Dodd (Skiddaw)
502m (1647ft)
The Northern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
You can find Dodd (Skiddaw) & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Maps (the ones with pink/magenta covers):
See Dodd (Skiddaw) and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:
See Dodd (Skiddaw) and the surrounding tops on our downloadable PDF Peak Bagging Maps:
*Walk & bag all 24 Wainwrights in The Northern Fells area of The Lake District in just 7 easy-to-follow circular walks.
*This version is marked with the walk routes you need to follow to Walk all 214 Wainwrights in just 59 walks. Click here for more information.
NB: Whether you print off a copy on to paper or download it to your phone, these PDF Peak Baggers Maps will prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal!
   |
|---|
Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 4ml (6.5km) |
|---|---|
| Ascent: | 1,430ft (436m) |
| Time: | 2.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Old Sawmill Tearooms - Longside Wood - Skill Beck - Dodd (Skiddaw) - Dodd Wood - Old Sawmill Tearooms
|
|---|
Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.25ml (11.5km) |
|---|---|
| Ascent: | 3,116ft (950m) |
| Time: | 5.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Old Sawmill Tearooms - Longside Wood - The Allerdale Ramble - Ling How - The Edge - Ullock Pike - Longside Edge - Long Side - Carl Side - White Stones - Skill Beck - Dodd (Skiddaw) - Dodd Wood - Old Sawmill Tearooms
|
|---|
Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 15.25ml (24.5km) |
|---|---|
| Ascent: | 5,458ft (1,663m) |
| Time: | 11 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
Keswick - Millbeck - The Allerdale Ramble - Doups - Dodd (Skiddaw) - White Stones (Skiddaw) - Carl Side - Longside Edge - Long Side - Ullock Pike - Carlside Tarn - Skiddaw - Blake Hill - Bakestall - Little Man (Skiddaw) - Jenkin Hill - Lonscale Fell - Lonscale Crags - The Cumbria Way - Latrigg - Applethwaite - The Allerdale Ramble - Millbeck - Nr Keswick.
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Dodd (Skiddaw)
Ian Ashton walked up Dodd (Skiddaw) on August 24th, 2024 [with] Solo - Ì
Claire Kirk climbed Dodd (Skiddaw) on May 9th, 2024 [from/via/route] Old Sawmill Tearooms [with] Self [weather] Warm & sunny with a light breeze
David Higginbottom bagged Dodd (Skiddaw) on April 26th, 2024 [from/via/route] C315 from tea room [with] Carolyn [weather] Good
Paul Macey hiked Dodd (Skiddaw) on July 21st, 2023 [from/via/route] Walk C315 [weather] Cloud at start brightening up & sunshine Ullock Pike - My 214th Wainwright
John Ramsbottom summited Dodd (Skiddaw) on May 21st, 2023 [from/via/route] parked at Tea rooms on A591, £8 parking [with] Lola and Teyla [weather] sunshine & warm, lovely day - Teylas first day Wainwrighting. Went to The Phesant Inn Bassenthwaite
Diane Edgar conquered Dodd (Skiddaw) on April 21st, 2021 [from/via/route] Ascent from saw mill car park [with] Gil guppy apollo [weather] sunny day - 1st venture into the wainwrights had no gear & no idea! Apollo pulled!
Sarah Moore scaled Dodd (Skiddaw) on April 1st, 2023 [from/via/route] c315 / Carl Side & Dodd from Dodd Wood [with] Wobert! [weather] Great day for it - windy to start but the sun came out there was a little heat that was wonderful. - Loved walking with someone else - very different, & I don't normally stop for a cuppa but it was fab. Tough work getting up Ullock Pike, but once that was done the rest was pretty straightforward.
Mr M A Blanchard walked up Dodd (Skiddaw) on January 2nd, 2022 [with] Ted Florence Woodie Millie [weather] Sunny
Geoff Hand climbed Dodd (Skiddaw) on November 30th, 2022 [from/via/route] Walk c315 Carl Side &Dodd from Dodd Wood From Old Sawmill Tea room along A591, Ling How, Ullock Pike, onto Long Sid, Carl Side & Dodd. [with] With Richard Macilwaine and Tess [weather] Cloudy to start, then climbed above cloud to an inversion making a magical day.
Martin Hartshorne bagged Dodd (Skiddaw) on April 1st, 2022 [with] finley [weather] Clear sunny cool on top snow higher up
To add (or remove) your name and experiences on this page - Log On and edit your Personal Mountain Bagging Record
. . . [see more walk reports]
More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Dodd (Skiddaw)
Snow on Carl Side (left), Skiddaw (centre) and Dodd (Skiddaw) across Bassenthwaite Lake from Woodend Brow
Long Side Edge, Skiddaw and Little Dodd (Skiddaw) from Hursthole Point, Bassenthwaite Lake
Long Side Edge, Skiddaw and Little Dodd (Skiddaw) from Hursthole Point, Bassenthwaite Lake
Family on top of Dodd (Skiddaw) with Ullock Pike, Longside Edge and Carl Side behind
Skiddaw, Skiddaw (Little Man), Carl Side (left), Long Side, Longside Edge, Derwent Water and Dodd (Skiddaw) and the upper reaches of Southerndale from Ullock Pike
Carl Side (left), Long Side, Longside Edge, Derwent Water and Dodd (Skiddaw) from Ullock Pike
. . . see all 20 walk photographs & pictures of views from, on or of Dodd (Skiddaw)
Send us your photographs and pictures on, of, or from Dodd (Skiddaw)
If you would like to add your walk photographs and pictures featuring views from, on or of Dodd (Skiddaw) to this page, please send them as email attachments (configured for any computer) along with your name to:
and we shall do our best to publish them.
(Guide Resolution = 300dpi. At least = 660pixels (wide) x 440 pixels (high).)
You can also submit photos via our Facebook Page.
NB. Please indicate where each photo was taken.
