Dodd (Skiddaw)
502m (1647ft)
The Northern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 4ml (6.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,430ft (436m) |
| Time: | 2.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Old Sawmill Tearooms - Longside Wood - Skill Beck - Dodd (Skiddaw) - Dodd Wood - Old Sawmill Tearooms
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.25ml (11.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,116ft (950m) |
| Time: | 5.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Old Sawmill Tearooms - Longside Wood - The Allerdale Ramble - Ling How - The Edge - Ullock Pike - Longside Edge - Long Side - Carl Side - White Stones - Skill Beck - Dodd (Skiddaw) - Dodd Wood - Old Sawmill Tearooms
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 15.25ml (24.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 5,458ft (1,663m) |
| Time: | 11 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
Keswick - Millbeck - The Allerdale Ramble - Doups - Dodd (Skiddaw) - White Stones (Skiddaw) - Carl Side - Longside Edge - Long Side - Ullock Pike - Carlside Tarn - Skiddaw - Blake Hill - Bakestall - Little Man (Skiddaw) - Jenkin Hill - Lonscale Fell - Lonscale Crags - The Cumbria Way - Latrigg - Applethwaite - The Allerdale Ramble - Millbeck - Nr Keswick.
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Dodd (Skiddaw)
James Hughes walked up on May 16th, 2025 [from/via/route] c315 Carl Side & Dodd from Ravenstone Hotel [weather] Warm sunny but very windy on tops. - Second walk of the day. Path up bridleway from Ravenstone Hotel was steep & challenging - maybe difficult after rain. Steep climb all the way to Ullock Pike. Awesome views & then easy progress across ridge to Carl Side. Path down to White Stones steep & tricky. Descent to Dodd from Cairn also technical. Climb through forest up to Dodd Memorial delightful. Against AW advice descended on a path which was on OS Map through wood to rejoin summit path. Meander through Rabbit Warren back to Hotel. Pint of Corby Blonde.
Caroline Winter climbed it on March 2nd, 2025 [from/via/route] Ravonstonedale Manor hotel, track to Dodd, coffee shop at SawMills [with] Neil and Willow [weather] Drizzly. - Good views over Bassenthwaite. Neil scattered ashes of Shaker at top
Sarah Gunn bagged it on February 28th, 2024 [with] Martin Gunn, Dan Gunn and Shannon Worton
Ian Ashton hiked it on August 24th, 2024 [with] Solo - Ì
Claire Kirk summited on May 9th, 2024 [from/via/route] Old Sawmill Tearooms [with] Self [weather] Warm & sunny with a light breeze
David Higginbottom conquered it on April 26th, 2024 [from/via/route] C315 from tea room [with] Carolyn [weather] Good
Paul Macey scaled on July 21st, 2023 [from/via/route] Walk C315 [weather] Cloud at start brightening up & sunshine Ullock Pike - My 214th Wainwright
John Ramsbottom walked up on May 21st, 2023 [from/via/route] parked at Tea rooms on A591, £8 parking [with] Lola and Teyla [weather] sunshine & warm, lovely day - Teylas first day Wainwrighting. Went to The Phesant Inn Bassenthwaite
Diane Edgar climbed it on April 21st, 2021 [from/via/route] Ascent from saw mill car park [with] Gil guppy apollo [weather] sunny day - 1st venture into the wainwrights had no gear & no idea! Apollo pulled!
Sarah Moore bagged it on April 1st, 2023 [from/via/route] c315 / Carl Side & Dodd from Dodd Wood [with] Wobert! [weather] Great day for it - windy to start but the sun came out there was a little heat that was wonderful. - Loved walking with someone else - very different, & I don't normally stop for a cuppa but it was fab. Tough work getting up Ullock Pike, but once that was done the rest was pretty straightforward.
Mr M A Blanchard hiked it on January 2nd, 2022 [with] Ted Florence Woodie Millie [weather] Sunny
Geoff Hand summited on November 30th, 2022 [from/via/route] Walk c315 Carl Side &Dodd from Dodd Wood From Old Sawmill Tea room along A591, Ling How, Ullock Pike, onto Long Sid, Carl Side & Dodd. [with] With Richard Macilwaine and Tess [weather] Cloudy to start, then climbed above cloud to an inversion making a magical day.
Martin Hartshorne conquered it on April 1st, 2022 [with] finley [weather] Clear sunny cool on top snow higher up
Richard Marchant scaled on March 12th, 2022 [with] On my own
Richard Fulcher walked up on July 31st, 2021 [from/via/route] Parked in a layby on the A591 just past the official Dodd Wood car park. Walked west in parallel with the road & then gradually up the side of the fell to Ling How. Turned right up 'The Edge' to Ullock Pike & then on to Longside Edge & Carl Side. Back down to White Stones & across to Dodd. Returned down the forestry track in Longside Wood. [with] Jen [weather] Clear blue sky day, cold (-1) but with light winds. - Does Longside Edge really qualify as a Wainwright?
Clare Tait climbed it on February 21st, 2022 [from/via/route] From minor road. Just a space for 2 or 3 cars. [with] Charlie [weather] In amidst three named storms, a beautiful day allowed us to bag Binsey & Dodd. A nice brace of fells. - No. 78 Wainwright. Incredible views. I wonder if you can follow good forestry paths from the base?
Christine Shepherd bagged it on August 24th, 2008 [from/via/route] Used walk c315 from The Sawmill Tea Rooms [with] On my own [weather] hot & sunny - Had done most of the walk with Karen & Stella but they decided not to join me for this extra fell. Climbed again on 4.9.18 while my husband went into Keswick to get a new tyre for the car. Repeated walk c315 on a wonderfully sunny winters day on 17.01.2022.
Tony Halliday hiked it on November 22nd, 2021 [from/via/route] Circular walk starting at Longside wood taking in Ullock pike long side Carl side & dodd [with] My boarder terrier jimmy [weather] The weather was cool dry sunny & clear with early morning cloud inversion - Nice circular roughly 8 miles tough start a lot of ups & steep climbs & a gruelling down
Tim Winn summited on January 3rd, 2022 [from/via/route] Glenridding [with] On my own. [weather] Wet & windy.
Claire Murray conquered it on August 28th, 2021 [from/via/route] Around Dodd wood & up Dodd [with] Vitor [weather] Lovely day - Lovely walk around the woods, fabulous views
Paul Talbot-Greaves scaled on July 31st, 2021 [from/via/route] Lay by above the visitor centre [with] Andy Bailey [weather] Overcast but good views - Continuous & winding up. Great views from the top.
Charlotte Hewson walked up on July 2nd, 2021 [from/via/route] Dodd car park, up Dodd, over to carlside, longside, ullock & down back the the car. [weather] Cloudy af - Got lost up Dodd & had to turn round, added a mile
Mark Hazelton climbed it on May 30th, 2021 [from/via/route] Walked from Mirehouse taking in Ullock Pike, Long side, Carlside, Skiddaw & Dodd [with] Family and Pepper [weather] Cloud rolling in & out covering Skiddaw then blowing out
Kate Peacock bagged it on May 9th, 2021 [from/via/route] Cafe [with] Sheila & Skye [weather] Mild considering the previous days weather. Few spots of rain but we managed to avoid a downpour. - Nice stone road route down meaning I could watch the view without tripping. Most people went another way
Stephen Batson hiked it on February 14th, 2017 [with] Clare
John Hanlon summited on September 17th, 2020 [from/via/route] Hotel- Borrowdale Gates Hotel, walk started from Old Sawmill tea room [with] solo [weather] Sunny - 4 Wainwright loop 4 of 4
Deborah Johnson conquered it on September 2nd, 2017 [from/via/route] Dodd Wood car park [with] Andy, Beth and Ted [weather] Sunny - Interesting path down through the trees
Andrew Douthwaite scaled on June 14th, 2020 [from/via/route] c315 [weather] Mostly Sunny - Quite busy coming out of lockdown
Christina Lander walked up on November 29th, 2019 [from/via/route] Skiddaw car park - Cumbria Way - Lonscale Fell - Jenkin Hill - Little Man - Skiddaw - Carl Side - Dodd - Millbeck - Latrigg - Skiddaw car park [with] Dick & Meg [weather] Beautiful sunny day - Very early start to see the sunrise from Lonscale Fell
Richard Beardsley climbed it on October 2nd, 2019 [from/via/route] Route C315 starting from the Ravenstone Hotel. [weather] Clear, fine & sunny throughout. - Got dropped off at the Ravenstone Hotel & commenced walk from there at 0950hrs. Did not proceed to point 2 on the suggested route but instead took short cut as shown on the diagram. Rest of the route was followed rigidly. Arrived back at the hotel at 1320hrs. Thoroughly enjoyable day. Other walkers present also making the most of the weather.
Sarah Mattock bagged it on August 25th, 2019 [with] Sarah, Ian, Polly, Mikey and Maggie [weather] Sunny & red hot - Nearly kill Maggie in the heat 😱
Jamie Bryan hiked it on August 11th, 2019 [from/via/route] c315 [weather] Very cloudy, so no view at all
Stephen Reader summited on July 7th, 2019 [from/via/route] Dodd Summit Walk from Sawmill Tea Room [with] Bev & Afia [weather] Mixture of cloud & sunshine
Richard Marshall conquered it on June 7th, 2019 [from/via/route] 315 Carlside [with] Bo [weather] Cloudy/sunny. Rain on Dodd
Bill Salisbury scaled on February 20th, 2019 [with] Sue [weather] Low cloud rain
Darren Wilson walked up on April 19th, 2019 [from/via/route] Ullock Pike, Long Side, Carl Side & Dodd [with] Mike & dan [weather] Clear, good views
David Battersby climbed it on February 24th, 2019 [from/via/route] Parked at the National Trust car park at Dodd Wood, then took the Green marked summit path, that starts from the Old Sawmill Tea room at the end of the car park. [with] All the family. [weather] Dry, sunny & warm for the time of year, with a light breeze at the summit.
Lucy Perchard bagged it on November 19th, 2018 [from/via/route] Up from Dodds Wood Car Park [with] Tony [weather] Dry but cold & windy
Andrew Johnson hiked it on January 1st, 2019 [from/via/route] Mirehouse sawmill car park [with] Chris, Cait and Ted [weather] Blue skies, chilly
Mike Walker has summited [from/via/route] Ladybower Reservoir
Tom Mcbeath conquered it on August 8th, 2017 [from/via/route] From Old Sawmill Tearoom, forest paths to Col on top of Silbeck Valley on to Longside Wood [with] Ursula [weather] Very clear - Excellent views
David Richards scaled on October 1st, 2018 [from/via/route] Mirehouse [with] Aussie [weather] Sunny - Climbed after Buttermere traverse
Julian Parry walked up on April 25th, 2018 [from/via/route] C315 [with] Nuno Malo
Simon Myerscough climbed it on April 16th, 2006 [from/via/route] C237 [with] Joanne [weather] sunny
Tony Rogerson bagged it on December 27th, 2017 [from/via/route] Dodd Wood Long Doors & return [with] Floss [weather] Sunny
Rachel Willan hiked it on July 30th, 2017 [from/via/route] Dancing Gate Farm [with] Jacob and Mark [weather] Sunny
Alan Phillips summited on July 10th, 2015 [from/via/route] Dodd Wood [with] Gill, Margaret & Terry [weather] Sunny, blue skies. - The walk up is not very open because you are walking through a pine forest. However it is well worth it because the views from the summit are stunning.
Chris Sheard conquered it on September 12th, 2017 [from/via/route] Up from Ravenstone hotel & across from Carl side [with] Alan [weather] Started in torrential rain which reduced to light blustery showers with broken sun - Very steep up & nice circuit - glad we took own view on weather
Beth Webster scaled on June 19th, 2015 [with] Hannah phillips and Cocoa
Chris Kent walked up on June 9th, 2017 [from/via/route] Old Sawmill Tearoom, Dodd Wood [with] Brother, Gary [weather] Overcast, misty on tops, occasional showers, sunshine towards end of walk
Richard Wilkinson climbed it on April 14th, 2017 [from/via/route] Roadside parking near the Ravenstone Hotel, with the route climbing Craven Crag to The Edge & up to Ullock Pike & Carl Side; circular return via Dodd & the marked summit route down to the Forestry Commission car park. [weather] Started sunny but turned to cloud & light rain. - Starts off steep, with a more gentle second half (secondary climb to Dodd).
Simon Boddy bagged it on March 5th, 2017 [from/via/route] The Old Sawmill Tearoom, Dodd Wood [with] My girlfriend [weather] Cloudy with sunny spells. Quite chilly at the summit
Leon Harvey hiked it on July 16th, 2016 [with] Solo - Completed 107Wainwrights
Mark Davidson summited on October 5th, 2004 [with] Theresa [weather] Bit wet & rainy - but good atmospheric views of Bassenthwaite Lake
John Freeman conquered it during October, 2014 [from/via/route] from Keswick to carpark [with] Jan [weather] Damp to start but cleared & gave good views from the top
Jon Mapp has scaled [from/via/route] c315 [with] Just Suzzanné and me [weather] Clear & fair, a little mist on the tops but pleasant walking weather, not too hot & no rain. - A great walk up the ridge to Ullock Pike, Dodd at the end was a test, but the walk back down through the forest was very pleasant.
Elizabeth Dawson walked up on January 14th, 2016 [with] Mike, Alice & Keith [weather] Snow & cloud
Clive Ward climbed it on April 17th, 2016 [from/via/route] Applethwaite, Lonscale, Little Man, Skiddaw, Carl Side [with] Hazel [weather] Sunny, very cold. Clouded over in afternoon. - Bridge closed at Millbeck
Jonathan Davies bagged it on April 5th, 2016 [from/via/route] High side [with] Judith Davies [weather] Cloudy, windy.
Nick Dobson hiked it on March 31st, 2016 [from/via/route] Sawmills tea rooms [with] Margaret & Ralph [weather] Sunny though still quite cold but excellent views from summit - Nice coffee & cake at the end of the walk
John Almond summited on March 21st, 2016 [from/via/route] go4awalk c315 - Carl Side & Dodd from Dodd Wood - Ullock Pike - Long Side - Carl Side - Dodd [weather] Cloudy & windy on the tops - - Grabbed a very realistic rubber snake from a Geocache on Dodd - nearly xxxx myself!
Nick Christian conquered it on September 17th, 2015 [with] Mick Ottey
Victoria Bates scaled on September 2nd, 2015 [with] Mark - Jacket potato with cheese
Iain Jones walked up on July 31st, 2015 [from/via/route] Millbeck (Trail Run) - 30 August 2015 - Rab Mini Mountain Marathon from Millbeck
Mark Luckett climbed it on May 7th, 2015 [from/via/route] The Old Sawmill Tearoom on the A591 [with] Susan Luckett & Hessy [weather] Good. Sunny - This was our first Wainwright & couldn't wait to get out again the next day. The views were fantastic & met some lovely helpful people.
Anthony Scott bagged it on August 10th, 2015 [from/via/route] Old Sawmill Tearooms [with] Hayley, Jack, Austin, Mae and Ben [weather] Sunny, white cloud & windy. Wet morning so did a nice afternoon walk. - Easy path from Dodd Wood
Claire Lloyd hiked it on April 12th, 2015 [from/via/route] Dodd Wood car park [with] Family
Harry Meijer summited on July 7th, 2015 [from/via/route] custom walk [with] The Lake District Walker
Richard Foreman conquered it on November 4th, 2014 [from/via/route] Dodd Wood [with] Myself [weather] Good - Great day out started with an inversion.
Scott Clarke scaled on August 13th, 2014 [from/via/route] Skiddaw [with] Joseph Clarke [weather] Sunny & hot
Dave Eyes walked up on August 5th, 2014 [from/via/route] Millbeck, up to Carl side, along ridge to Long sides & then on to Ullock Pike - return via Dodd [with] Christine Eyes [weather] fine - took us ages to find the route back to Millbeck!
Raymond Barnett climbed it on July 20th, 2014 [with] self [weather] sunny hot
Michael Vaughn bagged it on June 22nd, 2014 [from/via/route] Dodd Woods [with] alone [weather] partly sunny
Doug Martin hiked it on May 14th, 2014 [from/via/route] Cafe at Mirehouse on route to Skiddaw via Carl Side [with] Solo but met Fellwalkers on Skiddaw summit. [weather] Clear blue skies - Went up Allerdale Ramble instead of scree path. Thought it was easier - definitely quicker.
David Noble summited on April 17th, 2014 [from/via/route] Ullock Pike [with] Me [weather] Overcast
Pam Joy conquered it on March 29th, 2014 [from/via/route] The cafe at the bottom [with] Paddy the lurcher [weather] Sunny but a bit breezy at the top - Never thought I'd get to the top, the last climb seemed to go on forever.
Jacqueline Debbie Tonks scaled during February, 2014 [with] Pete Tonks [weather] Good weather & views.
Sandra Wallace walked up during August, 2013 [with] Ian
Lee Maddison has climbed it [from/via/route] c315 - From Dodd Wood via Ullock Pike & Long Side [with] Solo [weather] Settled Sunny day for January
Elaine Evans bagged it on January 21st, 2014 [from/via/route] Near Ravenstonedale Hotel [with] Sue [weather] Dry, quite cold, very windy at summit. - Good walk if weather windy as most of distance sheltered by trees. Would like to do this one again on a clearer day.
Gill Watson hiked it on December 25th, 2013 [with] Gill
Neil Bennett summited on June 11th, 2011 [from/via/route] From The Old Sawmill Tearoom, Mirehouse [with] Pam Bennett, Oliver Bennett, Thomas Bennett
Jane Chiarello conquered it on September 20th, 2013 [from/via/route] Dodd Wood [with] Adrian Thoroughgood [weather] Fine & sunny with a little wind
Wayne Baxter scaled on June 22nd, 2013 [with] Sue [weather] very cloudy
Darren Mortimer walked up on June 16th, 2013 [from/via/route] Millbeck [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] Overcast then warm & sunny
Tony Aspden climbed it on July 25th, 2005 [with] Andy [weather] Sunyn - Cumbria Way
Stephen May bagged it on January 4th, 2013 [with] Jill May
Dale Verrall hiked it on March 13th, 2012 [from/via/route] Dodd Wood -Walk number C315 [with] Amber [weather] Warm but cloudy
Phillip Bulley summited on July 8th, 2012 [with] Judith [weather] Sunny turning cloudy & then rain
Simon Smith conquered it on February 13th, 2012 [weather] Cold & windy generally but the sun came out on Dodd!
Paul Carmichael scaled on August 10th, 2012 [with] solo [weather] clear blue skies no wind - Friday after work dash
Stuart Crane walked up on February 4th, 2009 [from/via/route] c327 Dodd from Dodd Wood
Christine Knowles climbed it on September 18th, 2011 [from/via/route] Thornthwaite [with] Graham [weather] Nice to start; started to rain as we left the top
Charlie Housley bagged it on November 13th, 2009 [from/via/route] Forestry path from the Old Sawmill tea rooms. [with] Joanna. [weather] Very warm & the forecast is good all day. - Part of a long circuit to take in Carl Side, Long Side & Ullock Pike.
Ross Dougherty hiked it on July 14th, 2011 [from/via/route] Route c315 [with] Dan Bowman [weather] Sunny & Clear Skies
Andy Nicholls summited on September 25th, 2011 [from/via/route] Keswick
Stephen Byrne, Dawn Roberts, Andy Dickinson, Neil Smith, Patrick Rogozinski, Andrew Thornton, Andrew Martin, Alex Jones, Melanie Dunn, Emma Walker, Jane Wilkinson, Jenny Godfrey, Michael Nolan, Dale Sexton, Paul Woodhouse, David Watson, Louise Sandwith, Paul Kendell, Jo Dixon, Adrian Sherriff, David Laws, Louis Smith, Claire Rigg, David Hughes, Adam Beeby, David Hickin, John Grimes, Elaine Grayson, Graham Pepper, Sarah Jones, Paul Glynn, Mike Wilson, Pam Armstrong, Roddy Mcdougall, Patricia Dilley, Simon Duerden, Colin Egan, Jonathan Tobin, Tracey Cowell, Paul Booth, Tracey Cordes, Michael Lewis, Rod Cove, Linda Mckeogh, Trevor Williams, Paul Ford, Adrian Roberts, Paul Henderson, John Buckley, John Cuthbert, Patrick Buckland, Sarah Lowe, Stephen Millington, Jeanette Coward, Chris Bramley, Jacqui Smith, John Tippins, Ray O'hara, Linda Walker, Martin Cowell and John Southward have all walked, climbed & bagged Dodd (Skiddaw).To add (or remove) your name and experiences on this page - Log On and edit your Personal Mountain Bagging Record
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Dodd (Skiddaw)
Carl Side (left), Long Side, Longside Edge, Derwent Water and Dodd (Skiddaw) from Ullock Pike
Long Side Edge, Skiddaw and Little Dodd (Skiddaw) from Hursthole Point, Bassenthwaite Lake
Snow on Carl Side (left), Skiddaw (centre) and Dodd (Skiddaw) across Bassenthwaite Lake from Woodend Brow
Skiddaw, Skiddaw (Little Man), Carl Side (left), Long Side, Longside Edge, Derwent Water and Dodd (Skiddaw) and the upper reaches of Southerndale from Ullock Pike
Long Side Edge, Skiddaw and Little Dodd (Skiddaw) from Hursthole Point, Bassenthwaite Lake
Family on top of Dodd (Skiddaw) with Ullock Pike, Longside Edge and Carl Side behind
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