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The Dodd
614m (2015ft)

The North Pennines, Northumberland, England


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Record The Dodd as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered


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English Mountain
175th highest in England,
306th in England & Wales

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English Nuttall
244th highest in England,
425th in England & Wales

Walk The Dodd walking UK Mountains in The North Pennines  Northumberland, England

The Dodd Summit

Photo: Maurice Openshaw

You can find The Dodd & 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):

OL31 North Pennines - Teesdale & Weardale


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Maps (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

86 Haltwhistle & Brampton, Bewcastle & Alston


87 Hexham & Haltwhistle


The Dodd on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Map:

See The Dodd and the surrounding tops on our downloadable PDF Peak Bagging Map:


You can walk to the top of The Dodd by using this easy‑to‑follow route map:
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Walk du116 The Dodd and Killhope Law from Killhope Cross

One for the peak baggers - Killhope Head can be boggy!

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 6.25ml (10km)
Ascent:821ft (250m)
Time:3.25hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 3 Icon (Easy)

Other walkers who hiked, climbed, bagged and summited The Dodd Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged The Dodd

David Peebles walked up The Dodd on June 29th, 2024 [from/via/route] Carpark near Coalcleugh [with] Solo walk [weather] Great Sunshine but overcast with rain later - Wet boots due to boggy ground. New boot decisions to make for Birthday.

Sam Jones climbed The Dodd on May 27th, 2023 [from/via/route] From Coalcleugh following the track up to nab geocache then up to top & back via path past gorlock springs contoured round to join restricted byway back to car. Mostly overcast & breezy [with] Solo [weather] Mostly cloudy - Awesome views

Caroline Winter bagged The Dodd on August 20th, 2021 [from/via/route] Coalcleugh, Sunnyside, Issac Tea Trail, Dodds End, The Dodd [with] Becky [weather] Warm & humid - Pleasant walk, peat bog trotting to trig on top & then pacing back to find highest point

Angela Moroney hiked The Dodd on May 20th, 2021 [from/via/route] road [with] Jane ludders [weather] wind rain

Sarah Baker summited The Dodd on December 29th, 2019 [with] Larry baker [weather] Cold

Kevin Foster conquered The Dodd on March 2nd, 2019 [from/via/route] Nenthead. [with] Henry. [weather] Cloudy, turning to driving rain & a bitter cold wind. - Back in the car & a short drive to Nenthead to bag the final North Pennine top on my list - The Dodd. Usually, people talk about 'leaving the best until last' sadly I cannot say this was the case with The Dodd. Even the name is a bit of a joke because a flatter fell you will not find. At some disused quarries just before the junction with the road to Allenheads (named as The Rake on maps) I set off across Black Hill which is in fact a heathery bog!. After a small rise following the wall it turned sharply left (in the wrong direction) & I was left with no option but to head on in roughly the same direction over very rough ground with no paths. After approximately half a mile I spotted a small pile of stones which marked the summit of this vast flat fell. My camera phone died on me so I couldn't even get a photo of this momentous occasion. The wind & rain (which had been light up until now) really came on strong & my return back the way I had come was into the prevailing wind. I followed Isaac's tea trail back into Nenthead to vary & try to shorten my return journey but it seemed to take just as long. A very wet & bedraggled man & his dog reached my parked car in Nenthead Mines car park. Nevertheless you have to take the rough with the smooth & I am very proud that I have managed to complete all of the North pennines tops....Now onto The Peak District....Then The Lakes!

Darren Mortimer scaled The Dodd on October 8th, 2017 [from/via/route] Nenthead [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] Nice warm sunny day - Shit walking over moors

Christine Shepherd walked up The Dodd on May 9th, 2017 [from/via/route] Walked there & back from Nenthead, starting along Isaac's Tea Trail. [with] On my own [weather] Perfect walking weather. - Did this in the morning before driving to High Force to bag Binks Moss.

Mark Davidson climbed The Dodd on July 21st, 2008 [with] Alone [weather] Rough going with plenty of bog despite good dry weather

Iain Taylor bagged The Dodd on March 31st, 2012 [from/via/route] Allendale (NY 83923 55893)

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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of The Dodd

Stretchneck Sheep Shepherd on his 'ski-bike' on The Dodd

Stretchneck Sheep Shepherd on his 'ski-bike' on The Dodd

Photo: Mike Knipe (52)

The summit cairn on The Dodd

The summit cairn on The Dodd

Photo: Christine Shepherd (578)

Climbing The Dodd

Climbing The Dodd

Photo: Mike Knipe (53)

Looking down to Nenthead from The Dodd

Looking down to Nenthead from The Dodd

Photo: Christine Shepherd (579)

Stretchneck Sheep on The Dodd

Stretchneck Sheep on The Dodd

Photo: Mike Knipe (51)


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