Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: January 14, 2026

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Parking

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38 m

View over Ullswater

Highlight • Lake

A very good point to look out over the lake.

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59 m

Glencoyne Wood and Ullswater View

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Wrapping itself around Glenridding Dodd's and Sheffield Pike's lower slopes, Glencoyne Wood is a lovely mixed woodland on the shores of Ullswater. It was here that William and Dorothy Wordsworth …

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1.49 km

Glenridding Dodd summit

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A small fell with mighty views! Glenridding Dodd is close to the village of Glenridding on the edge of Ullswater in the Lake District. My favourite approach is up alongside Mossdale Beck.

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2.61 km

View of Glenridding Dodd from Gillside

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The start of an epic route to take in Birkhouse Fell then onto the classic that is Striding Edge and onto Helvellyn. To do it on a blue sky day like I had made it a very memorable day!

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2.76 km

The Travellers' Rest Pub, Glenridding

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Lovely pub with terrace overlooking Glenridding

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3.54 km

Bench with a view of Ullswater

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Ullswater is the second largest lake in the Lake District. It formed in a glacial trough where the glacier scraped out the valley bottom and then dammed the end with …

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4.18 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.33 km

836 m

499 m

263 m

140 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.34 km

1.05 km

525 m

224 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

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View over Ullswater – Glenridding Dodd summit loop from Glenridding

View over Ullswater

Glencoyne Wood and Ullswater View

Glenridding Dodd summit

View of Glenridding Dodd from Gillside

The Travellers' Rest Pub, Glenridding

Bench with a view of Ullswater

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