| Great Dodd - Route One |
| Start - High Row NY 379 219 | Distant - 3 miles | Ascent - 1,520 feet | Time - 1 hour : 55 minutes |
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| High Row, a mile to the north west of Dockray, is the starting point for this walk. Wainwright started from Dockray in his diagram of this ascent but the parking there is very limited. This parking area on the minor road to Dowthwaitehead is popular with paragliders who launch themselves from the nearby Wolf Crags. A gate gives access to The Old Coach Road and Matterdale Common |
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| Starting out along the Old Coach Road which runs between St. John's in the Vale and Matterdale |
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| Just beyond Cockley Moor plantation the old road fords Groove Beck where an obvious path turns off the road to follow the course of the beck |
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| Looking back along the Old Coach Road from above the ford |
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| The green dome of Great Dodd appears on the climb over Matterdale Common with the lighter coloured ridge of Randerside in front of it |
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| Looking left across Whams Moss to Hart Side and Stybarrow Dodd |
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| Great Dodd and Randerside above the headwaters of Groove Beck |
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| The path encounters Bruts Moss an extensive area of wet land below Randerside |
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| A power assisted paraglider. Not sure if that's a contradiction in terms |
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| The "glider" circled around the summit of Great Dodd before disappearing in the direction of Blencathra |
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| Towards the end of Bruts Moss the view opens to Skiddaw and Blencathra. On the left is the top of Wolf Crags, the launch point for the paragliders |
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| Looking back from the lower slopes of Randerside |
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| Looking east to Loadpot Hill on the horizon |
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| Higher on the slopes of Randerside looking back along the route with Great and Little Mell Fell in the middle distance |
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| The path avoids the actual summit of Randerside which lies a short distance to the left and is well worth a visit |
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| Looking back from the summit of Randerside |
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| The summit cairn on Randerside Great Dodd - page 9 |
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| Great Dodd from Randerside |
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| Looking south from Randerside over the head of Deepdale to Catstycam, Helvellyn and Raise |
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| Blencathra from the summit of Randerside |
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| Clouds sweep across Eel Crag and Grisedale Pike in the North Western Fells |
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| Starting the final climb to the summit of Great Dodd |
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| Looking back from the slopes of Great Dodd |
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| Herdwick lambs and Skiddaw |
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| Looking back to Randerside. Shortly after passing this prominent cairn the path turns onto the north ridge and fades |
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| The North Western Fells from the north ridge |
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| The summit cairn on Great Dodd |
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| Looking south to Helvellyn over Stybarrow Dodd and Raise with Catstycam in the centre |
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| The connecting ridge to Watson's Dodd on the right |
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| Looking south west to Scafell Pike |
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| Looking to Pillar on the centre skyline |
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| The North Western Fells |
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| The Whinlatter fells |
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| Skiddaw |
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| Blencathra over Clough Head |
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| A large cairn, hollowed out to form a wind shelter, lies a hundred yards to the south east |
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| The shelter cairn on the south top of Great Dodd |
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| Great Mell Fell from the shelter cairn |
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| Gowbarrow Fell from the shelter cairn |
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| Greenside from the shelter cairn |
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| Catstycam and Helvellyn over Stybarrow Dodd, Raise and Whiteside from the shelter cairn |
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| A section of Thirlmere comes into view by walking a few yards to the west of the shelter cairn |
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