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View of Levers Water – Swirl How loop from Coniston

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View of Levers Water – Swirl How loop from Coniston

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View of Levers Water – Swirl How loop from Coniston

04:12

11.3km

730m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 12, 2026

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

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1.07 km

Coniston Waterfall

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A beautiful waterfall, but difficult to view in the summer due to dense vegetation.

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1.83 km

Coniston Coppermines Historic Site

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Around 1590, the Company of Mines Royal began extracting copper from the Coniston copper veins. The first work was carried out entirely by hand. With brute force, the rock face …

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2.34 km

Coniston Copper Mines Information Plaque

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Amazing route, the way down after you reach the old man at Coniston is very steep and quite dangerous (after point 7) if you're not an expert. I would recommend …

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2.95 km

Waterfall Near Angle Tarn, Lake District

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3.16 km

Levers Water

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Levers Water is a small lake. It lies at the start of Coppermines Valley, above the village of Coniston. To the southwest of it lies Raven Tor, an outlier of …

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3.74 km

View of Levers Water

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During the descent, you get a good view of Levers Water, a beautiful mountain lake.

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4.54 km

View of Grisedale Tarn from Gill Cove Path

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steep drop off that's easy to miss

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5.73 km

Swirl How

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My favourite approach of Swirl How is from Wetherlam, a great route with a few fun scramble sections to enjoy in dry weather. Linking up the 2,633-foot (802 m) Swirl …

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11.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.46 km

2.22 km

610 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.31 km

3.24 km

2.82 km

1.19 km

670 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 3 July

18°C

14°C

46 %

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View of Levers Water – Swirl How loop from Coniston

Coniston Waterfall

Coniston Coppermines Historic Site

Coniston Copper Mines Information Plaque

Waterfall Near Angle Tarn, Lake District

Levers Water

View of Levers Water

View of Grisedale Tarn from Gill Cove Path

Swirl How

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