N2 · Northern
Blencathra & the Mungrisdale Fells
18.9 km · 1257 m · OS time 07:14 h · with dogs 7.2 h · Very hard No dogs
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Car park
Mungrisdale, roadside opposite the village hall
CA11 0XR · NY363302 · 54.66321, -2.98798
Small, honesty box. More spaces down the lane by the phone box.
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Sketch only — straight lines between summits. Follow the OS Maps route on the hill.
Fells
Route
Mungrisdale up Souther Fell, down to Mousthwaite Comb, up to Scales Tarn and (classic) Sharp Edge to Blencathra. Out-and-back across the moor to Mungrisdale Common, then round to Bannerdale Crags, Bowscale Fell and down to Mungrisdale.
Dog hazards
Not a dog day - see Scrambles.
Scrambles
Sharp Edge - a narrow, polished rock arete; mountain rescue have had to rope a frozen dog off it. With dogs you'd have to use the Scales Fell path instead.
Water
Scales Tarn, River Glenderamackin.
Livestock
Sheep; Swaledales on Mungrisdale Common.
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