Activity Weekend

Day One - Morning
Coniston is ideally situated for a range of bike rides. Depending on your ability, you can choose different routes from flat, hilly, road or circular. The tourist information centre in Coniston can advise and provide maps.

A hard route could be a spectacular circular route alongside the Coniston shoreline.

To see a map and directions to your route follow this link

Alternatively, for an easier, flatter experience, follow this link

Day One - Afternoon

Also, Grizedale Forest Centre is just a couple of miles from Coniston. The forest has amazing downhills and a variety of way-marked trails to try. What’s more, it offers the junglesque treetop experience Go Ape, which involves monkeying through the trees 75ft up and a 426ft long zip wire above the forest floor.

For more information follow this link

Day Two - Morning

Kayaking on Coniston Water and
Hiking Coniston Old Man

AM: Coniston Water is five miles long and offers a range of adventure opportunities. Spend the morning learning to kayak on this famous lake with village-based outdoor activity providers Summitreks. The company is run by Ron Rutland, who recently climbed the world’s eight highest mountain - the only Brit to do so was major league mountaineer, Alan Hinkes. Summitreks offers a range of sports you can also try from rock climbing to abseiling or aquaseiling (abseiling waterfalls).

For more information follow this link

Day Two - Afternoon
Coniston Water is at the foot of some of the area’s best mountain ranges and the path to “Coniston Old Man,” the iconic mountain looming over the village, starts in the centre.
At 2,863ft, Coniston Old Man is more than three times taller than the biggest building in London’s Canary Wharf - but easily walkable.
There are several routes up and down via well-established footpaths. A popular route takes you directly through the Coppermines Valley,
follow this link

If the Old Man sounds too ambitious, start yourself on some of the lower level peaks like Holme Fell. At just over 1000ft, this is the second smallest of the 214 “Wainwrights” – so-called after the famous fell walker and author of the same name, follow this link