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Banishead Quarry Waterfall – Coniston Waterfall loop from Torver

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Banishead Quarry Waterfall – Coniston Waterfall loop from Torver

Moderate

4.9

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155

hikers

Banishead Quarry Waterfall – Coniston Waterfall loop from Torver

03:56

13.3km

340m

Hiking

Moderate hike. 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

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After 13.0 km for 117 m

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Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1.03 km

Calf Close Coppice

Forest

2

1.62 km

Crook Gill Moor Path

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3

2.05 km

Old Mines and a Waterfall

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4

2.42 km

Banishead Quarry Waterfall

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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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5

4.93 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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6

6.83 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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7

9.25 km

View of the Coniston Fells

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Beautiful view of the mountains.

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8

9.29 km

Coniston Hall

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Coniston Hall is a former house on the west bank of Coniston Water in the Lake District. The house dates from the late 16th century, or possibly earlier. It is …

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10.3 km

Beach

Beach

10

10.6 km

Coniston Water

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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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11.4 km

Harrison Coppice

Forest

B

13.3 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

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8.10 km

2.37 km

1.22 km

816 m

349 m

322 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.43 km

3.53 km

2.35 km

1.58 km

1.22 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Tuesday 6 October

12°C

6°C

31 %

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