Mungrisdale Common
633m (2078ft)
The Northern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11ml (17.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,264ft (995m) |
| Time: | 7.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Mungrisdale - Souther Fell - River Glendermackin - Brunt Knott - Scales Beck - Scales Tarn - Sharp Edge - Atkinson Pike - Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) - Mungrisdale Common - Bannerdale Crags - Bowscale Fell - Tarn Crags Top - Raven Crags - Mungrisdale
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Mungrisdale Common
James Hughes walked up on May 8th, 2025 [from/via/route] c245 Blencathra from Mungrisdale [weather] Cloudy at times, otherwise sunny. Warm when sheltered. Cool breeze with strong breeze on tops. - Awesome climb up Hall's Fell from White Horse in Scales. Technical in places with good scrambling. Admired Sharp Edge on way to Atkinson Pike. Descent to Mungrisdale Common, peaty in places. Great view across to Skiddaw. Return to Bannerdale Crags before ascent of Bowscale Fell. Easy descent into Mungrisdale before final climb of Souter Fell. Clear path down Mousthwaite Comb & return on road to White Horse. Pint of Corby Blonde.
Paul Roddam climbed it on April 12th, 2025 [from/via/route] From Mungrisdale [with] Bri, Rice and Barber [weather] bloody lovely
Martin Woods bagged it on March 4th, 2023 [from/via/route] From mungrisdale with crusham [with] N/A [weather] Overcast, 10 degerees in the valley cold on the tops
Ian Ashton hiked it on December 19th, 2024 [with] Solo
Tim Winn summited on September 13th, 2024 [from/via/route] Threlkeld [with] Jane, Barry and Louise [weather] Dry with sunny intervals.
David Higginbottom conquered it on April 23rd, 2024 [from/via/route] C245 [with] Carolyn [weather] Good
Martin Hartshorne scaled on January 12th, 2024 [from/via/route] Mungrisdale [with] finley [weather] Grey low cloud cold, up thro the clouds blue skies & sunshine, stunning - All you could see was the highest mountain peaks poking out of the cloud
Paul Macey walked up on July 20th, 2023 [from/via/route] Using Walk 245 [weather] Mostly sunny some cloud towards end but not much 19 degrees at finish
Rob Prikanowski climbed it on June 7th, 2023 [from/via/route] c245 [weather] Cloudy, later sunny & warm.
Richard Fulcher bagged it on April 18th, 2023 [from/via/route] Parked at the bottom of Mousthwaite Comb (room for 6 or 7 cars). Scales Fell to Blencathra, along to top of Sharp Edge & then followed path by Foule Crag. Turned left & followed wide path to MC & then back along another boggy path to the col below Bannerdale Crags. I followed the clear path past the old Lead mine & down to the foot bridge, then up to the top of Mousthwaite Comb & back the way I'd walked up. [weather] Low cloud, visibility poor to very poor. Cold & then warm! A bit of a breeze but nothing to shout about. - No particular problems apart from the dull boggy stretch to MC.
Christine Shepherd hiked it on August 27th, 2010 [from/via/route] Walked to this 'summit' after climbing Blencathra via Hall's Fell Ridge. Climbed again on 10.08.2021 using walk c245 Repeated walk c245 on 3.4.2023 [with] On my own [weather] Hot & Sunny - Met a fellow peak bagger on Blencathra who came with me to bag this.
Angeline Grieveson summited on February 21st, 2023 [with] Dotty
Rob Bennion conquered it on January 2nd, 2023 [from/via/route] Nearby Pub [with] Luke Bennion [weather] Cold, Clear, with Snow
Iain Jones scaled on September 4th, 2022 [from/via/route] Trail Run from Mungrisdale
Mr Davison walked up on June 25th, 2022 [from/via/route] blencathra & mungrisdale [with] ian furey, Ian F, Matrin, Mike, Simon [weather] windy, rain, sun
Geoff Hand climbed it on June 21st, 2022 [from/via/route] Walk c245 Blencathra or saddleback from Mungrisdale. So Mumgrisdale, Souther Fell, Blencathra, Atkinson Pike, Mungrisdale Common, Bannerdale Craggs, Bowscale Fell, back over Tarn Crags Top & Raven Crags. [with] With Tess, and Richard Macilwaine a fell running friend. [weather] Beautiful day, broken cloud, cool at times, 10mph wind. - Spotted a Red Squirrel on at the start, lots of swallows on Blencathra! plenty skylarks & then we saw a hare just as we were returning into Mungrisdale. Busy on Blencathra.
Kate Peacock bagged it on April 23rd, 2022 [from/via/route] Dropped off near the pub at Mungrisedale to ascend Souther Fell, nice path up. Walked down the front of Blencathra [with] Me & Sheila [weather] No rain. Winds were crazy after Blencathra but we expected that. - We didn't descend as advised off Bowscale Fell as it would have been quite steep & the winds were a distraction. Slightly wrong twice coming down the front of Blencathra instead but we got there
Tony Halliday hiked it on March 18th, 2022 [from/via/route] Circular walk starting at the white horse pub bunkhouse where we stayed taking in Blencathra catgill fell top mungrisdale common & bowscale fell [with] My boarder terrier jimmy boo and George also my wife sal [weather] The weather was cool dry sunny & clear but with a cool wind - Nice circular roughly 12 miles tough start a lot of ups & steep climbs & a gruelling downs tough on legs possibly 4 mile too long great views Blencathra is a great mountain with excellent views on a clear day this wainwright was pretty poor very boggy & wet with difficult cairn to find not great really
Richard Marchant summited on March 5th, 2022 [from/via/route] Parked at the hamlet of Mungrisdale & then proceeded West along the River Glenderamackin & followed the track south of the The Tongue & up Bannerdale on to the ridge. From here I went North on to Bowscale then South on to Bannerdale Craggs. West on ro Mungrisdale Common & back again & down the valley Southwest following the River Glenderamackin again & veering off up on to Souther Fell & back to the car [with] On my own [weather] Glorious sunny day with blue skies hardly any wind & a frost first thing.
Julie Besbrode conquered it on August 4th, 2021 [with] Damian, Sam, Robin, Oli & Cameron (Oli's friend) [weather] Warm & sunny
Pete George scaled on September 18th, 2021 [from/via/route] Mungrisdale [with] Roco [weather] Drizzly & wet
Christina Lander walked up on April 24th, 2021 [from/via/route] Thelkeld - Hall's Fell Ridge - Blencathra - Mungrisdale Common - Skiddaw House - Great Calva - Skiddaw House - Blencathra Centre - Blease Farm - Thelkeld [with] Dick [weather] A beautiful sunny day - During our holiday staying in Embleton
Darren Wilson climbed it on December 29th, 2020 [from/via/route] Mungrisedale Common & Great Calva from Threlkeld [with] Mike [weather] Beautiful day, snow underfoot
Stephen Batson bagged it on June 20th, 2020 [from/via/route] Mungrisdale [with] Clare
Andrew Johnson hiked it on October 31st, 2019 [from/via/route] Mungrisdale [weather] Sunny
Bill Salisbury summited on August 27th, 2019 [from/via/route] Scales [with] Sue [weather] Sunny
Jamie Bryan conquered it on August 4th, 2019 [from/via/route] c245
Craig Steeland scaled on October 7th, 2018 [from/via/route] From end of Blease Road in Threlkeld [with] With Sue [weather] Very cold & windy, but dry
Andy James walked up on August 14th, 2018 [from/via/route] Mungrisdale [with] Suzie James
Dave Eyes climbed it on November 1st, 2017 [from/via/route] Parked car at Mungrisdale. Took the path towards the tongue up bannerdale. Turned right to divert to bowscale summit. From there we headed towards blencathra, turning right to go around the back through the endless wet bog leading to the crappy summit of Mungrisdale fell [with] Christine Eyes [weather] Good views, windy very wet underfoot
Richard Marshall bagged it on October 15th, 2017 [from/via/route] C245 [with] Andy Pratt and Bo [weather] Cloudy & rain
Derek Parkin hiked it on April 10th, 2016 [from/via/route] Blencathra [with] Lynn Parkin [weather] brezzy
Chris Sheard summited on March 13th, 2014 [from/via/route] From Blencathra [with] George [weather] Weather closed down a bit by now - got warmer as descended - Boring trudge - no summit as such
Wayne Baxter conquered it on September 8th, 2012 [from/via/route] Scales, Scales fell, Mungrisdale Common, Foule Crag, Blencathra, Scales. [with] Sue [weather] Overcast but dry
Tracey Cowell scaled on February 11th, 2017 [from/via/route] Blease fell/Atkinson pike/Mungrisdale pike [with] Andy Foster [weather] 45mph gusts snow blizzards
Leon Harvey walked up on February 28th, 2016 [with] Solo [weather] Wet & Cloudy
Mark Davidson climbed it on September 22nd, 2006 [with] Alone [weather] Lovely & sunny & dry
Simon Boddy bagged it on October 21st, 2016 [from/via/route] Blencathra Centre [with] My girlfriend [weather] Cloudy at first turning sunny later & very warm for the time of year
Anthony Scott hiked it on October 9th, 2016 [from/via/route] Mungrisdale [with] me [weather] Sunny, white clouds - Cool Easterly wind
Adrian Sherriff summited on September 16th, 2015 [from/via/route] c245
John Almond conquered it on September 2nd, 2016 [from/via/route] go4awalk c245 - Mungrisdale - Souther Fell - Blencathra - MUNGRISDALE COMMON - Bannerdale Crags - Bowscale Fell [with] Solo [weather] Wet & windy at times - Turned back on Sharp Edge!
Clive Ward scaled on August 9th, 2016 [from/via/route] Mungrisdale, Southerfell, Sharp Edge to Blencathra, Mungrisdale Common, Bannerdale Crags, Bonscale [with] Chris F, Dave Bell, Derek Proudlock [weather] Dry until 3pm. Cold wind - Midges!
Nick Christian walked up on September 18th, 2015 [with] Mick Pttey
Christine Knowles climbed it on September 19th, 2015 [from/via/route] From Mungrisdale via Souther Fell [with] Graham [weather] Excellent - Don't know why this is a Wainwright! Pretty boggy path; but great view through to Borrowdale Fells.
Victoria Bates bagged it on September 4th, 2015 [from/via/route] c245 from Mosedale [with] Mark
Phillip Bulley hiked it on June 4th, 2015 [from/via/route] Scales, Mousthwaite combe & white horse bent. [with] Judith and Toby [weather] Sunny but breezy.
Elaine Evans summited on April 24th, 2015 [from/via/route] From Blencathra & back to car via Whitehorse Bent & Mousethwaite Comb. [with] Sue [weather] Dry & cloudy, cool breeze in parts & patchy mist. - Probably walked further than we needed to on the common, but good circular walk back to car & good views of Blencathra.
John Tippins conquered it on April 9th, 2015 [from/via/route] Threlkeld [with] Me [weather] Warm & sunny
Mark Hanley scaled on April 12th, 2014 [from/via/route] Bowscale Fell [with] Even God had forsaken me [weather] In bad weather this is a punishing trudge across flat, featureless bog. In good weather, however, it's exactly the same except with the sun beating down on you relentlessly.
Nick Dobson walked up on July 31st, 2014 [from/via/route] Scales via Blencathra [with] Margaret, Amy, Paul, Ralph & Ruby [weather] cloudy & sunny - both Ruby & Ralph fell into a bog when charging around with Paul having to pull ruby out
Keith Eastman climbed it on June 20th, 2014 [from/via/route] c245
Lynn Symonds bagged it on June 15th, 2014 [from/via/route] Mungrisdale [with] Nicole
David Noble hiked it on March 29th, 2014 [from/via/route] Mungrisdale [with] Nick and Dean [weather] Dry & Sunny - Boring boggy walk to bag a wainwright
Steve Frank summited on February 17th, 2013 [from/via/route] Blencathra centre [with] Jackie Frank [weather] Snow
Iain Taylor conquered it on December 28th, 2013 [from/via/route] Started from Mungrisdale NY 36364 30253
Gill Watson scaled on May 25th, 2013 [from/via/route] via Blencathra [with] Gill
Darren Mortimer walked up on November 10th, 2013 [from/via/route] Scales [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] Cold but sunny
Harry Meijer climbed it on September 9th, 2013 [from/via/route] Blencathra & Sharp Edge,Mungrisdale [with] The Lake District Walker
Tim Buckley bagged it on August 15th, 2011 [from/via/route] From Blencathra (via Sharp Edge) then onto Bannerdale Crags. [with] Esther. [weather] Dry. Sunshine & showers. - Its a complete peat bog walk, the only point of interest to the view to Derwent Water from the cairn.
Christopher Payne hiked it on June 27th, 2013 [from/via/route] g4w sheet c245 Blencathra from Mungrisdale [with] molly my gwp [weather] wet
Doug Martin summited on May 8th, 2013 [from/via/route] Blencathra Visitor Centre towards Skiddaw House then off track at Roughten Gill making way across to Sinen Gill [with] Harry Barry Mark Paul Geoff Chris Carol Marie 2 Als Mo & Gerry [weather] Threw it down after glorious weather day before - but my waterproofs did their job for once. - Won't be rushing to do it again
Dale Verrall conquered it on April 23rd, 2010 [from/via/route] Mungrisdale -Walk number C245 [with] Amber [weather] Nasty low cloud - Lots of rain
Rob Barklamb has scaled - Why is this a Wainwright? So dull!
Stephen Littlewood walked up on June 30th, 2012 [from/via/route] Mungrisdale [weather] Very rainy - Why is this on Wainwrights list caution very boggy near summit - to knee depth in places
Paul Carmichael climbed it on May 25th, 2012 [from/via/route] Mungrisdale
Charlie Housley bagged it on October 19th, 2011 [from/via/route] A circular route which is intended to take in all the remaining Northern Fells & complete this section. It will include, Bannerdale Crags, Blencathra, Mungrisdale Common & Bowscale Fell. [with] Solo [weather] Nice walking weather, plenty of sun with a little bit of cloud & not too hot.
Stephen Byrne, Katherine Bonner, Patrick Rogozinski, Andrew Thornton, Melanie Dunn, Iain Ballard, Matthew Thomas, David Hallam, Adrian Roberts, Maxine Down, Jane Wilkinson, Dale Sexton, Jenny Godfrey, Paul Nicholson, Mr M A Blanchard, Imogen Gunson, Louise Sandwith, Louis Smith, David Watson, Linda Mckeogh, Jonathan Tobin, Robert Maclean, Jo Dixon, John Walter, David Laws, John Grimes, Tom Mcbeath, Elaine Grayson, Patricia Dilley, Roddy Mcdougall, Simon Duerden, Colin Egan, Raymond Barnett, Paul Booth, Jeanette Coward, Tracey Cordes, Trevor Williams, Paul Henderson, John Cuthbert, Stephen Millington, Jacqui Smith and Ray O'hara have all walked, climbed & bagged Mungrisdale Common.To add (or remove) your name and experiences on this page - Log On and edit your Personal Mountain Bagging Record
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