HALL’S FELL RIDGE, BLENCATHRA, LAKE DISTRICT

START Scales GR: NY340267 GRADE 1 Distance: 8km / 5 miles Time: 4 hours

Only the very top of Hall’s Fell Ridge is classified as a Grade 1 scramble, but it’s still a cracker of a route and perfect for easing beginners into the delight of more exposed ridges. The ridge is one of the many legs of Blencathra, rising directly from the A66 and providing an exciting access point to the remote vastness of the Northern Fells. If you’re feeling brave and the weather is playing ball, climb to Blencathra’s summit via Sharp Edge (a more exposed Grade 1 scramble, relatively straightforward in sunshine but slippery in the wet) and use Hall’s Fell Ridge as your descent route. Alternatively, it makes a good start point for a long circuit of Mungrisdale Common, returning via the Cumbria Way.