29th August 2002 - Copper Load of this!
This 6 mile/1250ft walk (scramble would be more like it in parts!) starts in Coniston and climbs through Coppermines Valley towards the Old Man of Coniston. Once the high level Levers Waters is reached, the walk then descends through Boulder Valley passing the Pudding Stone along the old Miners Track back to Heathwaite and Coniston.

In 1830, over 1,000 men worked - and many died - in the copper mines. Mining ceased in 1890 and the area is now a veritable industrial archaeologist's treasure trove

Coppermines Valley towards Coniston	Entrance to one of the old mine shafts
Old mine trucks	View from Levers Water (1250ft) towards Boulder Valley and Coniston
Scramble up the mill race to Levers Water	View up the tongue towards Black Sails and Wetherlam
Boulder Valley	Pudding Stone in the Boulder Valley