| Name: | The Old Man of Coniston [Coniston Old Man] |
| Hill number: | 2634 |
| Height: | 802.4m / 2633ft |
| County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
| Topographical area: | EL04 Coniston-claife |
| SMC/RHB section: | 34D: Southern Cumbria |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Southern Fells |
| Catchment: | Leven (Ulverston) |
| Historic County: | Lancashire |
| Administrative County: | Lancashire (1889-1974) |
| Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger, Historic County Top, Administrative County Top, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge, Clem, Trail 100 (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,Hew,N,W,B,Sy,Fel,CoH,CoA,BL,Bg,Cm,T10 0) |
| Grid ref: | SD 27243 97817 |
| Summit feature: | cairn 12m SE of trig point |
| Drop: | 417m |
| Col: | 385m NY276027  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 96 97 (1:25k) OL6N |
| Survey: | Leica NA730/Leica GS15 Surveys of Swirl How and Coniston Old Man.pdf |
| Comments: | height is for the rock by the edge of the extensive plinth (SD 27237 97832); it is highly probable that higher ground exists under the plinth |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 2650 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| 51 | MarkFrench | 16/09/2024 |
| From Coniston - past Walna Scar car park - Via the path past the quarry to The Old Man - Brim Fell - Grey Friar- Swirl How - Prison Band - slight ascent back up to visit Erin Crag. 4th round | Benarbia_4 | 13/09/2024 |
| ROUTE: The Coniston Fells WALKERS: J.T. & M.T. with Corey T. WEATHER: Sunny with light cloud above summits. Occasionally gusty. | MTansley | 03/09/2024 |
| ROUTE: The Coniston Fells WALKERS: J.T. & M.T. with Corey T. WEATHER: Sunny with light cloud above summits. Occasionally gusty. | J_tansley | 03/09/2024 |
| The Old Man Of Coniston | keithouk | 30/08/2024 |
| With Suzanne | dc96 | 26/08/2024 |
| Climbed with Karl, no view :( | John92 | 28/06/2024 |
| The Coniston Fells. Dow Crag - Coniston Old Man - Brim Fell - Grey Friar - Great Carrs - Swirl How - Wetherlam | sms.37 | 22/06/2024 |
| The Coniston Fells. Dow Crag - Coniston Old Man - Brim Fell - Grey Friar - Great Carrs - Swirl How - Wetherlam with Si | Nicefish | 22/06/2024 |
| With Cheryl. | MGT67 | 19/06/2024 |
| Coniston round - Long Crag scramble, Wetherlam, Swirl How, Great Carrs, Grey Friar, Brim Fell, Dow Crag, Old Man of Coniston | Barns150 | 12/06/2024 |
| From Swirl How, before returning to Coniston Village | MattD99 | 16/05/2024 |
| From Coniston to Great Langdale campsite via Wrynose pass with Burdon and Mo. | TrekClimbing | 28/04/2024 |
| 4/10 Brown Pike Buck Pike, Dow Crag, Coniston Old Man, Brim Fell Little How Crags, Great How Crags, Swirl How, Wetherlam, Lad Stones, all with LDWA Lakeland group on our group walk. Cracking sunny day and revisits to all except Lad Stones. | nickywood1 | 20/04/2024 |
| With Carl and Poppy from Coniston, mainly sunny with chilly wind on the tops. Brim Fell, Old Man of Coniston, Dow Crag, Buck Fell and Brown Pike. 10.1 miles 3000 ft elevation. | nell1583 | 31/03/2024 |
| Tour of The Lake District - Day 2 Coniston to Eskdale (High Level) Old Man of Coniston Dow Crag | theadventurousjim | 27/03/2024 |
| Summit all to myself which is a first on this fell after several visits, the first which was 59 years ago. From Coniston via Wetherlam, Grey Friar and back to Coniston. 11.5 miles | trimarc2 | 20/03/2024 |
| with Kenny, Dave, Nosh, Stu, Graeme, Mike, Paul, Keith via Boo Tarn, Coppermines Valley | Dave Jones | 08/03/2024 |
| R K 2hr 26 | Richard Tait | 15/12/2023 |
| Final summit on circuit from Wetherlam, Swirl How, Great Carrs, Grey Friar, Dow Crag and Brim Fell. Cold but sunny day crystal clear air, views for miles. | N.Morters | 25/11/2023 |
| 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 W | chillyman8 | 21/10/2023 |
| HWCSC hike 1 with Lisa | Rumbo | 15/10/2023 |
| A very wet and very windy ascent, in conditions not for the faint hearted. A hard slog. | EricMoore | 05/10/2023 |
| 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 |
| Fabulous cirular walk from the car park. Great views on a clear cool day. | Lovable Laura | 23/09/2023 |
| Circular route from old station car park decending via goats water. | Yr Eryr Aur | 16/09/2023 |
| Took the north path out of Walna Scar Road car park and then ascended via Low Water. Came back down the same route after completing the climb | MMoncrieff | 31/08/2023 |
| From car park at Walna Scar Road | strawberryjam4 | 22/08/2023 |
| Loop from Coniston up Old Man of Coniston (29/07/2023 Old Man of Coniston, Dow Crag) | nat571 | 29/07/2023 |
| With Scouts & Dave Chapman | JimMayes | 17/07/2023 |
| R 2hr 8 return | Richard Tait | 04/07/2023 |
| On my own around the OMC circuit from the Walna Scar Road. | Phreerunner | 14/06/2023 |
| Return visit. http://gayleybird.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-old-man-of-coniston-and-dow-crags.html | Gayle | 14/06/2023 |
| Completed as a three tops of Coniston. Running from rach in hawks head 24/05/2010 from torver via swirl how | danwalker1150 | 02/06/2023 |
| With Joe from Dow Crag | dombenson | 28/05/2023 |
| Used komoot, was took up the direct route which was more fun but v difficult | NCurtis | 21/05/2023 |
| Old County Tops | paulcook2809 | 20/05/2023 |
| Walked up through Coniston village and then up to the summit passing Heathwaite and the quarry from the South in glorious early morning sunshine. Not too many people about. Descended by Gill Cove, round the reservoir and past the YHA. Back in Coniston by midday and spent a pleasant afternoon tasting beer in the Black Bull! | pclyndes | 20/05/2023 |
| 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 |
| From Old Station up Walna Scar Road right to Goats Water and Goats Hause -down to Low Water and Saddlestone. | Ulysses | 03/05/2023 |
| Great Lakeland 3 Dayer | emily | 29/04/2023 |
| From car park to old man, to brim to Dow fell. | matthewthomas16 | 20/04/2023 |
| Walked from Coniston with Simon. Stayed in Coniston with Simon before IOG Patterdale Easter Trip 2023. | dancingqueen101 | 04/04/2023 |
| From Coniston, scramble up Long Crag, Kitty Crag, Lad Stones, Wetherlam, Black Sail, Swirl How, Great Carrs, Grey Friar, Brim Fell and The Old Man of Coniston. | welshyboyo | 03/03/2023 |
| R K TS RB plus Ray Toby | Richard Tait | 21/02/2023 |
| Up and down including brim fell and the old man. 2hrs 30 | Nicky C | 14/02/2023 |
| R K Full winter conds superb | Richard Tait | 18/01/2023 |
| Another ascent up tourist route from Walna Scar Road, but this time time visiting The Bell on the way up. No view at top and back down over Dow Crag.with M, C and V. | PeterD | 24/12/2022 |