6 Outlying Fells and a Marilyn

[Broggy1]

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A walk exploring the heights to the South of Coniston including the Marilyn Lowick High Common and it's extensive wind farm.

An excellent ridge walk with the early hills having particular interest. Lot's of ups and downs and a lot of ascent and miles for one Marilyn but very worthwhile.

Recommended for certain but would perhaps be better (and shorter) as a linear route leaving a car at each end.

Little bits of passing cloud but otherwise a fine, cold day with very little wind. All the higher fells in cloud for most the day so a good day for these lower hills.

Beacon Fell ahead - a very pleasant walk from Brown Howe. Although the initial road bit was very icy.

Beacon Fell

Beacon Fell summit looking ahead at the rest of the ridge

Beacon Fell Treasure Box

Wool Knott behind Beacon Tarn

Looking back at Beacon Tarn and Fell

Wool Knott with passing cloud

Tottlebank Height ahead

Burney and Lowick High Common from Tottlebank Height

Heading for Blawith Knott - everything up to this point had been superb

Blawith Knott summit

There's a short road stretch and a slightly wet bit before a short, steep climb up Great Burney

Great Burney from Little Burney

Great Burney Trig Point

I then headed to the nearby summit of Combs

After crossing the road I then took a pretty direct route up Lowick High Common - though there appears to be good tracks that can be used

You are up close and personal with the Wind Farm on this one

Road stretch to head back to Yeat House

Yew Bank - my next objective - backed by snowy Coniston fells (which had only just come clear late in the day)

Cairn on Yew Bank - rougher and wetter walking to get to the summit of this one

Beacon Fell from the cairn (but not the highest point) on Fisher High

Descending on the Cumbria Way

[trailmasher]

What a great little amble Broggy I just love these outliers, nice and quiet with much to see Thanks for posting, it's one for the list

[Broggy1]

Thanks TM. Yes enjoyed these ones a lot I've got to say.

[icemandan]

The Ulverston-Coniston bus goes past the starting point if you want to make a linear walk of it and haven’t got two cars. Park up in Ulverston, get the bus up to Torver Beck and walk back. The Cumbrian Way will take you into town - or finish at the Barrow Monument (which you can go up on Sundays)