Coniston To Buttermere Loop

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 74.49 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 31h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 3,524 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 3,517 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 796 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 46 m
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 52 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.17 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Broughton Road, A593
  3. 3 : km 0.32 - alt. 57 m - Keep left
  4. 4 : km 0.61 - alt. 67 m - Keep right
  5. 5 : km 0.76 - alt. 88 m - Turn slight left
  6. 6 : km 1.37 - alt. 144 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 1.39 - alt. 145 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 2.51 - alt. 305 m - Turn sharp left
  9. 9 : km 3.68 - alt. 224 m - Turn slight left
  10. 10 : km 3.72 - alt. 224 m - Keep right
  11. 11 : km 3.74 - alt. 226 m - Turn right onto Walna Scar Road
  12. 12 : km 4.26 - alt. 262 m - Keep left
  13. 13 : km 4.66 - alt. 280 m - Turn left onto Walna Scar Road
  14. 14 : km 5.06 - alt. 286 m - Keep right onto Walna Scar Road
  15. 15 : km 5.14 - alt. 289 m - Keep right onto Walna Scar Road
  16. 16 : km 6.16 - alt. 413 m - Keep right
  17. 17 : km 6.39 - alt. 450 m - Turn slight left
  18. 18 : km 6.41 - alt. 457 m - Turn slight right onto Walna Scar Road
  19. 19 : km 6.7 - alt. 505 m - Keep right onto Walna Scar Road
  20. 20 : km 6.86 - alt. 544 m - Keep left
  21. 21 : km 6.89 - alt. 551 m - Turn slight left onto Walna Scar Road
  22. 22 : km 6.95 - alt. 564 m - Turn sharp right
  23. 23 : km 6.96 - alt. 564 m - Turn right onto Walna Scar Road
  24. 24 : km 8.11 - alt. 446 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 8.21 - alt. 420 m - Turn right onto Walna Scar Road
  26. 26 : km 9.24 - alt. 228 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 9.45 - alt. 187 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 9.51 - alt. 182 m - Turn slight right
  29. 29 : km 9.6 - alt. 175 m - Keep right onto Walna Scar Road
  30. 30 : km 10.37 - alt. 147 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 11.13 - alt. 106 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 11.19 - alt. 103 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 12.22 - alt. 102 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 14.38 - alt. 238 m - Turn slight left
  35. 35 : km 15.76 - alt. 333 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 16.96 - alt. 319 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 17.04 - alt. 318 m - Turn slight right
  38. 38 : km 17.29 - alt. 279 m - Turn slight left
  39. 39 : km 17.35 - alt. 273 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 17.54 - alt. 226 m - Keep left
  41. 41 : km 17.63 - alt. 212 m - Keep right
  42. 42 : km 18.18 - alt. 163 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 18.65 - alt. 92 m - Keep left
  44. 44 : km 18.76 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 19.37 - alt. 64 m - Turn slight right
  46. 46 : km 19.39 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 20.66 - alt. 60 m - Keep right
  48. 48 : km 20.68 - alt. 59 m - Keep left
  49. 49 : km 20.81 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight right
  50. 50 : km 20.83 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 21.26 - alt. 52 m - Keep left
  52. 52 : km 22.04 - alt. 69 m - Keep right
  53. 53 : km 22.14 - alt. 89 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 24.9 - alt. 269 m - Keep right
  55. 55 : km 25.4 - alt. 260 m - Keep right
  56. 56 : km 26.39 - alt. 278 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 26.72 - alt. 299 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 27.47 - alt. 245 m - Keep right
  59. 59 : km 27.61 - alt. 217 m - Turn slight right onto Old Corpse Road
  60. 60 : km 28.85 - alt. 74 m - Turn slight right
  61. 61 : km 28.87 - alt. 74 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 29.23 - alt. 66 m - Turn right
  63. 63 : km 29.92 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 30.61 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Row Bridge
  65. 65 : km 30.63 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Moses' Trod
  66. 66 : km 30.88 - alt. 85 m - Keep left
  67. 67 : km 33.3 - alt. 367 m - Keep right onto Black Sail Pass
  68. 68 : km 34.42 - alt. 494 m - Keep left
  69. 69 : km 34.78 - alt. 343 m - Turn left onto Black Sail Pass
  70. 70 : km 35.15 - alt. 280 m - Turn right
  71. 71 : km 35.94 - alt. 279 m - Turn right
  72. 72 : km 38.41 - alt. 145 m - Keep right
  73. 73 : km 38.62 - alt. 111 m - Turn slight left
  74. 74 : km 39.03 - alt. 106 m - Turn left
  75. 75 : km 40.6 - alt. 105 m - Keep right
  76. 76 : km 40.84 - alt. 102 m - Turn left
  77. 77 : km 41.41 - alt. 111 m - Turn slight right
  78. 78 : km 41.49 - alt. 113 m - Turn slight right onto B5289
  79. 79 : km 41.66 - alt. 119 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 41.97 - alt. 121 m - Turn right
  81. 81 : km 43.88 - alt. 106 m - Keep left
  82. 82 : km 44.54 - alt. 113 m - Keep right
  83. 83 : km 44.62 - alt. 118 m - Turn slight right onto Honister Pass, B5289
  84. 84 : km 44.92 - alt. 117 m - Turn right
  85. 85 : km 44.93 - alt. 119 m - Keep left
  86. 86 : km 46.56 - alt. 643 m - Keep right
  87. 87 : km 46.71 - alt. 609 m - Keep right
  88. 88 : km 47.56 - alt. 495 m - Turn left
  89. 89 : km 47.58 - alt. 496 m - Keep right
  90. 90 : km 47.64 - alt. 500 m - Turn slight left
  91. 91 : km 48.14 - alt. 525 m - Turn right
  92. 92 : km 49.08 - alt. 604 m - Keep left
  93. 93 : km 49.36 - alt. 623 m - Turn left
  94. 94 : km 50.11 - alt. 674 m - Keep right
  95. 95 : km 50.3 - alt. 652 m - Keep left
  96. 96 : km 51.04 - alt. 788 m - Turn right
  97. 97 : km 51.31 - alt. 752 m - Turn sharp left
  98. 98 : km 52.31 - alt. 439 m - Turn right
  99. 99 : km 52.67 - alt. 462 m - Turn left
  100. 100 : km 53.01 - alt. 489 m - Turn left
  101. 101 : km 53.64 - alt. 594 m - Keep right
  102. 102 : km 54.16 - alt. 626 m - Turn right
  103. 103 : km 54.4 - alt. 662 m - Keep left
  104. 104 : km 54.94 - alt. 729 m - Turn sharp left
  105. 105 : km 56.19 - alt. 563 m - Keep right
  106. 106 : km 56.23 - alt. 561 m - Keep right
  107. 107 : km 61.53 - alt. 108 m - Keep right
  108. 108 : km 61.56 - alt. 106 m - Keep right
  109. 109 : km 61.67 - alt. 97 m - Turn left
  110. 110 : km 61.68 - alt. 97 m - Turn sharp right
  111. 111 : km 61.7 - alt. 97 m - Keep left
  112. 112 : km 61.95 - alt. 97 m - Turn left
  113. 113 : km 61.96 - alt. 97 m - Keep right
  114. 114 : km 62.01 - alt. 96 m - Turn right
  115. 115 : km 62.36 - alt. 143 m - Turn right
  116. 116 : km 62.65 - alt. 207 m - Turn right
  117. 117 : km 62.68 - alt. 202 m - Turn left onto Side Gates Road
  118. 118 : km 62.86 - alt. 223 m - Turn right
  119. 119 : km 62.89 - alt. 223 m - Keep left
  120. 120 : km 63.18 - alt. 217 m - Keep left
  121. 121 : km 63.64 - alt. 194 m - Keep left
  122. 122 : km 63.92 - alt. 187 m - Turn right
  123. 123 : km 65.04 - alt. 167 m - Turn left
  124. 124 : km 65.84 - alt. 109 m - Turn right onto Tilberthwaite Road
  125. 125 : km 66.74 - alt. 142 m - Keep right onto Tilberthwaite Road
  126. 126 : km 68.38 - alt. 152 m - Turn slight right onto Tilberthwaite Road
  127. 127 : km 68.96 - alt. 152 m - Turn right
  128. 128 : km 68.99 - alt. 160 m - Turn right
  129. 129 : km 69.9 - alt. 298 m - Keep left
  130. 130 : km 72.44 - alt. 245 m - Keep right
  131. 131 : km 72.53 - alt. 223 m - Turn right
  132. 132 : km 72.6 - alt. 212 m - Turn left
  133. 133 : km 72.96 - alt. 167 m - Turn slight left
  134. 134 : km 73.72 - alt. 88 m - Keep right
  135. 135 : km 74.16 - alt. 57 m - Turn slight right onto Yewdale Road, A593
  136. 136 : km 74.31 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Lake Road
  137. 137 : km 74.48 - alt. 52 m - Turn right
  138. S/E : km 74.49 - alt. 52 m

Useful Information

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