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Great Dodd
857m (2813ft)
The Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
Great Dodd is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
| OS Explorer Map OL5 | |
| 1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers) |
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| OS Landranger Map 90 | |
| 1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers) |
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Great Dodd is on Peak Bagging Map & Hill Tick List:
*Version marked with the walk routes you need to follow to Walk all 214 Wainwrights in just 59 walks.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8ml (13km) | |
| 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) | |
| 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) | |
| 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) | |
| 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) | |
| 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.
Your Personal Mountain & Hill Bagging Record
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Great Dodd
Andrew Johnson walked up Great Dodd on October 2nd, 2019 [from/via/route] Bramcrag quarry. Car left in Grasmere. Bus to Thirlmere dam road then bike to Bramcrag quarry, [weather] Sunny weather
Kevin Foster climbed Great Dodd on June 27th, 2019 [from/via/route] Stybarrow Dodd (via Watson's Dodd). [with] Henry. [weather] Sunny, very hot (Factor 50 sun screen essential). - Report to follow.
Craig Steeland bagged Great Dodd on May 16th, 2019 [from/via/route] From car park near Dockray [with] With Sue [weather] Sunny, warm and dry
John Tippins hiked Great Dodd on April 18th, 2014 [from/via/route] Legburthwaite [with] Kevin O'Hare [weather] Very sunny, mild and still. - Did it again on 24.10.18 as part of c239 (go4awalk.com).
John Bryers has summited Great Dodd [from/via/route] Parked at Smaithwaite bridge walked ridge to top of High Rigg, down into St Johns church and across road up old coach road, through old quarry onto fell and up to top of Clough Head and along ridge to top of Great Dodd. Very, very windy and in cloud. Stopped in shelter, south of summit for a quick lunch. [with] With Mya my faithful 11 year old Patterdale Terrier. [weather] Started out OK, but soon wind and rain became the norm! Ended up wet through after completing the St Johns Vale skyline.
Andrew Peate conquered Great Dodd on August 7th, 2018 [from/via/route] From High Row car park along Old Coach Road using walk c239 [weather] Cloudy and misty to summit. Clear, sunny, hot later.
Christina Lander scaled Great Dodd on June 4th, 2018 [from/via/route] High Row, Dockray - White Pike - Clough Head - Calfhow Pike - Great Dodd - Watson's Dodd - Stybarrow Dodd - Green Side - Hart Side - Birkett Fell - Dowthwaitehead - High Row [with] Dick [weather] Dry day and very still with mist on the tops most of the day
Simon Myerscough walked up Great Dodd on January 22nd, 2006 [from/via/route] C239 [weather] Cold, 3 hours of dense cloud, long day! - disorientated at times!
Tracey Cowell climbed Great Dodd on December 26th, 2017 [from/via/route] High Row / Whaps Moss/ Great Dodd [with] Andrew Foster and Billy Foster [weather] Snow and ice on ground and wind chill of approx -13 degrees
Simon Boddy bagged Great Dodd on October 8th, 2017 [from/via/route] Red Moss [with] My girlfriend [weather] Sunny
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Great Dodd
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
Watson's Dodd, Great Dodd and Clough Head and Dockray from Gowbarrow Fell (Airy Crag)
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
The Helevllyn 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
Clough Head, Calfhow Pike, Great Dodd and Watson's Dodd from Castlerigg in the snow
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