| Dodd - Route One |
| Start - Millbeck NY 256 261 | Distance - 1.5 miles | Ascent - 1,270 feet | Time - 1 hour : 35 minutes |
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| A signpost located a few hundred yards west along the minor road from Millbeck points the way to a small footbridge, almost hidden by dense undergrowth, and a stile that gives access to the open fellside |
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| The path rises quite steeply alongside a larch spinney |
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| A glimpse of Derwent Water above the trees from the start of the path |
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| Looking back to Skiddaw Little Man |
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| Eel Crag and Grisedale Pike in the North Western Fells |
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| Looking back along the path to Latrigg |
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| Derwent Water from higher on the path |
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| The path runs alongside Lyzzick Wood for a short distance before entering it via a dilapidated stile near the tall conifers in the centre of the photo |
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| Looking back to Derwent Water from the stile |
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| The Newlands Valley from the stile |
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| The easiest and usual way to the summit is make use of the forest roads that encircle the fell. However to avoid disturbing the nesting ospreys some have been closed with alternative routes indicated such as the one on the right |
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| This path through Dodd Wood has been kept open to allow access to Dodd summit and Skiddaw via Long Doors col |
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| The path emerges from the forest onto an area of cleared fellside and climbs to meet a forest road a short distance below the col of Long Doors |
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| Looking down the forest road to Derwent Water |
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| Looking up the road towards Long Doors. The path to White Stones on Carl Side can be seen rising from the col |
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| Looking to Helvellyn from the forest road |
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| Looking back along the road to Dodd summit from near Long Doors. The ascent path meets this forestry road below the overgrown fire break which can be used to make a more direct ascent, but it is very rough and steep. It is much easier to follow the road which eventually loops round above the fire break |
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| Eel Crag and Grisedale Pike from near Long Doors |
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| Derwent Water from Long Doors |
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| Long Doors col |
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| The North Western Fells, above Braithwaite, from Long Doors |
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| A glimpse of Bassenthwaite Lake from Long Doors |
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| The way ahead from Long Doors couldn't be more clearly marked! |
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| A memorial bench with a wonderful view |
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| The North Western Fells from the bench |
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| The Helvellyn range from the bench |
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| Dodd summit from the bench |
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| On the way to the summit there is another bench on the top of a short spur |
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| Barf and Lord's Seat in the Whinlatter fells from the higher bench |
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| The North Western Fells |
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| Latrigg backed by the Helvellyn range |
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| Looking down to Long Doors with Skiddaw Little Man appearing over the ridge rising to Carl Side |
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| The view of Derwent Water from the higher bench |
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| The path to the summit with Ullock Pike on the right |
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| Approaching the summit |
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| The summit of Dodd |
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| Looking down to Long Doors from the summit |
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| The Eastern Fells, Clough Head to Helvellyn from the summit |
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| Derwent Water and the Central Fells |
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| Derwent Water and the Newlands Valley |
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| The Newlands Valley (again!) but this time including Causey Pike on the right |
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| The North Western Fells |
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| Lord's Seat and Broom Fell (centre) |
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| Bassenthwaite Lake with Criffel over the border across the Solway Firth |
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