Home The Birketts         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 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 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 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 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 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 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   Black Sails & Wetherlam from Coniston 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   Back to top   sharkeysdream.co.uk