10th March 2010 - Blencathra
Walk Details
Distance walked: 9.9 miles
Total ascent: 3240 ft
OS map used: OL5 - The English Lakes, North-eastern area
Time taken: 6.5 hrs
Route description: Mungrisdale-Bowscale Fell-Bannerdale Crags-Glendermackin Col-Atkinson Pike-Blencathra-Atkinson Pike-Glendermackin Col-River Glendermackin-Mousthwaite Col-Souther Fell-Low Beckside-Mungrisdale
A walk from Mungrisdale taking in Bowscale Fell, Bannerdale Crags, Blencathra and Souther Fell.
Total ascent: 3240 ft
OS map used: OL5 - The English Lakes, North-eastern area
Time taken: 6.5 hrs
Route description: Mungrisdale-Bowscale Fell-Bannerdale Crags-Glendermackin Col-Atkinson Pike-Blencathra-Atkinson Pike-Glendermackin Col-River Glendermackin-Mousthwaite Col-Souther Fell-Low Beckside-Mungrisdale
A walk from Mungrisdale taking in Bowscale Fell, Bannerdale Crags, Blencathra and Souther Fell.
Route map
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The River Glendermackin in Mungrisdale
Climbing Bowscale Fell and the view opens out to the east
Great Mell Fell and the far eastern fells in the distance
Bannerdale Crags and The Tongue
The North Pennines come into view higher up
Far eastern and eastern fells behind Souther Fell
The end of Carrock Fell
North Pennines from higher up
Blencathra
Approaching Bowscale Fell summit. North Pennines in the distance.
Getting closer
Skiddaw from Bowscale Fell
On route to Bannerdale Crags
The view from Bannerdale Crags across Souther Fell to the North Pennines
Far eastern fells from Bannerdale Crags
High Street and Helvellyn ranges from the summit of Blencathra
Skiddaw
Looking east towards the North Pennines
High Street range
The view southwest past Gategill Fell Top. Too many fells to name.
The summit ridge of Blencathra
High Street and Helvellyn ranges from mid-air?
Looking back at the route so far. Bowscale Fell and Bannerdale Crags.
My route now takes me along the path on the left hand bank of the River Glendermackin, onto Souther Fell and back to Mungrisdale.
Great Dodd and Clough Head from Souther Fell
High Street range from Souther Fell
Zooming in
A final picture before the descent to Mungrisdale