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I parked in a layby near Mungrisdale village and headed up the east ridge of Bowscale Fell.It's a steep climb from just after leaving the road until you get onto the ridge, and then a more gradual ascent over some minor summits. A slight detour from the ridge gives a view of Bowscale Tarn.
- Bowscale Tarn
- Bowscale Fell summit
From the top of Bowscale Fell a slightly boggy walk around the top of the cliffs leads to Bannerdale Crags summit.
There's a large cairn with a view looking over the crags, but a smaller cairn further back is the actual summit.
- Bannerdale Crags summit
From here I headed south east down a wide grassy ridge towards Souther Fell. The descent gets quite steep as you approach the river Glenderamackin. According to the map there should be a footbridge over the river but there was no sign of it. Fortunately it was possible to get across by stepping over some stones.
- Descent from Bannerdale Crags
- Glenderamackin river
- River crossing
Once over the river it's an easy walk over the grassy ridge of Souther Fell - until you get to within about 100m from Mungrisdale, where there's a big 'keep out' sign aand you have to make a long detour. I found this a bit annoying, as they don't seem to be using the land for anything, so it's hard to see why they can't let people walk through it.
Apart from that it was a good walk with nice views.
- View from Souther Fell
- Descent