Walk c176 Clough Head and Great Dodd from Dockray

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Route outline for walk c176:

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.




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
2
English
Mountains
Wainwright
2
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
2
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
0
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
0
Marilyns
Bridget
2
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Great Dodd at 857m (2813ft). Great Dodd is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (22nd highest in England, 45th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 19).

Great Dodd is also known as an English Nuttall (26th highest in England, 52nd highest in England & Wales).

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Clough Head at 726m (2383ft). Clough Head is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (82nd highest in England, 141st highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 75).

Clough Head is also known as an English Nuttall (103rd highest in England, 175th highest in England & Wales). The summit of Clough Head is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

You will also reach the summit of Randerside at 722m (2370ft). Randerside is known as an English Bridget.

Along the way you will also bag:


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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c176 Clough Head and Great Dodd from Dockray

In no particular order . . .

Walk c176 Clough Head and Great Dodd from Dockray - Cairn on Little Dodd (St John%s Common)

Cairn on Little Dodd (St John%s Common)

Photo: Jon Nuttalls (20)

Walk c176 Clough Head and Great Dodd from Dockray - Whiteless Pike, Wandhope, Eel Crag, Hobcarton Pike and Grizedale Pike - with Causey Pike, Barrow (Newlands) and Derwent Water in the foreground from Clough Head

Whiteless Pike, Wandhope, Eel Crag, Hobcarton Pike and Grizedale Pike - with Causey Pike, Barrow (Newlands) and Derwent Water in the foreground from Clough Head

Photo: Gerry Ball (25)

Walk c176 Clough Head and Great Dodd from Dockray - Clough Head summit trig point and wind break

Clough Head summit trig point and wind break

Photo: Jon Nuttalls (18)

Walk c176 Clough Head and Great Dodd from Dockray - Skye (my fellow walker) on Clough Head

Skye (my fellow walker) on Clough Head

Photo: Peter Sykes (4)

Walk c176 Clough Head and Great Dodd from Dockray - Bowscale Fell, Carrock Fell and Souther Fell from the old coach road nr Barbary Rigg

Bowscale Fell, Carrock Fell and Souther Fell from the old coach road nr Barbary Rigg

Photo: Gerry Ball (23)

Walk c176 Clough Head and Great Dodd from Dockray - Red Squirrel in Dockray Meadow

Red Squirrel in Dockray Meadow

Photo: Kai Peters (1)

Walk c176 Clough Head and Great Dodd from Dockray - The stone wind shelter on Great Dodd summit

The stone wind shelter on Great Dodd summit

Photo: Jon Nuttalls (22)

Walk c176 Clough Head and Great Dodd from Dockray - The large cairn on White Fell (Clough Head)

The large cairn on White Fell (Clough Head)

Photo: Jon Nuttalls (16)

Walk c176 Clough Head and Great Dodd from Dockray - The Dodds from Mariel Bridge on The old Coach Road across Matterdale Common

The Dodds from Mariel Bridge on The old Coach Road across Matterdale Common

Photo: Jon Nuttalls (15)

Walk c176 Clough Head and Great Dodd from Dockray - Blencathra (or Saddleback) from Clough Head

Blencathra (or Saddleback) from Clough Head

Photo: Gerry Ball (26)

Walk c176 Clough Head and Great Dodd from Dockray - Calfhow Pike summit cairn

Calfhow Pike summit cairn

Photo: Jon Nuttalls (19)

Walk c176 Clough Head and Great Dodd from Dockray - Great Dodd summit cairn

Great Dodd summit cairn

Photo: Jon Nuttalls (21)

Walk c176 Clough Head and Great Dodd from Dockray - Castle Rock on St John's Common on the lower slopes of Watson's Dodd

Castle Rock on St John's Common on the lower slopes of Watson's Dodd

Photo: Jon Nuttalls (25)

Walk c176 Clough Head and Great Dodd from Dockray - A cairn below Little Dodd (St John's Common) offering good views of Thirlmere in the valley below

A cairn below Little Dodd (St John's Common) offering good views of Thirlmere in the valley below

Photo: Jon Nuttalls (24)

Walk c176 Clough Head and Great Dodd from Dockray - Great Mell Fell from the old coach road nr Barbary Rigg

Great Mell Fell from the old coach road nr Barbary Rigg

Photo: Gerry Ball (22)

Walk c176 Clough Head and Great Dodd from Dockray - Green lane across Matterdale Common

Green lane across Matterdale Common

Photo: David Hayter (240)

Walk c176 Clough Head and Great Dodd from Dockray - Approaching mist from Great Dodd summit

Approaching mist from Great Dodd summit

Photo: Jon Nuttalls (23)

Walk c176 Clough Head and Great Dodd from Dockray - Dodd (Skiddaw), Carl Side, Skiddaw and Lonscale Fell from Clough Head

Dodd (Skiddaw), Carl Side, Skiddaw and Lonscale Fell from Clough Head

Photo: Gerry Ball (24)

Walk c176 Clough Head and Great Dodd from Dockray - Clough Head from Matterdale Common

Clough Head from Matterdale Common

Photo: David Hayter (241)

Walk c176 Clough Head and Great Dodd from Dockray - Great Dodd from Randerside

Great Dodd from Randerside

Photo: Gerry Ball (27)


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