Walk c146 The Dodds from Dockray

This 8¾ mile, Grade 6 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Red Moss Nr Dockray & will take about 5½ hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:8¾mls (14km)
Ascent:2,129ft (649m)
Time:5½hrs
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Route outline for walk c146:

Red Moss Nr Dockray  -  Matterdale Common  -  Wolf Crags  -  Bruts Moss  -  Randerside  -  Great Dodd  -  Watson's Dodd  -  Stybarrow Dodd  -  Green Side (White Stones)  -  Hart Side  -  Dowthwaitehead  -  Red Moss.


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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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2
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4
Wainwrights
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4
English
Nuttalls
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0
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Deweys
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0
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Marilyns
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1
Bridget

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Great Dodd at 857m (2813ft). Great Dodd is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (22nd highest in England, 45th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 19).

Great Dodd is also known as an English Nuttall (26th highest in England, 52nd highest in England & Wales).

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Stybarrow Dodd at 843m (2767ft). Stybarrow Dodd is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (25th highest in England, 51st highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 21).

Stybarrow Dodd is also known as an English Nuttall (31st highest in England, 59th highest in England & Wales).

You will also reach the summit of Green Side (White Stones) at 795m (2609ft). Green Side (White Stones) is also known as an English Nuttall (53rd highest in England, 100th highest in England & Wales).

Along the way you will also bag and tick-off:

  • Randerside at 722m (2370ft). Randerside is known as an English Bridget.

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c146 The Dodds from Dockray

In no particular order . . .

A cairn below Little Dodd (St John's Common) offering good views of Thirlmere in the valley below

A cairn below Little Dodd (St John's Common) offering good views of Thirlmere in the valley below

Photo: Jon Nuttalls (24)

The stone wind shelter on Great Dodd summit

The stone wind shelter on Great Dodd summit

Photo: Jon Nuttalls (22)

Ullswater from the cairn on Birkett Fell near Hart Side

Ullswater from the cairn on Birkett Fell near Hart Side

Photo: David Hayter (248)

Clough Head from Matterdale Common

Clough Head from Matterdale Common

Photo: David Hayter (241)

*Panorama looking North West from Stybarrow Dodd

Photo: Andy Malcolm (26)

Great Dodd from Randerside

Great Dodd from Randerside

Photo: Gerry Ball (27)

Green Side (White Stones) summit with Ullswater beyond

Green Side (White Stones) summit with Ullswater beyond

Photo: David Hayter (246)

Thirlmere from Stybarrow Dodd

Thirlmere from Stybarrow Dodd

Photo: Andy Malcolm (29)

Watson's Dodd Summit

Watson's Dodd Summit

Photo: David Hayter (242)


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