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698 Coniston Water

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Sunshine and showers make the Lake District, so our chosen day was perfection with a brilliant blue sky and all the becks tumultuous torrents of waterfalls. Yet finest of all were the tarns, each as Wordsworth said "A liquid pool that glittered in the sun".


LOCATION: South Lakes, Coniston village
START: Coniston Old Station car park (Grid ref 299975)
DISTANCE: Eight miles
GRADE: Easy
TIME: Four hours
MAP: Explorer OL - English Lakes, South-western area
Landranger 96

REFRESHMENTS: Coniston & Torver