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Coniston Waterfall – Banishead Quarry Waterfall loop from Coniston

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Coniston Waterfall – Banishead Quarry Waterfall loop from Coniston

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Coniston Waterfall – Banishead Quarry Waterfall loop from Coniston

05:12

17.5km

460m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.92 km

Dog Kennel Folly

Highlight • Monument

It is strange to come across such a building in a meadow. You do not expect this in this place.

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3.68 km

Coniston Waterfall

Highlight • Natural Monument

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

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4.91 km

Crowberry Haws

Highlight • Trail

Great views when the clouds aren't stopping you from seeing it. even then you get a sense of peace and get to see the mine workings on the way up

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5.70 km

Path to The Bell

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Path leading to the right from the main path. Follow this and you'll get to the start point for scrambling up the Bell

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8.34 km

Banishead Quarry Waterfall

Highlight • Structure

Banishead Quarry is a rarely publicised beauty spot in the Lake District that is hidden away on the eastern flanks of the Old Man of Coniston. It is a super …

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9.13 km

Crook Gill Moor Path

Highlight • Trail

9.73 km

Calf Close Coppice

Forest

12.0 km

Harrison Coppice

Forest

12.8 km

Coniston Water

Highlight • Viewpoint

Coniston Water is a lake in the Lake District. It is the third largest lake by volume, after Windermere and Ullswater, and the fifth largest by surface area. The lake …

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13.1 km

Beach

14.1 km

View of the Coniston Fells

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful view of the mountains.

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17.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.5 km

3.45 km

1.40 km

1.08 km

780 m

169 m

105 m

Surfaces

6.04 km

4.99 km

2.64 km

1.75 km

928 m

777 m

372 m

Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Wednesday 26 August

22°C

13°C

92 %

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Coniston Waterfall – Banishead Quarry Waterfall loop from Coniston

Dog Kennel Folly

Coniston Waterfall

Crowberry Haws

Path to The Bell

Banishead Quarry Waterfall

Crook Gill Moor Path

Coniston Water

View of the Coniston Fells

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