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| The Wilson Arms in Torver is the starting point for this walk. A footpath sign "To Ash Gill" guides you to the right of the hotel onto a walled lane. |
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| The lane leads up to High Park Cottage before turning left to climb diagonally through the woods of High Torver Park |
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| Emerging from the wood, the summit of Coniston Old Man appears over the slopes of the Matthew Tranearth intake |
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| White Maiden comes into view as the path approaches Bull Haw Moss |
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| Dow Crag and Coniston Old Man |
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| A stile gives access to Bull Haw Moss. White Maiden, Walna Scar and Brown Pike can be seen above Torver High Common |
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| Dow Crag and Coniston Old Man from the footbridge over Bull Haw Moss Beck. The path continues over the Moss towards the tree lined Ash Gill, seen here on the left |
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| Looking over to Banks from Bull Haw Moss Beck |
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| Looking back to Bull Haw Moss from the path alongside Ash Gill |
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| Looking over Banishead Moor to the Far Eastern Fells |
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| Brown Pike, Buck Pike and Coniston Old Man from the spoil heaps and ruins of Ash Gill Quarry |
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| Brown Pike, Buck Pike and Coniston Old Man from the waterfall above Ash Gill Quarry |
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| White Maiden from the top of the waterfall. The way ahead crosses the upper part of Torver High Common and traverses along an obvious shelf below Dropping Crag to reach a wall which leads directly to the summit of White Maiden |
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| Buck Pike and Coniston Old Man from the shelf above Torver High Common |
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| Broughton Quarry from the shelf below Dropping Crag |
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| Coniston Water over Torver High Common |
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| Traversing below Dropping Crag |
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| The shelf ends abrubtly above a deep gully where the wall comes into view |
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| Looking down to Broughton Quarry from the gully |
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| The start of the climb alongside the wall weaves its way amongst a wide area of boulders |
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| Looking over to the distinctive summit of Caw |
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| Looking down to Broughton Quarry |
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| The route gets much easier as the upper slopes come into view. The dark rocks on the centre skyline lie just below the summit of White Maiden |
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| Looking over to Buck Pike, Brown Pike and Coniston Old Man |
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| The summit comes into view as the wall makes an acute turn to the left |
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| The summit cairn on White Maiden |
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| Harter Fell from the summit of White Maiden |
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| The cloud capped Scafells from the summit of White Maiden |
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| The summit of White Pike lies a short distance to the west and is well worth a visit for its views over the Duddon Valley |
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| Caw from the summit of White Pike |
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| Green Crag and Harter Fell across the Duddon Valley |
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| Looking back to White Maiden from the summit of White Pike. The path leading to Walna Scar can be seen on the left |
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| The Coniston Fells from the summit of White Pike |
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| Dow Crag, Buck Pike and Brown Pike from the unnamed tarn on the Walna Scar ridge |
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| The summit of Walna Scar |
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| Brown Pike and Coniston Water from the summit of Walna Scar |
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| Descending to the summit of the Walna Scar Pass |
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| Coniston Water from the Walna Scar Road |
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| The winding Walna Scar Road leading down to Cove Bridge |
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| Dow Crag From Cove Bridge |
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| Coniston Old Man from Cove Bridge |
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| The path back to Torver from Cove Bridge passes between the deep excavations of the disused Banishead Quarry - Looking down the western hole |
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| The flooded eastern hole |
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| Scarr Head near the end of the walk |
