Coniston Water Circuit

Summary

The Coniston Water Circuit begins in the hamlet of Water Yeat near the southern tip of Coniston Water. The circuit can be completed in either a clockwise or anti-clockwise direction, with the downloadable files provided for an anti-clockwise route as described here. From Water Yeat, the route crosses the River Crake at Bouthrey Bridge and reaches High Nibthwaite. From here, the route climbs past Brock Barrow to High Bethecar. The circuit then crosses low moorland between 200m and 300m elevation for about five miles over Bethecar Moor and Satterthwaite Moor in Grisedale Forest Park, before descending to the shore at the northernmost tip of Coniston Water at around 50m elevation near High Water Head. From here, the route climbs to Low Tilberthwaite and continues ascending to the high point of the walk beyond Above Beck Fells at Hole Rake on the foothills of the Coniston Fells. A steep descent follows into Coniston via Church Beck. From the village, the walk continues to Coniston Jetty, leading to an easy three-mile lakeside stroll along the western shore of Coniston Water. A climb away from the waterside takes the route past Anne Riggs to Tottle Bank. A final short climb to Blawith Fells Beacon leads to a pleasant walk past Beacon Tarn before the circuit descends to finish back in Water Yeat.