Walk c245 Blencathra from Mungrisdale

This highly detailed, easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk with GPS starts at Mungrisdale, is 11 miles long and will take about 7¼hrs. It is graded 7 (Hard).


Route outline for walk c245:

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




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
3
English
Mountains
Wainwright
5
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
4
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
1
English
Dewey
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
1
Marilyn
Bridget
0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) at 868m (2849ft). Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (16th highest in England, 38th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 14).

Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) is also known as an English Nuttall (19th highest in England, 44th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (8th highest in England, 285th highest in the UK).

The summit of Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Atkinson Pike at 845m (2773ft). Atkinson Pike is also known as an English Nuttall (30th highest in England, 58th highest in England & Wales).

You will also reach the summit of Bowscale Fell at 702m (2304ft). Bowscale Fell is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (103rd highest in England, 170th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 87).

Bowscale Fell is also known as an English Nuttall (130th highest in England, 215th highest in England & Wales). The summit of Bowscale Fell is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Along the way you will also bag:

  • Souther Fell at 522m (1713ft). Souther Fell is classified as a Wainwright (No. 164) and an English Dewey (132nd highest in England, 303rd highest in England & Wales) Souther Fell is pronounced 'Sue_Ter Fell'. The summit of Souther Fell is marked by a cairn..

You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):

OS Explorer OL5 The English Lakes - North Eastern area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):

OS Landranger 90 Penrith & Keswick, Ambleside


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c245 Blencathra from Mungrisdale

In no particular order . . .

Walk c245 Blencathra from Mungrisdale - Knowe Crags and The Blencathra or Saddleback Ridge from Hallsfell Top

Knowe Crags and The Blencathra or Saddleback Ridge from Hallsfell Top

Photo: Alan Wainwright (125)

Walk c245 Blencathra from Mungrisdale - Bowscale Fell summit cairn

Bowscale Fell summit cairn

Photo: Alan Wainwright (141)

Walk c245 Blencathra from Mungrisdale - Sharp Edge from Foul Crag, Blencathra or Saddleback

Sharp Edge from Foul Crag, Blencathra or Saddleback

Photo: Alan Wainwright (136)

Walk c245 Blencathra from Mungrisdale - Sharp Edge from Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top)

Sharp Edge from Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top)

Photo: Chris Haselden (14)

Walk c245 Blencathra from Mungrisdale - Mungrisdale Common summit

Mungrisdale Common summit

Photo: David Hayter (301)

Walk c245 Blencathra from Mungrisdale - Walking along Sharp Edge, Blencathra (or Saddleback)

Walking along Sharp Edge, Blencathra (or Saddleback)

Photo: Alan Wainwright (117)

Walk c245 Blencathra from Mungrisdale - Sharp Edge from Atkinson Pike, Blencathra (or Saddleback)

Sharp Edge from Atkinson Pike, Blencathra (or Saddleback)

Photo: Alan Wainwright (122)

Walk c245 Blencathra from Mungrisdale - Bruce on Souther Fell Summit

Bruce on Souther Fell Summit

Photo: Andy Malcolm (68)

Walk c245 Blencathra from Mungrisdale - Sharp Edge from Scales Tarn, Blencathra (or Saddleback)

Sharp Edge from Scales Tarn, Blencathra (or Saddleback)

Photo: Alan Wainwright (112)

Walk c245 Blencathra from Mungrisdale - Atkinson Pike and the top of Sharp Edge from Hallsfell Top summit cairn, Blencathra or Saddleback

Atkinson Pike and the top of Sharp Edge from Hallsfell Top summit cairn, Blencathra or Saddleback

Photo: Alan Wainwright (131)

Walk c245 Blencathra from Mungrisdale - Scales Tarn

Scales Tarn

Photo: Richard Heeley (7)

Walk c245 Blencathra from Mungrisdale - Scales Tarn from the start of Sharp Edge, Blencathra (or Saddleback)

Scales Tarn from the start of Sharp Edge, Blencathra (or Saddleback)

Photo: Alan Wainwright (113)

Walk c245 Blencathra from Mungrisdale - Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) in the Snow

Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) in the Snow

Photo: Andy Brown (3)

Walk c245 Blencathra from Mungrisdale - Hallsfell Top, Blencathra

Hallsfell Top, Blencathra

Photo: David Hayter (298)

Walk c245 Blencathra from Mungrisdale - Bowscale Fell from Bannerdale Crags

Bowscale Fell from Bannerdale Crags

Photo: Alan Wainwright (140)

Walk c245 Blencathra from Mungrisdale - Sharp Edge edge in all its infamous glory

Sharp Edge edge in all its infamous glory

Photo: Michael Lee (8)

Walk c245 Blencathra from Mungrisdale - Sharp Edge

Sharp Edge

Photo: Andy Malcolm (145)

Walk c245 Blencathra from Mungrisdale - Hallsfell Top

Hallsfell Top

Photo: Alan Wainwright (132)

Walk c245 Blencathra from Mungrisdale - On Blencathra

On Blencathra

Photo: Roo Butler (1)

Walk c245 Blencathra from Mungrisdale - Blencathra from Bannerdale Crags

Blencathra from Bannerdale Crags

Photo: Chris Haselden (17)


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