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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9¾mls (15.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,734ft (833m) | |
| Time: | 6¼hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Moderate) |
Route outline for walk c411:
Buttermere - Buttermere Dubbs - Scale Bridge - Scale Force - Scale Beck - Blea Crag - Lingcomb Edge - Ling Comb - Little Dodd (Ennerdale) - Starling Dodd - Great Borne - Floutern Tarn - Black Beck (Mosedale) - Scale Force - Scale Beck (Crummock Water) - Crummock Water - Buttermere
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 2 English Mountains |
 2 Wainwrights |
 2 English Nuttalls |
 0 English Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 0 Marilyns |
 1 Bridget |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is 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).
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Great Borne at 616m (2021ft). Great Borne is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (172nd highest in England, 300th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 127). Great Borne is also known as an English Nuttall (241st highest in England, 417th highest in England & Wales). The summit of Great Borne is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
You will also reach the summit of Little Dodd (Ennerdale) at 590m (1936ft). Little Dodd (Ennerdale) is known as an English Bridget. The summit of Little Dodd (Ennerdale) is marked by a cairn and a tangle of old fence posts..
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c411 Starling Dodd via Scale Beck from Buttermere
In no particular order . . .
Autumn sunshine on Dale Head (left) and Fleetwith Pike (right) from Burtness Wood
Fleetwith Pike and The High Stile massif from the North shore of Crummock Water
Fleetwith Pike (left) and Hay Stacks (right) across Buttermere Lake from Hassness
Looking across Buttermere Lake to a Cottage below Hay Stacks (Haystacks) from Hassness
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
Crummock Water and Low Ling Crag - with Rannerdale Knotts (left), Fleetwith Pike (centre) and The High Stile Ridge (right)
Buttermere Lake - with the lower slopes of High Stile (left), Hen Comb (centre) and Mellbreak (right)
Buttermere (below), Whitless Pike (left) and High Snockrigg (right) from Ling Comb
Descending back to Ennerdale and Bowness Knott Car Park on the SW slopes of Great Borne
On the ridge between Great Borne and Starling Dodd with Great Gable and Kirk Fell in the distance
High Stile, Red Pike (Buttermere) and Dodd (Buttermere) from across Buttermere
Fleetwith Pike (left), Hay Stacks (Haystacks) and the shoulder of High Crag (Buttermere) (right) across Buttermere
Wandope (left), Whiteless Pike and Rannerdale Knotts (right) from above Hause Point, Crummock Water
*Grasmoor (left of centre) and Red Pike (Buttermere) (right of centre) from Great Borne
Autumn sunshine on Dale Head (left) and Fleetwith Pike (right) from Burtness Wood
Buttermere from the North West shore featuring Fleetwith Pike (just right of centre)
Crummock Water and Low Ling Crag - with Rannerdale Knotts (left), Fleetwith Pike (centre) and The High Stile Ridge (right)
Crummock Water, Rannerdale Knotts (left) and The High Stile Ridge from nr Cinderdale Common
Fleetwith Pike and Hay Stacks (Haystacks) from the campsite near Buttermere village
Early morning mist catches the low light on Crummock Water with the towering Grasmoor beyond
The cairn and tangle of old fence posts that mark the summit of Little Dodd (Ennerdale)
Buttermere, with Fleetwith Pike straight ahead and Hay Stacks (Haystacks) to the right
Honister Pass (left), Fleetwith Pike, Hay Stacks (Haystacks) and High Crag (Buttermere) across Buttermere
Whiteless Pike (left), High Snockrigg and Robinson (right) and Crummock Water from Black Beck (Mosedale)
Crummock Water, Rannerdale Knotts (left) and The High Stile Ridge from Cinderdale Common
Ennerdale Water from halfway up Rake Beck on the lower SW slopes of Great Borne
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