 03/09/2021 |
enroute to Trevor's final Wainwright - Grey Friar | trimarc2 | 14/07/2021 |
Working my way through the mist on the way down from the Old Man to Three Shire Stone... | PhilipChaston | 08/06/2021 |
20.7 miles 5935ft walk. Start at Great Langdale NT campsite followed path to Red Tarn cross Wryrose Pass to Great Carrs, Grey Friar, Swirl How, Black Sails, Wetherlam, Brim Fell, Dow Crag and The Old Man of Coniston back past Blea Tarn to Great Langdale. | stephenbuda | 19/05/2021 |
With LF and Tony. Started at 09.15 from Three Shires Stone. Steep path up to Wet Side Edge. Short diversion to Hell Gill Pike then Little Carrs, Great Carrs, Swirl How, Great How Crags, Little How Crags, and Grey Friar. Back to memorial and retraced our route; back.at car 14.2.30. 
 
Approx 6 miles with 2,150 feet of ascent. 
 
Dull with intermittent rain (heavier later); cloudy summits. | Skip | 15/05/2021 |
With Jack and Cadpig from 3 shires stone. Frosty start, but very still and sunny. Saw meadow puppets on Fairfield. | Karmakarl | 01/03/2021 |
With: solo; Cumbria Way Day 2. From camp by Torver Beck via Goat's Hawse then to 'Old Man, Brim Fell, here then North... | Ian Baines | 13/10/2020 |
From Brim Fell with Alfie, then up to a Great How. | Dangerous Dave | 06/10/2020 |
Lovely 20km walk from Coniston with Long Crag scramble, a round of 6 Wainwrights, and a swim in Low Water on the way back down. | atreides7887 | 20/09/2020 |
way down with amy | Mishmashcasson | 06/08/2020 |
Parked at Walna Scar Road. Swirl How, Great Carrs, Grey Friar, Brim Fell, Dow Crag, Buck Pike, Brown Pike, Walna Scar. | PGCE | 08/06/2020 |
Clockwise Circular from parking area near Tilberthwaite cottages. | muzza2 | 21/03/2020 |
En route to the Old Man after a stunning day out in the hills. A fine end to 2019 | DanMaisieBex | 31/12/2019 |
From Grey Friar, along track under Swirl How. Then went up to Swirl How and Great Carrs. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 23/11/2019 |
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; 1437m | ByronHaywood | 14/09/2019 |
5/11 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. | nickywood1 | 03/08/2019 |
Birkett route SOUTHERN FELLS-CON 1. Start Three Shire Stone summit of wrynose pass. 
 
HELL GILL PIKE- LITTLE CARRS-GREAT CARRS-SWIRL HOW- added in GREAT HOW-LITTLE HOW - GREY FRIAR. 
Blustery day started with thin cloud ended clear and Sunny. Lovely views of Scafell range. | Hill Wanderer | 04/07/2019 |
circular walk started at Walna Scar Road and completed this summit as part of my ridge walk inc summits of Walna Scar, Buck and Brown Pikes, 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. | Pootlemum | 28/06/2019 |
Round from Coniston via Wetherlam etc on way to the Old Man. | NormanW | 12/04/2019 |
From Walna Scar car park, Seathwaite side: Walna Scar, Brown Pike, Buck Pike, Dow Crag, Old man of Coniston, Brim Fell, Little How Crags, Swirl How, Great Carrs and Grey Friar. With Hiking Manchester. Very windy day, poor visibility and snow on the tops, sunshine at the end of the day. | Lazylizzie | 17/03/2019 |
With Tali | Mountain Goat | 27/02/2019 |
Whilst doing Birkett`s Con 4 walk | mart0797 | 26/02/2019 |
From Wrynose Pass up to Wetside Edge to Little Carrs,Great Carrs & onto Swirl How down over How Grags & up to Brim Fell & 'busy' The Old Man, back over Brim Fell then contour path round & up to Grey Friar the Wetside Edge & down to the Pass, v cool breeze till mid afternoon, warmer,less breezy & increasing sunshine early evening onwards.. | apricorum | 22/09/2018 |
(Walkers with) Torun Mcmoran, Gary Dean, Dave Topliss. (Parking/start point) Ruskin Museum - Copper Mines Cottages - Hole Rake - Dry Cove Bottom - Steel Edge - Lower Hows - Wetherlam - Swirl Hawse - Prison Band - Swirl How - Great How Crags - Little How Crags - Brim Fell - Coniston Old Man - Low Water - Crowberry Haws - Miners Bridge - Ruskin Museum. | redbob | 22/09/2018 |
A long overdue revisit to the Coniston Fells. Walna Scar Road-Brown Pike-Buck Pike-Dow Crag-Coniston Old Man-Brim Fell-Little How Crags-Great How-Swirl How-Great Carrs-Gray Friar-Levers Hawse-then traverse path bypassing Brim Fell dropping to Goat's Hause-Goat's Water-Walna Scar Road. On own. | MorecambeMonkey | 12/09/2018 |
After Gt How Crags. Must have taken 5 mins on grass. | Andrew Pearson | 01/08/2018 |
With Sue from Seathwaite. Via a very dry Seathwaite Tarn. Very misty. | Frank | 21/07/2018 |
On a round of 7 hills from Cockley Beck. From Grey Friars, and on to Great How. | jonglew | 15/07/2018 |
Gold DofE 2018 | jabailey314 | 30/06/2018 |
After late lunch stop on Coniston Old Man summit, walked along ridge to Swirl How, taking in Little and Great How Crags. Hot, dry and dusty. | Peak Rambler | 25/06/2018 |
From Swirl How | MrChris1980 | 01/06/2018 |
Beautiful day (24 degrees and sunny!) Old Man of Coniston, Brim Fell, Little How Crag, Great How Crag, Swirl How, Great Carrs, Grey Friar and Little Carrs and Hell Gill Pike | Fionalevey | 30/05/2018 |
From Great How Crags | rfoster | 02/05/2018 |
Bagged on a mega hill day, circular walk from car park above Heathwaite, via Lower Water to Coniston Old Man, Brim Fell, Little How Crags, Great How (Swirl Band), Swirl How, Prison Band (who played jail house to their captive audience!), Levers Waters and back to the car park, Mr TJR reckoned we covered about 10 miles. | thejackrustles | 11/04/2018 |
eyenose | 03/02/2018 | |
Up from YMC hut at Coppermines. With KMRT group. | ngthack | 20/01/2018 |
With MMC, Hodge Close Quarry to Tranearth | robertgn | 09/09/2017 |
Parked on one of the 5 or 6 small hardstanding areas, just E. of Wrynose summit – After bagging Hell Gill Pike, Little Carrs & Great How, dropped down to the pointed rock & nearby cairn identified by ‘Aye Jimmy’ & noted in the GPS data. Returned to car via summits of Swirl How & Great Carrs. (PM) | gerrybowes | 08/08/2017 |
From Great How Crags with GB. Last of the ridge before a return to the Three Shire Stone via Swirl How and Great Carrs. 3 hour return. | bolton | 08/08/2017 |