direct ascents are perhaps unusual, most walkers traversing from "the old man" to swirl how, but perfectly possible. the easiest access is from coniston, climbing via levers water to levers hawse. pathless ascents of raven tor can also be made from either side for a wilder finish. the walna scar road (byway open to all traffic) gives access to goat's hawse from either side of the ridge and this is the easiest route from the duddon. note that a right of way shown on ordnance survey maps descending west from levers hawse to seathwaite tarn does not exist as a path on the ground.