Black Sails

Overview
Height: 2,444 Feet - 745 Metres
Grid Ref: SD 282 007
Area: Southern
Group: S/CON
Ordnance Survey: OL6
 

Map and Photo Gallery

 

 

 

Walks including Black Sails are:-

A Coniston Round from Church Beck

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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
 

A high level circuit of Levers Water

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4th May 2022
ASCENT: 3,405 Feet - 1,038 Metres
MILES: 8.5
WAINWRIGHTS: 3, Swirl How - Brim Fell - Coniston Old Man
ROUTE: Ruskin Museum – Miners Bridge – Church Beck – Coppermines Valley – Levers Water – Black Sails - Swirl Hawse - Prison Band - Swirl How - Swirl Band - Levers Hawse - Brim Fell - Coniston Old Man - Brim Fell - Brim Fell Rake - Raven Tor - Levers Water - Miners Bridge - Ruskin Museum
 

Black Sails and Wetherlam

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2nd November 2019
ASCENT: 2,400 Feet - 712 Metres
MILES: 7.3
WAINWRIGHTS: Wetherlam
ROUTE: Ruskin Museum – Miners Bridge – Church Beck – Coppermines Valley – Levers Water – Black Sails – Red Dell Head Moss – Wetherlam – Lad Stones – Hole Rake – Church Beck – Miners Bridge – Ruskin Museum
 

A Coniston Round

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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
 

Black Sails and Wetherlam after the rain

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21st May 2017
ASCENT: 2,400 Feet - 712 Metres
MILES: 7.3
WAINWRIGHTS: Wetherlam
ROUTE: Ruskin Museum – Miners Bridge – Church Beck – Coppermines Valley – Simons Nick – Levers Water – Black Sails – Red Dell Head Moss – Wetherlam – Lad Stones – Hole Rake – Church Beck – Miners Bridge – Ruskin Museum
 

Raven Tor and Black Sails from Fell Gate

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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

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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

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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

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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
 

Black Sails & Wetherlam from Coniston

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2nd November 2014
ASCENT: 2,440 Feet – 712 Meters
MILES: 7.3
WAINWRIGHTS: Wetherlam
ROUTE: Coniston – Miners Bridge – Church Beck – Coppermines Valley – Simons Nick – Levers Water – Black Sails – Red Dell Head Moss – Wetherlam – Lad Stones – Hole Rake – Church Beck – Miners Bridge – Coniston
 


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