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| Name: | Dodd (Lorton) |
| Hill number: | 3765 |
| Height: | 454m / 1490ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2386 Grisedale Pike |
| RHB Section: | 34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - North Western Fells |
| County/UA: | Cumberland |
| Catchment: | Derwent (Workington) |
| Class: | Tump (400-499m), Birkett, Synge (Tu,4,B,Sy) |
| Grid ref: | NY 16902 23061 |
| Summit feature: | cairn |
| Drop: | 40m |
| Col: | 414m NY169229  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 89 (1:25k) OL4S |
| 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 219 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| direct approach from Swinside - not doing the hope gill head horse-she. | Dave Sargent | 22/09/2023 |
| As others: from the parking space by the gate near Hope Beck. | PGCE | 05/09/2023 |
| Parked by the gate at Hopegate, If the stream is high it is best to cross it immediately by the footbridge. Otherwise it is a long trek on the path to find a place to cross, keeping your feet dry. There is a small path which avoids the worst of the braken. Leave this before reaching the col. A pleasant hill, lacking a decent cairn on the summit. | JohnW | 17/07/2023 |
| 11.8 miles 3804ft walk, start at Lanthwaite Green Crummock Water to Whiteless Pike, Wandope, Sand Hill, Hopegill Head, Ladyside Pike, Gasgale Crags, Whiteside and Dodd. | stephenbuda | 18/05/2023 |
| Bob & Duke. | DukeNukem | 02/01/2023 |
| Round via Whiteside, Hopegill Head, Sand Hill, etc. | SlowOl | 22/03/2022 |
| Start from Grid 202244 just off the road. Follow faint path South to the main Cycle route. then East to Route 78 on post. follow path out of the forest and onto the fell continue over Black Crag. Hobcarton End, Grisedale Pike, Hopegill Head. Come off the path at Grid 173221 descend the steep rocky spur and ascend Dodd. Follow the path off Dodd down to Hope Beck Gill cross and pick up the path heading North to the minor road ,from there continue to the main road and back to the start. 12.5 Km Ascent 1049mtr. Total time with stops 5hr 10min. good paths some steep and rocky ground. weather cloudy with low cloud covering the fells at 700mtrs , Dry. 1c to 4c. | smocks and denims | 21/12/2021 |
| Lanthwaite Green > Whin Ben > Whitside(wainwright top) > Whiteside(East top) > Gasgale Crags > Hopegill Head > Gasgale Crags > Whiteside (East top) > Dodd > Cold Gill > Lanthwaite Green. Just me and H, Glorious autumnal day but quite cold on the tops. Clag on the ridge at first but cleared when I was eating lunch on Hopegill Head. Colours quite magnificent. | johnkaysleftleg | 03/11/2021 |
| Parked at Lanthwaite, followed path near wall below fells to north side of hill then up path heading for Whiteside. Back down via Cold Gill and then on to Bravkenthwaite How’s. | PeterD | 02/09/2021 |
| On way down from Grisedale Pike and Hopegill Head/Whiteside ridge which was busy. Saw no-one else all day. Wonderfully peaceful area after the tour parties on the heights | trimarc2 | 02/09/2021 |
| From Lanthwaite for a round of Lad Hows, Thirdgill Head Man, Eel Crag, Gasgale Crags and Dodd. | rhalstead | 25/07/2021 |
| Grisedale Pike Birketts Bagging trip number 1 | DinoF | 30/12/2020 |
| Nice easy path down the ridge from Whiteside E. Top. Solo. Wet feet crossing Hope Beck on the way back to the van. | Dangerous Dave | 22/11/2020 |
| From Whiteside | rfoster | 16/10/2020 |
| A lovely outlook above Lorton | Alan Moore | 13/10/2020 |
| FOLLOWED BIRKETT'S ROUTE GRI 3, OMITTING SAND HILL. CLEAR AND DRY BUT VERY WINDY. OVER DODD (NEW), WHITESIDE E. TOP AND W. TOP (FOR LUNCH IN SHELTER OF CRAG), GASGALE CRAGS (NEW), HOPEGILL HEAD, LADYSIDE PIKE AND SWINSIDE (NEW). VERY STEEP DESCENT AT THE END. 3 NEW TOPS. | BURGESS | 09/09/2020 |
| First on a Hopegillhead horseshoe. Cold, windy and wet (later) | Moorponder | 03/01/2020 |
| Hopegill Horseshoe | tomd4 | 22/12/2019 |
| Cloud rolling on and off the high fells, good view of Hopegill Head, easy walking (not a bracken hack). Obvious route. | Wycombe Wanderer | 18/08/2018 |
| working on GL3D | Littledave | 03/05/2018 |
| With Mary | Chet1962 | 17/02/2018 |
| Parked at small car park by gate in road at NY 1688,2417. South on RoW then cross Hope Beck by sheep fold overgrown with bracken - Someone kindly rebuilt a rock crossing quite recently. Continue on path then cut up SE through bracken before springs. Follow path SE then S then SW. Path splits before hause, best to go up via hause turning right just after crags and just past path on left to Whiteside. Three cairns at top most southerly highest, most northerly lowest but has best views. | Hillsidenick | 30/10/2017 |
| Parking area just N. of the road gate at 169241 (Space for 6-7 cars) – S. along RoW, crossed Hope Beck & then made way up to path on S. side of Hope Beck – Followed path up to col & then a short climb to summit cairn. Continued to Swinside. (PM) | gerrybowes | 29/08/2017 |
| Parked at 168241. Took the good path crossing Hope Beck before leading into the col SE of the summit. Descended to the east to 175231 crossing the beck and taking the sheep tracks upwards towards Swinside. With GB. | bolton | 29/08/2017 |
| Small car park at NY168241 - Dodd - Whiteside - Hopegill Head - Ladyside Pike - Swinside - followed wall down. With FJ. Great half day's circuit. | Mark Jackson | 10/04/2017 |
| Circuit Swinside, Hopegill Head, Whiteless Pike and Dodd. Easy Stroll up from col between Dodd and Ridge. | ArdensBold | 29/12/2016 |
| From Whiteside then down the dale and across to Swinside. | Eddie | 05/10/2016 |
| Whiteside circuit from Swinside | Ajm0310 | 02/10/2016 |
| Cracking day out blue skies pristine snow above 500m | jocks1 | 10/02/2016 |
| Quick up and down from pull in just beyond gate at Hopebeck. | ngthack | 09/01/2016 |
| RS & JH (Final Birkett). AS JT et al. | Vin | 29/11/2015 |
| With Jenx and 18 other baggers to celebrate our final Birkett, from good parking above gate at Hopebeck. Bit of a dreek windy day but the lee of hill made it doable. Minor celebrations on top followed by party down by the beck - whisky and cake. Great day and thanks to all who attended :-) | nordicstar | 28/11/2015 |
| What he says. | Martin R | 28/11/2015 |
| Rick n Jens final Birkett. A soaking from poor gear that scuppered my English Marilyn completion | vegibagger | 28/11/2015 |
| Soggy, windy walk up from minor road to N. Final Birkett for Rick and Jen. Tks for the refreshments. | jonglew | 28/11/2015 |
| Thanks to everyone who came to our final Birkett. Memorable weather. Great company. | jenx | 28/11/2015 |
| part of the party who joined Rick for his final Birkett fell | Buteobuteo | 28/11/2015 |
| 1st hill on 3rd walk of the day bad weather coming in as i gained height | colinfielding | 19/10/2015 |
| With Clare, Eire, Evan, Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 22/08/2015 |
| Path from bottom of Hope Gill, hill in mist, had lifted by the time reached top. Went round to Swinside by descending into upper cwm and some horrible diagonal heathery contouring. | Aye Jimmy | 06/08/2015 |
| Climbed from Hopebeck using Birketts route in reverse | robert | 15/06/2015 |
| Excellent parking available in the old quarry just through the gate alongside Hope Beck. From here a good, and not too steep, paths leads up to the eastern col and then directly to the summit. Not too challenging this way. | moorsman | 08/05/2015 |
| Hope Beck Hope Gill Dodd Hope Gill Hope Beck | Andy Hirst | 27/11/2014 |
| Approx. date. | Slash3 | 01/07/2014 |
| Swinside, Ladyside Pike, Hopegill Head, Gasgale Crags, Whiteside, Dodd. | ijpowell | 19/06/2014 |
| nice view of derwent water | climbing-chef | 21/08/2013 |
| Glorious day with an early start. Up Swinside then on to Ladyside and a bit of fun on Hopgill Head (looks much worse than it is). Along Whiteside then down to Dodd and back by the road. | SS | 06/07/2013 |
| Climbed after descent by NNW ridge from Whiteside. Descended north to ford Hope Beck, and then to Scales by green lane, and then to High Lorton. | Man of Kernow1 | 19/05/2013 |
| Close to High Swinside Farm by the gate > Swinside > Ladyside Pike > Hopegill Head > Gasgale Crags > Whiteside East Top > Whiteside West Top > DODD Birkett refers to a cairn BUT NY 16903 23059 is about 30m S of the cairn on an unmarked heathery summit > High Swinside Farm | Tony Hartry II | 12/03/2013 |
| Birketts 2nd round | Dave Geere | 03/03/2013 |