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Name: | Watson's Dodd |
Hill number: | 2534 |
Height: | 789m / 2589ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2515 Helvellyn |
RHB Section: | 34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Eastern Fells |
County/UA: | Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness |
Catchment: | Derwent (Workington) |
Class: | Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger (W,B,Sy,Fel) |
Grid ref: | NY 33568 19562 |
Summit feature: | cairn |
Drop: | 11m |
Col: | 778m NY 3382 1969 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL5S |
Survey: | obvious summit |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 1299 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Randerside, Great Dodd, Watson's Dodd, Stybarrow Dodd, Raise, Stang | keithouk | 03/03/2024 |
Circuit, parking at corner W of Wanthwaite Bridge. Threlkeld Knotts, White Pike, Calfhow Pike, Little Dodd (fairly meaningless 'summit' with two cairns), Great Dodd, Randerside, Watson's Dodd. Descended via Castle Rock then returned via ridge of High Rigg. Wen Crag, High Rigg S Top, SE Top, and High Rigg. | RobertP | 11/12/2023 |
Legburthwaite to Clough Head | trimarc2 | 30/11/2023 |
151 | windybilly | 11/09/2023 |
Helvellyn YH-Sheffield Pike-Stybarrow Dodd-Watson's Dodd-Great Dodd-Green Side (White Stones)-Hart Side-Birkett Fell-descend to A5091 opp Aira Force car park for bus stop at A road junction | campagvelocet | 06/09/2023 |
Repeat ascent on walk from Wythburn to Threlkeld. | vuirich | 02/09/2023 |
Up Sticks Paas, down to Dunmail Raise bagging everything from Grrat Dodd to Dollywagon Pike. | NormanW | 17/08/2023 |
From Glenridding. 
15 km, 990 m asc. 
Up to Glenridding Dodd, Heron Pike and Sheffield Pike. 
To Nick Head and up to White Stones, Stybarrow and Watson's Dodd. 
Back by Sticks Pass and Greenside Mine. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720310572512 | SalmonJoe | 15/08/2023 |
With Matt - circuit from High Row | djc36 | 09/08/2023 |
Nice easy walk from Big Dodd to look over Thirlmere for Boo & I | Alphaville199 | 14/07/2023 |
Walked from Car Park at Red Moss. | Wandelaar | 18/06/2023 |
From Stybarrow Dodd, on to Great Dodd | jeffpl | 15/05/2023 |
8.6 miles 1900ft elevation. Randerside, Great Dodd, Watsons Dodd, Stybarrow Dodd, Hartside, Birkett Fell. Very windy up top and wrong shoes on the way down! | nell1583 | 04/02/2023 |
Walk with Dad | byron2302 | 28/01/2023 |
The Dodds from Dockray with the GSAL Explorers. Visited Common Fell, Watermillock Common, Brown Hills, Birkett Fell, Hart Side, Green Side (White Stones), Stybarrow Dodd, Watson's Dodd, Great Dodd. A splendid winter's day with powder snow, sun, and excellent views. Inversion cloud over the southern Lakes, but the Dodds in sun all day! 16km with 900m ascent taking 6h 40m. | silverwolf_alan | 21/01/2023 |
Head down in a fierce wind and hailstones from Stybarrow Dodd. W11 Rnd7. With Tony J. | Dangerous Dave | 29/12/2022 |
The Dodds from Dockray. Visited Common Fell, Watermillock Common, Swineside Knott, Brown Hills, Birkett Fell, Hart Side, Green Side (White Stones), Stybarrow Dodd, Watson's Dodd, Great Dodd, Little Dodd, Calfhow Pike, Clough Head, and White Pike. A perfect winter's day with cloudless skies, a thin layer of frost / snow and absolutely calm. 21km with 950m ascent taking 7h 30m. | silverwolf_alan | 12/12/2022 |
Wainwright Walk 23: Spider (Great Dodd, Stybarrow Dodd, Watson's Dodd, Hart Side & Clough Head) | DavidHiner | 30/11/2022 |
R | Richard Tait | 29/11/2022 |
With Nadia | Daisy Dee | 02/10/2022 |
Contoured round from Little Dodd (St John's Common) on decent path to avoid reascent of Great Dodd. | KeithByTheC | 20/09/2022 |
With Sue, David, Linda, Don and Liz on a anticlockwise circuit of 9 summits from High Row. | Phreerunner | 14/09/2022 |
Climbed with Phoebe, traverse from Clough Head to Seat Sandal and down to Grasmere. | MrD | 29/08/2022 |
From High row | Matt2901 | 26/08/2022 |
High Row Car Park - Birkett Fell, Hart Side, Green Side, Stybarrow Dodd, Watson Dodd, Great Dodd, Calfhow Pike, Clough Head, | ytfckent | 21/04/2022 |
From High Row CP, Matterdale. 
17 km, 760 m asc. 
Up by the Old Coach Road and the Clough Head NE ridge to White Pike and Clough Head summit. Around to Great Dodd, Watson's Dodd and Stybarrow Dodd summits. Down by Hart Side and Birkett Fell and its NE ridge to Dowthwaite Head. 
Dry and Cold, Easter Monday. | SalmonJoe | 18/04/2022 |
From Bramcrag Quarry. Clough Head (via Fisher's Wife's Rake - not for the faint hearted) - Calfhow Pike - Great Dodd - Watson's Dodd - Stybarrow Dodd - Raise - White Side. Descent over Brown Crag to Thirlspot. | forsterfamily7 | 15/04/2022 |
Huge day hiking from Threlkeld to Rydal covering 15 wainwrights! | thecoopers | 23/03/2022 |
With Hartside, Great Dodd, Clough Head and Stybarrow Dodd from Dowthwaite Head | Chopperbrown | 15/03/2022 |
With: hb, sb, str; From Wanthwaite up via quarries track onto Clough Head. Then via Calfhow Pike, Great Dodd, Watson's Dodd, Sybarrow Dodd, Raise & White Side to Browncove Col. Descended via good track over Brown Crag to Legburthwaite & 2nd car. | Ian Baines | 05/03/2022 |
F7-8 winds on top, but mostly visable. | DaveT | 15/02/2022 |
Enjoyable walk in the clouds all day via Great Dodd which we have previously baggee | ejjohnstone | 24/12/2021 |
St John's in the Vale Skyline: St John's in the Vale - Clough Head - Calfhow Pike - Little Dodd - Great Dodd - Watson's Dodd - Stybarrow Dodd - High Rigg - St John's in the Vale | JHes | 26/11/2021 |
Nice, until the rain. Up from Glenrridig for 8 Wainwrights. | atreides7887 | 20/11/2021 |
With Oli from Glenridding via Red Tarn. Great weather - dry, but overcast, but with clouds below us to the south and west. Circuit of Striding Edge, Helvellyn, Lower Man, White Side, Raise, Watson's Dodd, Stybarrow Dodd, White Stones, Sheffield Pike, Heron Pike & Glenridding Dodd from Glenridding. | alistairpooler | 14/11/2021 |
https://jimearl6.com/a-walk-along-the-dodds/#more-4350 | Jimearl6 | 19/07/2021 |
With Gosia | MooseWire | 18/07/2021 |
From Stybarrow Dodd ... love the views ... but then I always do! | apshepherd | 06/06/2021 |
part of Paul Haigh's BG | breweryman | 29/05/2021 |
Ridge walk from Stybarrow Dodd. Cloud above all fells. Views of the Lake District amazing. A little chilly. | markm | 01/05/2021 |
Maddy | MandyBaldam | 28/04/2021 |
Clough Head and the Dodds with MK | Nab Scar | 23/04/2021 |
From Stybarrow Dodd. A largely uneventful detour on the way to Great Dodd. | thomasrandall96 | 19/04/2021 |
Perfect weather on a 20 mile 16 top round | holtsd | 14/04/2021 |
With Keith | christine99 | 02/04/2021 |
R K | Richard Tait | 12/01/2021 |
11 miler with Karen. High Row / Dowthwaitehead / HART SIDE / STYBARROW DODD / WATSON'S DODD / GREAT DODD / Calfhow Pike - back to High Row via the coach road. | richoakes | 03/01/2021 |
Walked in a white-out from Stybarrow Dodd with Éire & Alfie. W103 Rnd6. 
Fantastic running descent westwards in good snow to Castle Rock. | Dangerous Dave | 02/01/2021 |
A round of the fells above Dowthwaitehead. Birketts route and a very fine one on a beautiful winters day. Freezing conditions snow and sunshine. With B and R. | jenx | 30/12/2020 |
R | Richard Tait | 01/12/2020 |