Mungrisdale Common is a wide, wet plateau on the edge of Skiddaw Forest, so flat that its highest point has no feature at all, just tufts of bent and cotton-grass. Wainwright called it his least favourite fell and was famously rude about its shape, and oddly it lies miles from Mungrisdale village. Its one good view is a gap to the south-west framing a line of high fells from Pillar to Crinkle Crags.
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Skiddaw Group mudstones under thick peat, with tussocky, waterlogged grass on top.
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Also on this route: Blencathra, Bowscale Fell, Bannerdale Crags, Souther Fell
Safety: Routes are a guide only. Carry a map and compass and know how to use them, check the weather before you go, and turn back if in doubt. You use this route at your own risk.
