Walk c324 Starling Dodd and Great Borne from Buttermere

Fantastic views on less visited fells


Route outline for walk c324:

Buttermere  -  Sourmilk Gill  -  Bleaberry Tarn  -  Dodd (Buttermere)  -  The Saddle  -  Red Pike (Buttermere)  -  Ling Comb  -  Little Dodd (Ennerdale)  -  Starling Dodd  -  Great Borne  -  Floutern Tarn  -  Black Beck (Mosedale)  -  Blea Crag  -  Scale Force  -  Scale Beck (Crummock Water)  -  Crummock Water  -  Buttermere Dubs  -  Buttermere




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
3
English
Mountains
Wainwright
3
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
4
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
0
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
0
Marilyns
Bridget
1
Bridget

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Red Pike (Buttermere) at 755m (2478ft). Red Pike (Buttermere) is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (67th highest in England, 116th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 62). Red Pike (Buttermere) is also known as an English Nuttall (83rd highest in England, 142nd highest in England & Wales).

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Dodd (Buttermere) at 641m (2104ft). Dodd (Buttermere) is also known as an English Nuttall (198th highest in England, 346th highest in England & Wales).

You will also reach the summit of Starling Dodd at 633m (2077ft). Starling Dodd is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (158th highest in England, 270th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 122). Starling Dodd is also known as an English Nuttall (213th highest in England, 365th highest in England & Wales).

Along the way you will also bag:


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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c324 Starling Dodd and Great Borne from Buttermere

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Walk c324 Starling Dodd and Great Borne from Buttermere - *Ennerdale Water (left), Starling Dodd and Great Borne, Loweswater (right of centre), Mellbreak and Crummock Water (right) from Red Pike (Buttermere)

*Ennerdale Water (left), Starling Dodd and Great Borne, Loweswater (right of centre), Mellbreak and Crummock Water (right) from Red Pike (Buttermere)

Photo: Andy Malcolm (69)

Walk c324 Starling Dodd and Great Borne from Buttermere - The cairn and tangle of old fence posts that mark the summit of Little Dodd (Ennerdale)

The cairn and tangle of old fence posts that mark the summit of Little Dodd (Ennerdale)

Photo: Christine Shepherd (492)

Walk c324 Starling Dodd and Great Borne from Buttermere - Whiteless Pike (left), High Snockrigg and Robinson (right) and Crummock Water from Black Beck (Mosedale)

Whiteless Pike (left), High Snockrigg and Robinson (right) and Crummock Water from Black Beck (Mosedale)

Photo: David Hayter (369)

Walk c324 Starling Dodd and Great Borne from Buttermere - Queens club ramblers atop of Red Pike (Buttermere) 2011

Queens club ramblers atop of Red Pike (Buttermere) 2011

Photo: John Dick (2)

Walk c324 Starling Dodd and Great Borne from Buttermere - Low Ling Crag and Crummock Water from Blea Crag

Low Ling Crag and Crummock Water from Blea Crag

Photo: David Hayter (18)

Walk c324 Starling Dodd and Great Borne from Buttermere - Great End, Scafell Pike and Sca Fell from near the summit of Red Pike (Buttermere)

Great End, Scafell Pike and Sca Fell from near the summit of Red Pike (Buttermere)

Photo: Tony Higgs (35)

Walk c324 Starling Dodd and Great Borne from Buttermere - Buttermere with Fleetwith Pike beyond

Buttermere with Fleetwith Pike beyond

Photo: James Brennan (8)

Walk c324 Starling Dodd and Great Borne from Buttermere - The shoulder of Grasmoor (left), Robinson, Rannerdale Knotts (centre) and the High Stile Ridge (High Crag, High Stile and Red Pike (Buttermere) reflected beautifully in a very still Crummock Water taken from the north west shore below Mellbreak

The shoulder of Grasmoor (left), Robinson, Rannerdale Knotts (centre) and the High Stile Ridge (High Crag, High Stile and Red Pike (Buttermere) reflected beautifully in a very still Crummock Water taken from the north west shore below Mellbreak

Photo: Geoff Rawlinson (1)

Walk c324 Starling Dodd and Great Borne from Buttermere - Fleetwith Pike across Buttermere

Fleetwith Pike across Buttermere

Photo: Clare Howard (7)

Walk c324 Starling Dodd and Great Borne from Buttermere - The wrought iron 'Shepherd’s Gate',  Buttermere Church, Buttermere

The wrought iron 'Shepherd’s Gate', Buttermere Church, Buttermere

Photo: Dave Phillips (12)

Walk c324 Starling Dodd and Great Borne from Buttermere - Honister Pass (left), Fleetwith Pike, Hay Stacks (Haystacks) and High Crag (Buttermere) across Buttermere

Honister Pass (left), Fleetwith Pike, Hay Stacks (Haystacks) and High Crag (Buttermere) across Buttermere

Photo: Dave Phillips (8)

Walk c324 Starling Dodd and Great Borne from Buttermere - The interior of Buttermere Church, Buttermere

The interior of Buttermere Church, Buttermere

Photo: Dave Phillips (10)

Walk c324 Starling Dodd and Great Borne from Buttermere - Red Pike (Buttermere) (left) and Dodd (Buttermere) right from Old Burtness below Bleaberry Tarn

Red Pike (Buttermere) (left) and Dodd (Buttermere) right from Old Burtness below Bleaberry Tarn

Photo: Clare Howard (11)

Walk c324 Starling Dodd and Great Borne from Buttermere - Buttermere

Buttermere

Photo: David Hayter (27)

Walk c324 Starling Dodd and Great Borne from Buttermere - Buttermere Lakeside path

Buttermere Lakeside path

Photo: David Hayter (143)

Walk c324 Starling Dodd and Great Borne from Buttermere - Sheltering from the rain in Ennerdale

Sheltering from the rain in Ennerdale

Photo: Kevin Finn (29)

Walk c324 Starling Dodd and Great Borne from Buttermere - Fleetwith Pike and The High Stile massif from the North shore of Crummock Water

Fleetwith Pike and The High Stile massif from the North shore of Crummock Water

Photo: David Hayter (372)

Walk c324 Starling Dodd and Great Borne from Buttermere - Ennerdale Water from halfway up Rake Beck on the lower SW slopes of Great Borne

Ennerdale Water from halfway up Rake Beck on the lower SW slopes of Great Borne

Photo: Christine Shepherd (859)

Walk c324 Starling Dodd and Great Borne from Buttermere - Red Pike (Buttermere) summit from Lingcomb Edge with Pillar prominent across Ennerdale

Red Pike (Buttermere) summit from Lingcomb Edge with Pillar prominent across Ennerdale

Photo: Tony Higgs (31)

Walk c324 Starling Dodd and Great Borne from Buttermere - Buttermere, with Fleetwith Pike straight ahead and Hay Stacks (Haystacks) to the right

Buttermere, with Fleetwith Pike straight ahead and Hay Stacks (Haystacks) to the right

Photo: David Dawber (1)


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