Editing Old Man of Coniston (section)

==Ascents==
[[File:Top of Coniston Old Man.JPG|thumb|left|Summit of the Old Man of Coniston]]
The fell is normally climbed from [[Coniston, Cumbria|Coniston]] via Church Beck and the mines. Alternatives include the south ridge and the path to Goat's Water, both ascending from the Walna Scar Road. The car park at the top of the metalled section provides a headstart for these routes. The Walna Scar Road can also be reached from Torver, or from Seathwaite in the Duddon Valley, although the latter results in an indirect climb via Dow Crag.

The summit of the fell carries a unique construction, a combined slate platform and [[cairn]]. The extensive view from the summit on a clear day includes much of the southern Lake District, [[Morecambe Bay]], [[Blackpool Tower]], [[Winter Hill (Lancashire)|Winter Hill]] in the [[Pennines]], the Lancashire coast and the [[Isle of Man]]. Perhaps the highlight is the close-up view of [[Dow Crag]].<ref name="richards"/><ref name="wainwright">[[Alfred Wainwright]]: ''[[A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells]]'', Book 4: {{ISBN|0-7112-2457-9}}</ref>