Mungrisdale run

On my way back from Wales I decided to break the journey up with a run. Ten minutes after pulling off at Penrith I was parked up at the quaint village of Mungrisdale, my plan being to head up Blencathra and back.

Looking back on the route from Mungrisdale

Going up from this side gave me the chance to use some paths and fells I’ve never visited before. So I took a nice track that headed up onto Bannerdale crags following it round the edge of the comb to its summit traversing across a couple of nice looking gullies that look like they would give winter sport.



The path above Bannerdale crags



Running down from here the wind got up and the heavens duly opened, forcing me to stop & pull on my over trousers before a climb up into the teeth of it and the path across to the summit of Blencathra where I turned straight away and came down the path to Scales fell. As soon I dropped this side I was sheltered from the worst of it and a nice run down passing below sharp edge on the way to the saddle at Mousthwaite comb.

Sharp  Edge scramble Blencathra

As it had picked up a bit I decided to return by the higher route of Souther fell following a nice grassy path which led me up, over and down to the car.