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Blencathra & Mungrisdale Common: Private Guiding

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Looking up towards Blencathra and Halls Fell ridge

Sunlight near the top of the Scales Fell ridge

Blencathra & Mungrisdale Common: Private Guiding

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Difficulty:	Exposure:
A shorter walk but with a little exposure on Halls Fell, stunning views across the Lake District and beyond
Distance: 9km / 6 miles	Ascent: 750m / 2300ft
Duration: 5/6 hours	Maximum Group Ratio: 10:1

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"Blencathra is one of the grandest objects in Lakeland. And one of the best known."

A Wainwright

Blencathra is one of the most prominent summits on the Lake District skyline, it's wonderful ridges can be awe inspiring when seen from below. This route avoids the narrow Sharp Edge ridge while still taking in some of the best mountain scenery that the area has to offer before descending north over the seldom walked summit of Mungrisdale Common.

Summits included on this route:

Blencathra	869 metres/2848 feet
Mungrisdale Common	633 metres/2077 feet

Threlkeld mine lies at the base of Halls Fell where from 1879 to 1928 it was a profitable venture for the raising of lead and zinc ores and is believed to hold further reserves should the economic situation improve.

A small trial working can be seen beside Blease Gill near the 2,000ft (610m) contour. This is believed to have been driven for lead.

Saddleback Old Mine had workings near Scales Tarn and at Mousthwaite Comb. The mine was driven for lead but in the 1890s raised mostly limonite. This was marketed unsuccessfully as a pigment and the mine closed in 1894.

In the Glenderaterra valley to the west of Blease Fell were Brundholme and Blencathra mines. Lead, copper and baryte were raised between the middle of the nineteenth century and the final closure in 1920.

We will climb from Threlkeld directly to the summit of Blencathra via the wonderful Halls Fell ridge one of the best ridges on Blencathra.

From the summit of Blencathra our route takes us north, over the subsidiary summit of Atkinson Pike before descending north over the summit of Mungrisdale Common.

The rocky ridges of our ascent on the southern slopes of Blencathra are now replaced with gentle heathery slopes as we descend to the remote summit of Mungrisdale Common.

From Mungrisdale Common we will descend to the west, dropping down to meet the track below that will take us back to Threlkeld by the Blencathra Centre.

Each participant will be required to bring suitable equipment for their chosen event, please see Kit List tab above.

Meet Point	The Horse & Farrier, Threlkeld
Postcode / GR	CA12 4SQ / NY 322 254
Location Info	Threlkeld is just off the A66 main road between Keswick and Penrith, follow the signs into the village. We meet outside the Horse and Farrier Pub in the centre of the village, please do not park in the pub car parks, plenty of parking can be found a short distance in either direction from the pub.