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Mungrisdale Common

Date ... Saturday, 28 July 2007
Distance ... 8.0 miles
Ascent ... 2530 feet
Time ... 4 hours 30 mins
Summits ... Gategill Fell Top - 2792' (en76)
Blencathra - 2847' (aw14)(en16)
Atkinson Pike - 2772' (en3)
Mungrisdale Common - 2068' (aw121)
Start ... Threlkeld (NY318256) - National Trust (free) car park
Maps ... Ordnance Survey - Outdoor Leisure Nº5 (1:25,000) or Landranger Nº90 (1:50,000)
Books ... Pictorial Guide Nº5 - The Northern Fells by Alfred Wainwright (ISBN 9780711226678)


Looking across to Clough Head from near to the start of the walk

Looking across to Clough Head from near to the start of the walk

Looking up to the summit of Blencathra from our climb up Blease Fell

Looking up to the summit of Blencathra from our climb up Blease Fell

Looking across towards Keswick and Latrigg

Looking across towards Keswick and Latrigg

Nearing the top of Blease Fell, where they have built a new 'path'

Nearing the top of Blease Fell, where they have built a new 'path'

Sheena on the summit ridge, with Lonscale Fell in the background

Sheena on the summit ridge, with Lonscale Fell in the background

Looking along the ridge to Blencathra's summit

Looking along the ridge to Blencathra's summit

Skiddaw from Atkinson Pike

Skiddaw from Atkinson Pike

Sheena and Tim on the 'summit' of Mungrisdale Common

Sheena and Tim on the 'summit' of Mungrisdale Common

A glimpse of Derwent water from near to the cairn on Mungrisdale Common

A glimpse of Derwent water from near to the cairn on Mungrisdale Common

The 'Cloven' Stone, with Skiddaw Little Man in the background

The 'Cloven' Stone, with Skiddaw Little Man in the background

Lonscale Fell from the track back to Threlkeld

Lonscale Fell from the track back to Threlkeld