| A Round of the Dodds from High Row above Dockray, via Glencoynedale | |
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| (Distance 10.3 miles) | |
| There is a small parking area at High Row,
outside the southern end of Cockley Moor. Note that the route from below Sheffield Pike over the Dodds down to the old tram track requires care in poor visibility. The area is featureless with little navigational aids. |
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| From the parking area, head down the lane to Dockray,
passing some cottages on the right. Once at Dockray, turn right onto the
main road to Glenridding, then after a few yards over the bridge, go
right onto a track alongside a row of cottages. (photo: Looking across to Watermillock Common on the way to Dockray) |
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Just after the cottages, take the indistinct path off left, heading up
between Watermillock Common and Round How. The path
gently climbs up the eastern side of Watermillock Common, eventually
leveling out overlooking Ullswater. (photo: Dockray from the path out to Glencoynedale) |
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Continue on this path, soon following the course of a dry-stone wall,
then veering right as the path goes into the upper reaches of
Glencoynedale. Cross a wall, and continue around the head of
Glencoynedale and up to the col between Sheffield Pike and Green Side. (photo: Ullswater from below Common Fell) |
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| (photo: Looking east along Ullswater from near the same spot) |  |
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From the col, go right up the steep Fell side, passing to the right of
the gouged out area of the disused mine, then gently up to Green Side. From
Green Side head westerly, initially down
then up to Stybarrow Dodd. (photo: Ullswater from the head of Glencoynedale) |
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| (photo: Clare approaching Stybarrow Dodd with Raise and Helvellyn range beyond) |  |
| From Stybarrow Dodd, follow the path north, going
downhill then veering left in the direction of Watson’s Dodd. A point
is reached where the path splits, one right up to Great Dodd, the other
left out to Watson’s Dodd. Take the left path for the gentle walk out
to Watson’s Dodd. (photo: Group shot on Stybarrow Dodd) |
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From Watson’s Dodd, head along the path in the direction of Great
Dodd, soon to join the path coming from the junction met prior to going
out to Watson’s Dodd. Go left following the path up to Great Dodd
summit. (photo: Skiddaw (left) and Blencathra (right) from Watson's Dodd) |
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The path off descends from to north, then turns right to go down the
northern slopes of Great Dodd. (photo: Blencathra from the path coming off Great Dodd) |
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The path becomes grassy and indistinct once on the lower slopes as it
crosses over Randerside and Matterdale Common (photo: Zooming in on Great Mell from the same path) |
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Once the path levels out, it continues between Wolf Crag and High
Brow, to eventually meet the Old Coach Road coming over from St Johns-in-the-Vale.
Turn right, following the track back to the car parking area. (photo: The wood on Cockley Moor getting closer .... and also the car after a long hot walk) |
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