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| The small parking area near Lake Bank is the starting point for this walk |
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| An information board 170 yards to the north of the parking area indicates the start of a well defined path from Blawith Common |
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| Climbing up the initial rise above Blawith Common |
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| Looking back to Coniston Water from the top of the initial rise |
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| Looking over to Coniston Old Man and Wetherlam |
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| From this position the very top of Beacon Fell's heather summit is just visible above the ridge in the centre of the photo |
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| From the top of the initial rise the the path descends slightly before resuming its climb towards the rock tors on Slatestone Fell |
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| Looking over to Beacon Fell from Slatestone Fell |
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| Burney and Tottlebank Height from Slatestone Fell |
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| From Slatestone Fell the path descends to the valley of Tarn Beck |
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| The summit of Beacon Fell from the descent path to Tarn Beck |
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| The footbridge over Tarn Beck. The path crosses the bridge and continues on towards Beacon Tarn |
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| Looking back to Slatestone Fell from the path to Beacon Tarn |
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| Caw, White Pike, White Maiden and Brown Pike appear over the ridge on the approach to Beacon Tarn |
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| Wool Knott from the approach to Beacon Tarn |
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| Beacon Fell and Bleak Knott ahead with Dow Crag and Coniston Old Man on the left horizon |
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| Beacon Tarn |
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| Dow Crag and Coniston Old Man across Beacon Tarn |
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| Beacon Fell and Bleak Knott from the southern end of Beacon Tarn |
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| The ascent path continues on the eastern side of Beacon Tarn over the undulating top of Bleak Knott |
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| Looking over to Whit Fell and Stickle Pike |
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| Beyond Bleak Knott there is a choice of paths. The most widely used one bears right, a more direct one descends slightly before traversing to the left |
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| Looking back to Wool Knott and Beacon Tarn from the start of the climb to the summit of Beacon Fell |
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| Looking over to the Dunnerdale fells |
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| White Crag, White Maiden, Dow Crag and Coniston Old Man |
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| On the traversing path to the level shoulder below the western flank of Beacon Fell |
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| Looking back to Beacon Tarn from the traversing path |
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| Looking back to the Crake Valley |
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| Caw and the Dunnerdale fells from the traverse path |
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| From the level shoulder the path makes a short, but steep, climb through the rock outcrops to reach the summit ridge |
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| Dow Crag and Coniston Old Man from the summit ridge |
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| A last look back to Beacon Tarn, unfortunately it cannot be seen from the actual summit |
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| The summit of Beacon Fell comes into view |
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| The summit cairn on Beacon Fell |
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| The head of Coniston Water from the summit of Beacon Fell |
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| The middle reaches of Coniston Water from the summit of Beacon Fell |
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| The foot of Coniston Water from the summit of Beacon Fell |
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| Black Combe and Buck Barrow from the summit of Beacon Fell |
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| Caw, White Pike and White Maiden from the summit of Beacon Fell |
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| The Coniston fells from the summit of Beacon Fell |
