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Great Dodd

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Great Dodd

Great Dodd

Recommended by 71 hikers out of 72

A gentle giant, Great Dodd is a huge, flattened, green dome that rises to an impressive height on the northern end of the Helvellyn range. It shares its rounded character …

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    1. Great Dodd & Clough Head loop from High Row — Lake District National Park

    13.3km

    04:19

    580m

    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    April 29, 2021

    Great Dodd, at 2,812 feet (857 m) is a gentle giant. The 19th highest Wainwright, it is probably the fell that will pose the least technical challenge of the top 20. However, in low visbility it could give you a stern navigational test.



    Its great height means that the distant views from the top are grand. Foreground interest is hampered by the broad nature of its summit plateau. If you're after dramatic precipices, you are better served by Catstycam, Striding Edge and Dollywaggon Pike to the south.

      October 7, 2020

      Parked at the bottom of Dockray's old coach Road and ascended via Clough Head. Great views of Thirlmere from Calfhow Pike on the way up to Great Dodd.

        September 26, 2021

        If approaching from East (ish) near Red Moss, beware some patches of bog that aren't always easy to dodge

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          Location: St John'S Castlerigg And Wythburn, Allerdale, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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