The Dodds
Sun 28 Sep 2008
Route: Wanthwaite - Fisher's Wife's Rake - Jim's Fold - Clough Head - Calfhow Pike - Great Dodd - Watson's Dodd - Stybarrow Dodd - Stanah
Distance: 7.50 miles
Ascent: 3,000ft
Time: 5 hours
With: David & Jennifer Hall and Anne
Notes:
Lots and lots of sunshine.
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Ladder stile above Hilltop Quarries, there is a rung missing on the other side!
Heading along above the intake walk to Fisher's Wife's Rake
High Rigg
Lower part of Fisher's Wife's Rake
Ascending Fisher's Wife's Rake
Fisher's Wife's Rake
Latrigg, Skiddaw and Lonscale Fell
Fisher's Wife's Rake
Fisher's Wife's Rake, on the grassy zig-zags, the steep bit over
Skiddaw and Blencathra from the top of Fisher's Wife's Rake
The top of Sandbed Gill
Jim's Fold
The north western fells from Clough Head
Blencathra from Clough Head's summit
Clough Head from the summit of Calfhow Pike
Calfhow Pike with the Skiddaw fells behind
Looking back to Calfhow Pike and Clough Head as we head up Great Dodd
Great Dodd's summit cairn
Great Dodd's summit shelter
Watson's Dodd and the high Lakeland fells from Great Dodd
Great Dodd from Watson's Dodd's summit
Watson's Dodd as we head up Stybarrow Dodd
High Street and Gray Crag from Stybarrow Dodd's summit
The descent off Stybarrow Dodd as we head down to join the Sticks Pass path to Stanah
High Rigg with the Skiddaw fells behind
One of the many paragliders enjoying the fine weather
Descending to Stanah
Heading down to Stanah
Previous Walk: Eel Crag via Shelf Route (Sat 27 Sep 2008)
Next Walk: Fairfield from Grasmere (Sun 5 Oct 2008)