Mungrisdale Common

Dull and damp was the weather forecast, and dull and damp it was posing navigational challenges for our target today. We started at the bottom of Mousethwaite comb just managing to get a car park space up on a grassy platform. haveing climbed up to the col, as we did for the walk up Blencathra, we descended into the Glenderamackin gully, crossed the footbridge and headed up the north eastern side of the river. A giood path all the way passed the disused lead mines and looking across to the well trodden path  to Scales Tarn.

Mungrisdale Common

the cloud was down to the head of the valley and, as expect on reaching the col between Blencathra and Bannerdale, the compass was needed. We took the path contouring around the head of Blackhazel Beck and then headed due east over pathless and featureless moorland no in thick mist. we spent at least half an hour tramping over the common and eventually agreed we must be, or have been at the summit point at some stage. A GPS would have been useful here. Satisfying ourselves we had gain our target, we headed back east rejoining the path and had a wonderful lunch of  hard boiled eggs from our own hens.
for the descent we decided to follow the path on the opposite side of the Glenderamackin river, below sharp edge which was continually in mist, and eventually joined the path from Scales Tarn down back to Mousethwaite Comb.


Time 3 hrs 30 mns
Grade Excellent
Memories

• Navigation challenges
• Desolate featureless moorland in the mist
• Delicious picnic

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