Middle Dodd
654m (2146ft)
The Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7ml (11km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,373ft (723m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Cow Bridge - Brothers Water - Hartsop Hall - Kirkstone Beck - Caiston Beck - Middle Dodd - Red Screes - Scandale Pass - Caiston Beck - Brothers Water.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7ml (11km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,737ft (834m) |
| Time: | 5.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Cow Bridge - Brothers Water - Hartsop Hall - Kirkstone Beck - Caiston Beck - Middle Dodd - Red Screes - Scandale Pass - Little Hart Crag - High Hartsop Dodd - Caiston Beck - Cow Bridge - Brothers Water.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.75ml (15.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,699ft (1,127m) |
| Time: | 7.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Cow Bridge Car Park - Brothers Water - Hartsop Hall - Kirkstone Beck - Caiston Beck - Middle Dodd - Red Screes - Scandale Pass - Little Hart Crag - Dove Crag - Hart Crag - Blake Brow - Hartsop Above How - Hoggill Brow - Gale Crag - Bleaberry Knott - Cockley How - Cow Bridge
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 13.75ml (22km) |
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| Ascent: | 5,501ft (1,676m) |
| Time: | 10½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
Cow Bridge Car Park - Brothers Water - Hartsop - Hartsop Dodd - Caudale Moor - Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) - Caudale Head - Pike How - St Raven's Edge - The Kirkstone Pass - Red Screes - Smallthwaite Band - Middle Dodd - Scandale Pass - Little Hart Crag - High Hartsop Dodd - Little Hart Crag - Scandale Head - Dove Crag - Hart Crag - Blake Brow - Hartsop Above How - Hoggill Brow - Gale Crag - Bleaberry Knott - Cockley How - Cow Bridge
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Middle Dodd
Richard Fulcher walked up Middle Dodd on October 31st, 2024 [from/via/route] Parked in a layby near Caudale Bridge on the Kirkstone Pass. Walked down to the footbridge over Kirkstone Beck & then began the relentlessly steep ascent to the top of Middle Dodd. From there we followed an extremely boggy route across to the Red Screes-Scandale Pass path. We ascended the path on the opposite side of the Scandale Pass up to the tarn near Little Hart Crag, then followed another boggy path to the summit of Little Hart Crag. From there we descended to High Hartsop Dodd & then down the other side to the barn at the base of the fell. We then followed the path across the boulder strewn fields to Hartsop Hall & back to the car via Sykeside. [with] Jen [weather] Most of the walk over 1000 feet was in low cloud. This dispersed around 3pm to give a wonderful show of swirling clouds flowing over the fells, backlit be the sun. We even had 'Glory' & 'Brocken Spectre' - due the low sun piercing through the low cloud! The temperature varied between 14C at low levels to single figures on the tops … the wind also varied tremendously, at times blowing 30mph on the exposed sections for a while .. but still at ground level. - Great views when the low cloud dispersed.
Ian Ashton climbed Middle Dodd on April 2nd, 2022 [with] Solo - Done 2nd time 29/09/24 with jph
James Hughes bagged Middle Dodd on June 2nd, 2024 [from/via/route] Red Screes & Little Hart Crag from Cow Bridge c351 - From Brotherswater Inn [weather] Clear - Post walk pint in Brotherswater Inn... stiff climb up Middle Dodd, meander down to Little Hart Crag passing group of older walkers.
Kate Peacock hiked Middle Dodd on July 5th, 2024 [from/via/route] From Cow Bridge free car park [with] Me, Sheila & Skye [weather] Cloudy & windy, had to layer up however no rain. Underfoot was slippy
Tim Winn summited Middle Dodd on May 15th, 2023 [from/via/route] Cow Bridge car park [with] Barry [weather] Sunny
David Hughes conquered Middle Dodd on December 3rd, 2022 [from/via/route] Done 21 June 2023 [with] Dg
Neil Heywood scaled Middle Dodd on April 29th, 2023 [from/via/route] Ambleside [with] logan Heywood [weather] Mixed
Angeline Grieveson walked up Middle Dodd on November 20th, 2022 [with] Dotty
John Ramsbottom climbed Middle Dodd on October 24th, 2022 [from/via/route] walk c351 [with] Lola/ Skratch [weather] dry/ windy
Christine Shepherd bagged Middle Dodd on September 1st, 2010 [from/via/route] Walked from Cow Bridge using walk c312 Climbed again on 31.07.21 from The Kirstone Inn via Red screes. Repeated the walk from The Kirkstone Inn again on 4.6.22 [with] On my own [weather] Sunny - Climbed this after bagging Lingmell in the morning & then driving over to Brother's Water. Started climbing about 4.00pm.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Middle Dodd
Me, Wainwright bagging, at the top of Middle Dodd with Brothers Water and Place Fell in the distance
Middle Dodd, Red Screes, Snarker Pike, the Scandale Valley and Lake Windermere from High Pike (Scandale)
Middle Dodd with Place Fell, Angletarn Peaks and Hartsop Dodd beyond Brothers Water in the valley below from Red Screes
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