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Swirl How

Overview

Height:	2,630 Feet - 802 metres
Grid Ref:	NY 273 005
Area:	Southern
Group:	S/CON
Ordnance Survey:	OL6
Wainwright Guidebook:	Four
	Swirl How, although not quite the highest of the Coniston Fells, is the geographical centre of the group, radiating splendid ridges from a peaked summit to the four points of the compass.

Map and Photo Gallery

Swirl How seen over Prison Band.

Swirl How seen over Broad Slack.

Great How Crags, Swirl How and Great Carrs from Brim Fell.

Wetherlam seen from Prison Band.

Swirl How seen over Prison Band.

Swirl How impressive summit cairn.

There are 14 walks to choose from including Swirl How

Steel Edge, Wetherlam & Wet Side Edge from Tilberthwaite

		1st May 2023
ASCENT:		2,946 Feet - 897 Metres
MILES:		9
WAINWRIGHTS:		3, Wetherlam - Swirl How - Great Carrs
ROUTE:		Tilberthwaite – Above Tilberthwaite Gill – Steel Edge – Wetherlam – Swirl Hawse - Prison Band – Swirl How – Top of Broad Slack – Great Carrs – Wet Side Edge – Greenburn Beck – Low Hall Garth - Slater Bridge (Little Langdale) – Moss Rigg Wood – Tilberthwaite Farm – Tilberthwaite

A Coniston Round from Church Beck

		17th September 2022
ASCENT:		3,279 Feet - 999 Metres
MILES:		8
WAIMWRIGHTS:		3, Swirl How - Brim Fell - Coniston Old Man
ROUTE:		Church Beck - Miners Bridge - Coppermines - Levers Water - Black Sails - Swirl Hawse - Prison Band - Swirl How - Swirl Band - Great How Crags - Levers Hawse - Brim Fell - Coniston Old Man - Coppermines - Miners Bridge - Church Beck

Remembrance Day on Great Carrs

		10th November 2019
ASCENT:		3,300 Feet - 1,006 Metres
MILES:		8.7
WAINWRIGHTS:		4, Grey Friar - Great Carrs - Swirl How - Brim Fell - Dow Crag
ROUTE:		Bottom of Walna Scar Road, Seathwaite - Tongue House - Seathwaite Tarn - Grey Friar - Fairfield - Great Carrs - Top of Broad Slack - Swirl How - Levers Hawse - Brim Fell - Goat's Hawse - Dow Crag - Buck Pike - Brown Pike - Walna Scar Road back to Seathwaite

A Coniston Round

		6th April 2019
ASCENT:		3,450 Feet - 1,052 Metres
MILES:		9.3
WAINWRIGHTS:		3, Swirl How - Brim Fell - Coniston Old Man
ROUTE:		Ruskin Museum - Church Beck - Miners Bridge – Coppermines Valley – Simons Nick – Levers Water – Black Sails – Prison Band - Swirl How - Swirl Band - Levers Hawse - Brim Fell - Coniston Old Man - Low Water - Coppermines Valley - Miners Bridge - Church Beck - Ruskin Museum

Walking the Birketts, Carrs, Swirl How and Grey Friar from the Three Shire Stone

		3rd March 2019
ASCENT:		1,804 Feet - 550 Metres
MILES:		4.6
BIRKETTS:		5, Hell Gill Pike - Little Carrs - Great Carrs - Swirl How - Grey Friar
ROUTE:		Three Shire Stone - Wet Side Edge - Hell Gill Pike - Little Carrs - Great Carrs - Top of Broad Slack - Swirl How - Fairfield - Grey Friar - Fairfield - Wether How - Hell Gill Pike - Wet Side Edge - Three Shire Stone

Steel Edge, Wetherlam and a Cathedral Cave

		16th July 2017
ASCENT:		2,768 Feet - 844 Metres
MILES:		9
WAINWRIGHTS:		3, Wetherlam - Swirl How - Geat Carrs - Grey Friar
ROUTE:		Tilberthwaite – Above Tilberthwaite Gill – Dry Cove Bottom – Steel Edge – Wetherlam – Prison Band – Swirl How – Top Of Broad Slack – Great Carrs – - Wet Side Edge – Greenburn Beck – Slater Bridge (Little Langdale) – Cathedral Quarry – Moss Rigg Wood – Pierce How Beck – Tilberthwaite

Raven Tor and Black Sails from Fell Gate

		2nd October 2016
ASCENT:		3,500 Feet - 1,067 Meters
MILES:		8.2
WAINWRIGHTS:		3, Coniston Old Man - Brim Fell - Swirl How
ROUTE:		Fell Gate - Crowberry Haws - Boulder Valley - Levers Water - Raven Tor - Brim Fell - Coniston Old Man - Brim Fell - Levers Hawse - Swirl Band - Swirl How - Prison Band - Swirl Hawse - Black Sails - Levers Water - Boulder Valley - Crowberry Haws - Fell Gate

Walking the Wainwrights in 30 Walks - Walk 4 The Coniston Fells

		28th February 2016
ASCENT:		4,500 Feet - 1,372 Meters
MILES:		12.5
WAINWRIGHTS:		7, Dow Crag - Coniston Old Man - Brim Fell - Grey Friar - Great Carrs - Swirl How - Wetherlam
ROUTE:		Fell Gate - Walna Scar Road - Cove Bridge - Brown Pike - Buck Pike - Dow Crag - Goat's Hawse - Coniston Old Man - Brim Fell - Levers Hawse - Swirl Band - Grey Friar - Fairfield - Great Carrs - Top of Broad Slack - Swirl How - Prison Band - Swirl Hawse - Red Dell Moss - Wetherlam - Black Sails Ridge - Levers Water - Boulder Valley - Walna Scar Road - Fell Gate

A Coniston Round

		14th October 2015
ASCENT:		3'967 Feet - 1,209 Meters
MILES:		10.1
WAINWRIGHTS:		5, Wetherlam - Swirl How - Great Carrs - Brim Fell - Coniston Old Man
ROUTE:		Ruskin Museum - Church Beck - Miners Bridge – Coppermines Valley – Simons Nick – Levers Water – Black Sails – Red Dell Head Moss – Wetherlam – Prison Band - Swirl How - Top of Broad Slack - Great Carrs - Top of Broad Slack - Swirl Band - Levers Hawse - Brim Fell - Coniston Old Man - Low Water - Coppermines Valley - Miners Bridge - Church Beck - Ruskin Museum

The Harry Griffin 2,000 footers Walk 3 -The Coniston Fells

		13th March 2015
ASCENT:		4,084 Feet - 1,245 Meters
MILES:		14.1
SUMMITS OVER 2,000 Ft:		Wetherlam - Wetherlam south cairn - Black Sails - Swirl How - Great Cars - Grey Friar - Brim Fell - Coniston Old Man - Dow Crag - Brown Pike - Walna Scar - White Maide
ROUTE:		Coniston - Sun Hotel - Miners Bridge - Lad Stones - Wetherlam - Black Sails - Swirl Hawse - Prison Band - Swirl How - Great Carrs - Grey Friar - Fairfield - Levers Hawse - Brim Fell - Coniston Old Man - Goats Hawse - Dow Crag - Buck Pike - Brown Pike - Walna Scar - White Maiden - Walna Scar Road - Cove Bridge - Little Arrow Moor - Fell Gate - Sun Hotel - Coniston

Wetherlam, Steel Edge & the Cathedral Cave

		1st November 2013
ASCENT:		3,018 Feet, 920 Meters
MILES:		10.2
WAINWRIGHTS:		4, Wetherlam – Swirl How – Great Carrs – Grey Friar
ROUTE:		Tilberthwaite – Above Tilberthwaite Gill – Dry Cove Bottom – Steel Edge – Lad Stones – Wetherlam – Prison Band – Swirl How – Top Of Broad Slack – Great Carrs – Fairfield – Grey Friar – Fairfield – Wet Side Edge – Greenburn Beck – Slater Bridge (Little Langdale) – Cathedral Quarry – Moss Rigg Wood – Pierce How Beck – Tilberthwaite

The Coniston Fells Part II

		19th October 2012
ASCENT:		3,612 Feet, 1,101 Metres
MILES:		8.1
WAINWRIGHTS:		6, Wetherlam – Swirl How – Great Carrs – Grey Friar – Brim Fell – Coniston Old Man
ROUTE:		Silver Bank – Miners Bridge – Lad Stones – Red Gill Head Moss – Wetherlam – Prison Band – Swirl How – Great Carrs – Grey Friar – Fairfield Col – Swirl Band – Levers Hawse – Brim Fell – Coniston Old Man – Low Water – Boulder Valley – Miners Bridge – Silver Bank

Wetherlam & The Old Man Of Coniston

		22nd January 2012
ASCENT:		3,720 Feet
MILES:		7.9
WAINWRIGHTS:		4, Wetherlam, Swirl How, Brim Fell & The Old Man Of Coniston
ROUTE:		Silver Bank – Miners Bridge – Coppermines Valley – Red Gill – Red Gill Head Moss – Wetherlam – Prison Band – Swirl Hawse – Swirl How – Brim Fell Rake – Brim Fell – The Old Man Of Coniston – Low Water – Boulder Valley – Miners Bridge – Silver Bank

A Furness Epic

		13th November 2010
ASCENT:		3,600 Ft, 1,097 Mtrs
MILES:		9.5
WAINWRIGHTS:		6, Dow Crag, Coniston Old Man, Brim Fell, Swirl How, Great Cars & Grey Friar
ROUTE:

Wetherlam, Swirl How & Great Carrs

		31st May 2010
ASCENT:		2,499 Ft 762 Mtrs
MILES:		7
WAINWRIGHTS:		3, Great Carrs, Swirl How & Wetherlam
ROUTE: