Great Dodd
857m (2813ft)
The Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.25ml (13km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,011ft (613m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Red Moss Nr Dockray - Barbary Rigg - Matterdale Common - Mariel Bridge - White Pike (Clough Head) - Clough Head - Calfhow Pike - Little Dodd (St John's Common) - Great Dodd - Randerside - Bruts Moss - Wolf Crags - Red Moss.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.75ml (14km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,129ft (649m) |
| Time: | 5½ hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Red Moss Nr Dockray - Matterdale Common - Wolf Crags - Bruts Moss - Randerside - Great Dodd - Watson's Dodd - Stybarrow Dodd - Green Side (White Stones) - Hart Side - Dowthwaitehead - Red Moss.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.5ml (17km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,575ft (1,090m) |
| Time: | 7½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
The Swirls Car Park Thirlmere - Browncove Crags - Lower Man (Helvellyn) - Helvellyn - White Side - Raise (Helvellyn) - Sticks Pass - Stybarrow Dodd - Watson's Dodd - Great Dodd - Legburthwaite - Thirlmere - Thirlspot - The Swirls Car Park Thirlmere.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.25ml (18km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,680ft (817m) |
| Time: | 6.75hrs |
| Grade: | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Red Moss Nr Dockray - Barbary Rigg - Matterdale Common - Mariel Bridge - White Pike (Clough Head) - Clough Head - Calfhow Pike - Little Dodd (St John's Common) - Great Dodd - Watson's Dodd - Stybarrow Dodd - Green Side (White Stones) - Hart Side - Dowthwaitehead - Red Moss.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.25ml (18km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,965ft (1,208m) |
| Time: | 8.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Legburthwaite Car Park - A591 - Long Band - Cowrake Head - Moss Crag - High Rigg - Carlisle Diocese Youth Centre - St John's In The Vale Church - B5322 - Wanthwaite Bank - Threlkeld Knotts - Buck Castles - Clough Head - Calfhow Pike - Great Dodd - Watson's Dodd - Stybarrow Dodd - Sticks Pass - Legburthwaite Car Park
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Great Dodd
Angeline Grieveson walked up Great Dodd on October 19th, 2024 [with] Rick & Dotty
James Hughes climbed Great Dodd on May 12th, 2024 [from/via/route] Deepdale Round c239 - From Red Moss after staying in Troutbeck [weather] Warm sunny morning
Dan Collins bagged Great Dodd on June 29th, 2024 [from/via/route] As part of c239 walk [with] Family (just the lads) [weather] Misty / cloudy throughout - Misty & low visibility but great walk
Kate Peacock hiked Great Dodd on May 25th, 2024 [from/via/route] Parked at Wanthwaite as well as leaving a car at the end. Up via Clough Head. [with] Me, Sheila & Skye [weather] Sunny at times, breezy & cold when the sun was behind the clouds - Longest hike to date
Andrew Gayne summited Great Dodd on May 19th, 2024 [weather] Hot sunny day - Walked from Red Moss Car Park near Dockray. Hot, sunny day. Went up Clough Head, very boggy ascent, & onto Great Dodd, Watson Dodd, Stybarrow Dodd & Hartside. Difficult & boggy descent. Stayed at Kings Head in Thirlspot
Victoria Bates conquered Great Dodd on March 31st, 2024 [from/via/route] With Hart Side, Stybarrow Dodd & Watsons Dodd [with] Mark, Dominic and Tabitha [weather] Clear but & windy - Dominic walked the whole way!
Ian Ashton scaled Great Dodd on October 21st, 2023 [from/via/route] Jph phil T Again on 25th November with famiky [with] JPH Phil T
Rob Prikanowski walked up Great Dodd on June 18th, 2023 [from/via/route] c239 [weather] Cloudy but dry, strong wind.
Martin Hartshorne climbed Great Dodd on April 28th, 2023 [with] finley [weather] Cloud cleared,spells of sunshine 11deg light breeze
Geoff Hand bagged Great Dodd on April 16th, 2023 [from/via/route] Recce of the Bob Graham Round leg 2. Set out from the Cricket clb Carpark at Threlkeld. We set off through Newsham, onto the fell & straight up to Clough Head,from there we headed to Calfhow Pike, little dodd & onto Great Dodd. [with] Mike Hall and Karon and Kenny Forster, fellow runners [weather] Dull & cloudy, moving to very misty for all of the day - Didn't get to see much, which was a shame
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Great Dodd
Clough Head, Calfhow Pike, Great Dodd and Watson's Dodd from Castlerigg in the snow
Clough Head, Fisher's Wife's Rake, Calfhow Pike, Great Dodd, Watson's Dodd, Stybarrow Dodd, Raise (Helvellyn) and Helvellyn from the summit of High Rigg
Blencathra or Saddleback (left), Clough Head, Fisher's Wife's Rake, Calfhow Pike, Great Dodd, Watson's Dodd, Stybarrow Dodd, Raise (Helvellyn) and Helvellyn in the centre with a glimpse of Thirlmere (right) from the summit of High Rigg
Watson's Dodd, Great Dodd and Clough Head and Dockray from Gowbarrow Fell (Airy Crag)
The Helvellyn Ridge featuring: Great Dodd, Watson's Dodd, Stybarrow Dodd, Raise (Helvellyn), White Side, Helvellyn, Nethermost Pike, Dollywaggon Pike, St Sunday Crag, Fairfield, Great Rigg and Heron Pike with Steel Fell (mid distance) and Calf Crag, Gibson Knott and Helm Crag (foreground) from Brownrigg Moss
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