Bowscale Fell
702m (2304ft)
The Northern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
The summit of Bowscale Fell is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.75ml (12.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,453ft (748m) |
| Time: | 5.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Mungrisdale - Souther Fell - River Glendermackin - Bannerdale Crags - Bowscale Fell - Mungrisdale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.5ml (15km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,070ft (936m) |
| Time: | 6½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Mungrisdale - Souther Fell - River Glendermackin - Brunt Knott - Scales Beck - Scales Tarn - Sharp Edge - Atkinson Pike - Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) - Foule Crag - Bannerdale Crags - Bowscale Fell - Tarn Crags Top - Raven Crags - Mungrisdale
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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 Bowscale Fell
David Higginbottom walked up Bowscale Fell on April 23rd, 2024 [from/via/route] C245 [with] Carolyn [weather] Good
Martin Hartshorne climbed Bowscale Fell 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
Clare Tait bagged Bowscale Fell on August 13th, 2023 [from/via/route] Parked opposite village hall in Mungrisdale. Had to wait until pm to start due to weather. Took in Bannerdale Crags too. Easy walking. [with] Charlie [weather] Very warm & sunny. Needed to commence the route early to avoid the heat. - Our no 84 Wainwright.
Paul Macey hiked Bowscale Fell on July 20th, 2023 [from/via/route] Using Walk 245 [weather] Mostly sunny some cloud towards end but not much 19 degrees at finish
Steve Lucas summited Bowscale Fell on September 24th, 2021 [with] On my own
Rob Prikanowski conquered Bowscale Fell on June 7th, 2023 [from/via/route] c245 [weather] Cloudy, later sunny & warm.
Christine Shepherd scaled Bowscale Fell on October 5th, 2008 [from/via/route] Walked from Mungrisedale using walk c122 Climbed again on 10.8.2021 using walk c245 Repeated walk c245 on 3.4.2023 but descended via Bowscales Tarn for a change. [with] On my own [weather] Clear & bright - Will do walk 191 next time as it was a bit frustrating watching others heading for Blencathra. Did this again using walk c245 which includes Blencathra. Much better.
Iain Jones walked up Bowscale Fell on September 4th, 2022 [from/via/route] Trail Run from Mungrisdale
Mr Davison climbed Bowscale Fell on June 25th, 2022 [from/via/route] blencathra & mungrisdale [with] ian furey, Ian F, Matrin, Mike, Simon [weather] windy, rain, sun
Geoff Hand bagged Bowscale Fell 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 hiked Bowscale Fell 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 summited Bowscale Fell 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
Richard Marchant conquered Bowscale Fell 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.
Nick Dobson scaled Bowscale Fell on August 9th, 2017 [from/via/route] Mungrisdale, onto Souther Fell then Bannerdale Craggs finishing with Lonscale Fell [with] Margaret & Ralph [weather] Dry & breezy with cloud cover - A nice easy walk with no difficulty, apart from Storm Desmond damage still affecting two beck crossings
Richard Fulcher walked up Bowscale Fell on September 21st, 2021 [from/via/route] Parked in Mungrisdale near red phone box (honesty box). Walked down the valley by the side of the Glenderamackin river past 'The Tongue' & then branched off up to Bannerdale Crags. Followed the path around the crags, stopping to eat whilst admiring the view & then up to Bowscale Fell. From there we took a steep path down to Bowscale Tarn & followed the easy track back to Bowscale & the road back to Mungrisdale. [with] Jen [weather] Fine weather. - Jen found the ascent to Bannerdale Crags challenging but easier than it first appeared.
Pete George climbed Bowscale Fell on September 18th, 2021 [from/via/route] Mungrisdale [with] Roco [weather] Drizzly & wet
Tim Winn bagged Bowscale Fell on September 10th, 2021 [from/via/route] Mungrisdale. [with] Myself [weather] Overcast
Kevin Foster hiked Bowscale Fell on November 13th, 2020 [from/via/route] Bannerdale Crags. [with] Diana and Henry. [weather] Cloudy, rain & intermittent sunshine. Very windy. - Bowscale Fell was reached by following the obvious path along the edge of Bannerdale Crags (which was not without risk as the wind was by now gale force). Needless to say our visit to the summit was brief (long enough to take a couple of photos) & that was that.
Caroline Winter summited Bowscale Fell on August 26th, 2020 [from/via/route] Mungrisdale cottages, Gkendermackin river, skirted Tongue, Bowscale Fell, Bannerdale crags, Glendermackin [with] Becky [weather] Wet morning, clearing afternoon. Cloud walking to Bannerdale Crags. Warm with light breeze - One of the most pleasant & easiest walks. Chatting with two men from carlise doing wainwrights, who like ourselves were not expecting low cloud on Bannerdale Crags. We lost track coming off & ended up hacking our way through the bracken to get to river path. Liked the new bridge & detour due to river flood erosion
Stephen Batson conquered Bowscale Fell on June 20th, 2020 [from/via/route] Mungrisdale [with] Clare [weather] Mixture of sunshine, cloud & fog
Andrew Johnson scaled Bowscale Fell on October 31st, 2019 [from/via/route] Mungrisdale [weather] Sunny
Jamie Bryan walked up Bowscale Fell on August 4th, 2019 [from/via/route] c245
Christina Lander climbed Bowscale Fell on November 17th, 2018 [from/via/route] Mungrisdale - Bowscale Fell - Bannerdale Crags - Blencathra - Scales Fell - Souther Fell - Mungrisdale [with] Dick & Meg [weather] A sunny, dry day, windy on the tops
Andy James bagged Bowscale Fell on August 14th, 2018 [from/via/route] From Mungrisdale [with] Suzie James
Craig Steeland hiked Bowscale Fell on May 8th, 2018 [from/via/route] From car park in Mungrisdale village [with] Sue [weather] Warm & sunny to start, then cloudy, cold & heavy rain.
Angeline Grieveson summited Bowscale Fell on May 5th, 2018 [with] Lee Rushworth
Tony Rogerson conquered Bowscale Fell on July 14th, 2017 [from/via/route] Bowscale Bowscale Tarn Bowscale Fell Bannerdale Crags River Glenderamackin Souther Fell Mungrisdale [with] Darren Floss Robbie Ruby [weather] Cloud on higher fells
Dave Eyes scaled Bowscale Fell 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 [with] Christine Eyes [weather] Good views, windy, no rain - Path over the river was washed away so we took a while traversing that.
Richard Marshall walked up Bowscale Fell on October 16th, 2017 [from/via/route] C245 [with] Andy Pratt and Bo [weather] Cloudy & rain
Derek Parkin climbed Bowscale Fell on April 10th, 2016 [from/via/route] Bannerdale Crags [with] Lynn Parkin [weather] brezzy
Chris Sheard bagged Bowscale Fell on April 20th, 2016 [from/via/route] Solo walk around from Banner dale. Nice off through just flowering Gorse [with] Solo [weather] Slightly icy cold day at start - becoming pleasant & a great pleasure to walk day - Slight Nav error near end - relaxed too much
Leon Harvey hiked Bowscale Fell on February 28th, 2016 [with] Solo [weather] Wet & Cloudy
Darren Gallagher summited Bowscale Fell on December 10th, 2016 [from/via/route] From Mungrisdale , [weather] high cloud, wet
Simon Boddy conquered Bowscale Fell on November 13th, 2016 [from/via/route] Mungrisdale [with] My girlfriend [weather] Cloudy & chilly
Mark Davidson scaled Bowscale Fell on September 22nd, 2006 [with] Alone [weather] Lovely & sunny & dry
Anthony Scott walked up Bowscale Fell on October 9th, 2016 [from/via/route] Mungrisdale [with] me [weather] Sunny, white clouds - Cool Easterly wind
Adrian Sherriff climbed Bowscale Fell on September 16th, 2015 [from/via/route] c245
John Almond bagged Bowscale Fell 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!
Tom Mcbeath hiked Bowscale Fell on October 14th, 2015 [weather] Beautiful weather - clear skies - fantastic views
Nick Christian summited Bowscale Fell on September 18th, 2015 [with] Mick Ottey
Christine Knowles conquered Bowscale Fell on September 19th, 2015 [from/via/route] Mungrisdale via Bannderdale Crags [with] Graham [weather] Excellent - Don't go down back to Mungrisdale via Raven Crags - very very steep, hurts your toes!
Victoria Bates scaled Bowscale Fell on September 4th, 2015 [from/via/route] c245 from Mosedale [with] Mark
Steve Frank walked up Bowscale Fell on July 5th, 2015 [from/via/route] Mungrisedale
Joanne Mcgawley climbed Bowscale Fell on July 3rd, 2015 [with] Rich [weather] HOT - 9.5 miles
Claire Lloyd bagged Bowscale Fell on April 13th, 2007 [from/via/route] The Tongue from Mungrisdale [with] Family
John Tippins hiked Bowscale Fell on April 9th, 2015 [from/via/route] Threlkeld [with] Me [weather] Warm & sunny
Tracey Cowell summited Bowscale Fell on February 15th, 2015 [from/via/route] Raven crag [with] On my own [weather] Sunny
Chris Bramley conquered Bowscale Fell on January 3rd, 2015 [from/via/route] Mungrisdale [with] Jaw,Blake Janet [weather] Wet then cold bright windy - Up to my knee in a bog
Clive Ward scaled Bowscale Fell on December 28th, 2014 [from/via/route] Mungrisdale, Bowscale, Bowscale Tarn, Bowscale Fell, Bannerdale Crags, White Horse Bent, Glenderamackin [with] Hazel [weather] Wonderful clear day. Snow covering from about 500m.
Darren Wilson walked up Bowscale Fell on October 28th, 2012 [from/via/route] Scales-Blencathra-Bowscale Fell- Scales [with] Mike
Graeme Russell climbed Bowscale Fell on May 22nd, 2014 [from/via/route] Mosedale, The Tongue, Bowscale Tarn, Mosedale [with] Roxy & Archie [weather] Windy, light rain
Keith Eastman bagged Bowscale Fell on June 20th, 2014 [from/via/route] c245
Michael Vaughn has hiked Bowscale Fell [from/via/route] From longsdale [with] Alone [weather] Mostly sunny
Lynn Symonds summited Bowscale Fell on June 15th, 2014 [from/via/route] Mungrisdale [with] Nicole
Phillip Bulley conquered Bowscale Fell on May 24th, 2014 [from/via/route] Via Bannerdale Crags [with] Judith and Toby [weather] Cloudy
David Noble scaled Bowscale Fell on March 29th, 2014 [from/via/route] Mungrisdale [with] Nick and Dean [weather] Dry & misty
David Baines walked up Bowscale Fell on June 29th, 2013 [from/via/route] Via Mungrisedale & east ridge Bannerdale Crags. [with] Alone [weather] Bright, cloudy & dry. - One of my favourite walks following the Glenderamakin river then a climb/scramble up the east ridge onto Bannerdale Crags summit, then a gentle walk round the fell tops to Bowscale Fell summit looking down into Bannerdale, just brilliant!
Gill Watson climbed Bowscale Fell on May 25th, 2013 [with] Gill
Elaine Evans bagged Bowscale Fell on November 22nd, 2013 [from/via/route] From Mungrisedale along road, up to Bowscal Tarn, then up to top of Bowscale Fell & along to Bannerdale Crags & back down into Mungrisedale. [with] Sue [weather] Beautiful calm, sunny day but snow on tops. Cold out of sun. Weather dry. - Followed Wainright's route from tarn to top up supposedly grassy slope but definitely involved some scrambling over rocks on part of ascent.
Harry Meijer hiked Bowscale Fell on September 5th, 2013 [from/via/route] The Bannerdale Round,Mungrisdale [with] The Lake District Walker
Tim Buckley summited Bowscale Fell on August 15th, 2011 [from/via/route] From Bannerdale Crags & back to Mungrisdale village. [with] Esther. [weather] Now dry & fine but windy. - Having completed three fells already we just wanted to get back to Mungrisdale. The descent was too steep & too long.
Christopher Payne conquered Bowscale Fell on June 27th, 2013 [from/via/route] g4w sheet c245 Blencathra from Mungrisdale [with] molly my gwp [weather] low cloud & wet
Darren Mortimer scaled Bowscale Fell on May 5th, 2013 [from/via/route] c122 from Mungrisdale [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] Wet & windy
Wayne Baxter walked up Bowscale Fell on August 28th, 2011 [from/via/route] Mungridale, Souther Fell, Bannerdale Crags, Bowscale Fell & Mungridale [with] Sue [weather] Cloudy & very windy
Iain Taylor climbed Bowscale Fell on October 25th, 2009 [from/via/route] Nr Scales Farm (NY 34967 27223)
Paul Carmichael bagged Bowscale Fell on May 25th, 2012 [from/via/route] Mungrisdale, via, Souther Fell, Bannerdale Graggs, Mungrisdale common [with] Solo [weather] Sunny - Left work at 3pm drove over to Mungrisdale, started walk at 5.15 finished by 9.45, time for a pint before driving home, weather was absolutly perfect, I never saw another person on the hill...Quality
Stephen Littlewood hiked Bowscale Fell on June 8th, 2007 [from/via/route] from Mungrisdale
Charlie Housley summited Bowscale Fell on October 19th, 2011 [from/via/route] The ridge route from Bannerdale Crags. [with] Self. [weather] Fantastic. Best walking weather in two years! - Absolutely loads of people on the fells today, must have ben the good weather. This completes our Northern Fells.
Stephen Byrne, Katherine Bonner, Patrick Rogozinski, Andrew Thornton, Melanie Dunn, Iain Ballard, Adrian Roberts, Matthew Thomas, David Hallam, Karen Lythgoe, Maxine Down, Jane Wilkinson, Jenny Godfrey, Mr M A Blanchard, Imogen Gunson, Louis Smith, David Watson, Jonathan Tobin, Robert Maclean, David Shaw, John Walter, David Laws, John Grimes, Louise Sandwith, Elaine Grayson, Patricia Dilley, Roddy Mcdougall, Simon Duerden, Colin Egan, Raymond Barnett, Jill Dean, Paul Booth, Jeanette Coward, Linda Mckeogh, Tracey Cordes, Trevor Williams, Paul Henderson, Sarah Lowe, John Cuthbert, Chris Pople, Rob Barklamb, Stephen Millington, Jacqui Smith, Ray O'hara, Linda Walker and Libby Burns have all walked, climbed & bagged Bowscale Fell.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Bowscale Fell
The rocky summit of Sale How (Skiddaw) in the snow with Bowscale Fell (left) and Blencathra or Saddleback with Sharp Edge clearly visible (right) on the horizon
Bowscale Fell, Carrock Fell and Souther Fell from the old coach road nr Barbary Rigg
Bowscale Fell (left) and Blencathra or Saddleback with Sharp Edge clearly visible (centre right) in the snow from Sale How (Skiddaw)
Bowscale Fell (left) and Blencathra or Saddleback with Sharp Edge clearly visible (centre) with a dusting of snow from Skiddaw (Little Man)
Blencathra (or Saddleback) (centre left distance) behind Atkinson Pike (centre right) with Sharp Edge prominent (mid left) from an unfamiliar viewpoint on Bowscale Fell
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