Route: Dodd
Area: Northern Lake District
Date of walk: 7th November 2013
Walkers: Andrew
Distance: 4.6 miles
Ascent: 1,200 feet
Dodd forms part of Skiddaw and is owned by the Forestry Commission, which does a good job of maintaining the paths and tracks, and providing helpful waymarking
The fell is well known for having good vantage points to view nesting Ospreys
I parked at The Old Sawmill Tea Rooms Mirehouse and joined a forest track leading gently uphill through the woods. Eventually the trees gave way to open fellside and there were views over Keswick and Derwent Water. Sadly it was raining and the views were not particularly clear
I descended along another easy track through Dodd Wood, admiring the wonderful autumn colours as I did so. A good walk for a rainy day and a superlative one in better conditions
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I briefly stopped the car on the Whinlatter Pass - Dodd is the fell in the foreground. The weather quickly deteriorated
I follow the path ahead, and will return via the one on the right
Crossing Skill Beck
It’s a lovely track, set at an easy gradient
It’s not often that you get helpful pointers like this. It was raining heavily by now
Looking over Derwent Water - I wish it had been clearer, as this is a fantastic viewpoint
Looking over Bassenthwaite Lake towards Scotland
And towards Skiddaw, the subject of a fantastic walk last Monday
Derwent Water
Southern end of Bassenthwaite Lake
On the way down, it stopped raining and the view improved slightly
Wonderful autumn colours
Grisedale Pike
Not far from one of the two osprey viewpoints
The lower osprey viewpoint
Back to the start
