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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
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 1297 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Randerside, Great Dodd, Watson's Dodd, Stybarrow Dodd, Raise, Stangkeithouk03/03/2024
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.RobertP11/12/2023
Legburthwaite to Clough Headtrimarc230/11/2023
151windybilly11/09/2023
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 junctioncampagvelocet06/09/2023
Repeat ascent on walk from Wythburn to Threlkeld.vuirich02/09/2023
Up Sticks Paas, down to Dunmail Raise bagging everything from Grrat Dodd to Dollywagon Pike.NormanW17/08/2023
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/72177720310572512SalmonJoe15/08/2023
With Matt - circuit from High Rowdjc3609/08/2023
Nice easy walk from Big Dodd to look over Thirlmere for Boo & IAlphaville19914/07/2023
Walked from Car Park at Red Moss.Wandelaar18/06/2023
From Stybarrow Dodd, on to Great Doddjeffpl15/05/2023
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!nell158304/02/2023
Walk with Dadbyron230228/01/2023
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_alan21/01/2023
Head down in a fierce wind and hailstones from Stybarrow Dodd. W11 Rnd7. With Tony J.Dangerous Dave29/12/2022
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_alan12/12/2022
Wainwright Walk 23: Spider (Great Dodd, Stybarrow Dodd, Watson's Dodd, Hart Side & Clough Head)DavidHiner30/11/2022
R Richard Tait29/11/2022
With NadiaDaisy Dee02/10/2022
Contoured round from Little Dodd (St John's Common) on decent path to avoid reascent of Great Dodd. KeithByTheC20/09/2022
With Sue, David, Linda, Don and Liz on a anticlockwise circuit of 9 summits from High Row.Phreerunner14/09/2022
Climbed with Phoebe, traverse from Clough Head to Seat Sandal and down to Grasmere.MrD29/08/2022
From High rowMatt290126/08/2022
High Row Car Park - Birkett Fell, Hart Side, Green Side, Stybarrow Dodd, Watson Dodd, Great Dodd, Calfhow Pike, Clough Head,ytfckent21/04/2022
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.SalmonJoe18/04/2022
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.forsterfamily715/04/2022
Huge day hiking from Threlkeld to Rydal covering 15 wainwrights!thecoopers23/03/2022
With Hartside, Great Dodd, Clough Head and Stybarrow Dodd from Dowthwaite HeadChopperbrown15/03/2022
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 Baines05/03/2022
F7-8 winds on top, but mostly visable.DaveT15/02/2022
Enjoyable walk in the clouds all day via Great Dodd which we have previously baggeeejjohnstone24/12/2021
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 ValeJHes26/11/2021
Nice, until the rain. Up from Glenrridig for 8 Wainwrights.atreides788720/11/2021
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.alistairpooler14/11/2021
https://jimearl6.com/a-walk-along-the-dodds/#more-4350Jimearl619/07/2021
With GosiaMooseWire18/07/2021
From Stybarrow Dodd ... love the views ... but then I always do!apshepherd06/06/2021
part of Paul Haigh's BGbreweryman29/05/2021
Ridge walk from Stybarrow Dodd. Cloud above all fells. Views of the Lake District amazing. A little chilly.markm01/05/2021
MaddyMandyBaldam28/04/2021
Clough Head and the Dodds with MKNab Scar23/04/2021
From Stybarrow Dodd. A largely uneventful detour on the way to Great Dodd.thomasrandall9619/04/2021
Perfect weather on a 20 mile 16 top roundholtsd14/04/2021
With Keithchristine9902/04/2021
R K Richard Tait12/01/2021
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.richoakes03/01/2021
Walked in a white-out from Stybarrow Dodd with Éire & Alfie. W103 Rnd6. Fantastic running descent westwards in good snow to Castle Rock.Dangerous Dave02/01/2021
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.jenx30/12/2020
R Richard Tait01/12/2020