Long Crag Buttress sits at the entrance to the Copper mines Valley, rising above the town of Coniston.

The scramble route of Long Crag Buttress takes the left hand side of the crag, providing you with the most continuous line of rock on this crag.

The Approach: You can either park in the village just before the bridge or you can also park along the lane that runs close to the river in the town center north of the bridge. Follow the lane up until the tarmac ends and you come to a gate on your right.

Go through the gate and turn left towards the large tree close to the fence and head up to the first section of rock. Climb these slabs until the rock fades out into open bracken.
Head towards the slabs right of the holy tree and climb here moving slightly right to cleaner rock. On the left lies a small outcrop, rock wall this is often best left alone unless you are a competent climber, what may seem an easy start to climb this turns into a rounded top with very few holds. Continue up the crest to a steeper buttress, and scramble you way up the buttress. The holds are good and the type of rock offers great friction for your feet.
Once at the top on a grassy ledge move to the right above a juniper tree to climb the slabs above, as you climb the angle eases, here you can prolong the scramble by traversing right onto the rocks that overlook the edge of the right-hand wall. Continue up until you are on a grassy summit.
Descent: The descent can be made by heading over left to a shallow gully/ stream follow this down until you come across a well worn path to your left, follow this safely back down to the road.

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