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The Dodds

Walked on 29/09/2006

Start point: Dockray, adjacent to the bridge. (NY 393 215)

Dockray – Bracken How (492) – Round How (493) – Common Fell – Watermillock Common –Swineside Knott – Brown Hills – Birkett Fell – Hart Side – White Stones on Green Side – Stybarrow Dodd – Watson’s Dodd – Great Dodd – Little Dodd (St John’s Common) (494) – Calfhow Pike (495) –Clough Head (496) – Dockray

Distance: 13.4 miles     Total Ascent: 1156 metres     Time Taken: 4 hours 45 minutes

Weather: Overcast, rain later. 14oC.

Another grey day today with just the odd glimmer of sunshine and heavy rain at the end. This is quite a long circuit but relatively easy going across boggy grass. I visited a couple of small tops at the beginning of the walk that I had never been to before which offered great views over Ullswater with little effort. It was very quiet up there though, and we never saw a single soul all day.

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About the only blue sky of the day over Great Mell Fell, from Bracken How.

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Common Fell from Round How. The bracken is turning brown now.

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Sunrays over Ullswater looking to Place Fell.

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Great Dodd from Common Fell.

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Casper having a rest on Swineside Knott.

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Looking to the head of Ullswater.

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Brown Hills from Watermillock Common.

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Ullswater.

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Angus and Casper above Ullswater.

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Looking over to Place Fell.

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Sheffield Pike.

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Catstycam appears from the mist.

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You can't miss Birkett Fell with its name plaque set in the cairn. Named after Baron Birkett, KC MP, an early advocate of National Parks and a fierce opposer to Manchester Corporation's attempts to take water from Ullswater. He also went to the same school as me (though he wasn't in my class, I hasten to add!).

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Angus on Hart Side, Stybarrow Dodd behind.

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Looking down Stanah Gill on Stybarrow Dodd to Thirlmere.

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Great Dodd from Stybarrow Dodd.

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High Rigg and St John's in the Vale from Watson's Dodd. Beyond is Keswick, Bassenthwaite Lake, Dodd and Skiddaw (in mist).

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Thirlmere from Watson's Dodd.

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The wind was howling across Watson's Dodd.

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A retrospective view from Great Dodd - in the distance is the pointed Catstycam with Helvellyn in cloud. Centre left is Stybarrow Dodd with Watson's Dodd to the right.

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Skiddaw from Little Dodd. Below is the next objective, the spur of Calfhow Pike.

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Angus has spotted the rain coming on our final summit, Clough Head - the end of the Helvellyn massif.

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Blencathra from Clough Head. Now it was time to put on the jacket and put the camera away for a very damp descent to the Old Coach Road and a wet trudge back to Dockray.

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