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
Tim Winn walked up Mungrisdale Common on September 13th, 2024 [from/via/route] Threlkeld [with] Jane, Barry and Louise [weather] Dry with sunny intervals.
David Higginbottom climbed Mungrisdale Common on April 23rd, 2024 [from/via/route] C245 [with] Carolyn [weather] Good
Martin Hartshorne bagged Mungrisdale Common 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 hiked Mungrisdale Common 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 summited Mungrisdale Common on June 7th, 2023 [from/via/route] c245 [weather] Cloudy, later sunny & warm.
Richard Fulcher conquered Mungrisdale Common 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 scaled Mungrisdale Common 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 walked up Mungrisdale Common on February 21st, 2023 [with] Dotty
Rob Bennion climbed Mungrisdale Common on January 2nd, 2023 [from/via/route] Nearby Pub [with] Luke Bennion [weather] Cold, Clear, with Snow
Iain Jones bagged Mungrisdale Common on September 4th, 2022 [from/via/route] Trail Run from Mungrisdale
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