Summit · Lake District S
The Old Man of Coniston
Coniston Old Man
- Height
- 802m
- Drop
- 417m
- Lists
- 2
The Old Man of Coniston is a summit in the Lake District S, 802 m high with 417 m of drop. It's on 2 lists, including The Wainwrights and The Marilyns.
Take The WainwrightsOn 2 lists
- The WainwrightsThe 214 Lake District fells in Alfred Wainwright's seven Pictorial Guides.214 places, by Pinhead
- The MarilynsAll 2,007 hills in Britain and Ireland with a 150 m drop all round, whatever their height: from Ben Nevis to sea stacks.2,007 places, by Pinhead
Tick it off: take any of these and The Old Man of Coniston is on your map, ready to mark as been.
Parking
- Car park1.8 km south-east, pay to parkDirections
- Coniston Station Car Park - Pay & Display2.8 km east, pay to parkDirections
- Bluebird Car & Coach Park2.9 km east, pay to parkDirections
The nearest public car parks as the crow flies, from OpenStreetMap. Check the route before you go: the nearest isn't always where the walk starts.
Next hill up
Crinkle Crags - Long Top, 859 m, 7.4 km north
Nearby
- Brim Fell796 m, 0.8 km away
- Dow Crag778 m, 1 km away
- Swirl How802 m, 2.7 km away
- Grey Friar773 m, 2.8 km away
- Great Carrs785 m, 3.1 km away
- Wetherlam763 m, 3.6 km away
Distances are as the crow flies.
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