Bowscale Fell

Head through the village northwards, past the church and at the road junction beyond take the gravel lane to your left between the houses and old quarry.

Go through the gate, and bear right onto a steep grass path through the gorse bushes of Raven Crags.

The path bears left missing the crags and eventually gains the ridge.

Continue along the wide occasionally boggy path.

Cross two obvious tops after which the ridge and path bears left to the summit proper where there is a wind shelter at the highest point.

Bearing slightly left from the shelter continue, now descending, for approx 300m (330 yards), at a height of around 655m (NY332302), is a narrow pathway bearing left. Although clear it is little more than a sheep trod. Take it to join a slightly wider path where you turn left again at a very small standing stone.

This is the main path coming up from Mungrisdale which goes around Bannerdale Crags. Descend on this wide path gradually dropping down to the Glenderamackin river.

This area was devastated in the floods caused by Storm Desmond in 2015. The original bridge was left teetering on its foundations and the River Glenderamackin completely washed away the path and a huge amount of the bank.

As you approach the confluence of Bullfell Beck and the Gleneramackin you now turn left over the new footbridge and follow the flagstone path.

Bear left to join the gravel track towards Mungrisdale. As you approach the village go through the gate and between the houses to emerge in the lane beside the telephone box.