| Date ... | Sunday, 21 September 2008 |
| Distance ... | 9.0 miles |
| Ascent ... | 2070 feet |
| Time ... | 5 hours 0 mins |
| Weather ... | 17ºc, light W winds, cloudy with some sunny spells and dry |
| Summits ... | Randerside - 2391' |
| Great Dodd - 2807' (aw19)(en85) | |
| Watson's Dodd - 2584' (aw40) | |
| Stybarrow Dodd - 2770' (aw21)(en221) | |
| White Stones - 2608' (en98) | |
| Hartside - 2481' (aw60)(en110) | |
| Birkett Fell - 2378' | |
| Start ... | High Row (nr Dockray), roadside parking (NY380219) |
| Route Map ... | Click here for the route map from this walk |
| Maps ... | Ordnance Survey - Outdoor Leisure Nº5 (1:25,000) or Landranger Nº90 (1:50,000) |
| Books ... | Pictorial Guide Nº1 - The Eastern Fells by Alfred Wainwright |
| If you want to read a more detailed account of this walk please use this link to visit my blog ... | |
Leaving the car park at the start on the walk, heading out onto Matterdale Common
The footbridge across Groove Beck, where it cuts across the old coach road
The sun was starting to break through the clouds as we started the climb along Groove Beck towards Great Dodd
Great Dodd seen from Whams Moss
A view of the head of Deepdale, seen as we crossed Brut's Moss
Looking over the head of Deepdale towards Helvellyn from the summit cairn on Randerside
Clough Head, with Blencathra behind, from the final climb up onto Great Dodd
Tim on the summit of Great Dodd
The view looking towards Stybarrow Dodd from the wind shelter on Great Dodd
Looking towards Helvellyn from the flat summit of Watson's Dodd
Looking, across Thirlmere, towards the 'Southern' fells from the summit of Watson's Dodd
The view looking south from the summit of Stybarrow Dodd
Sheffield Pike seen from White Stones
Helvellyn and Raise from the summit of White Stones
Looking down into Glencoyne from Glencoyne Head
Great Dodd seen from the old ditch on the summit of Hartside
Looking down into Deepdale from the summit of Hartside
The head of Ullswater from the summit of Birkett Fell
Great Dodd from Birkett Fell
Ullswater and Watermillock Common from the descent from Birkett Fell
Dowthwaitehead Crag seen as we approached the small hamlet of Dowthwaitehead
The Mell Fells from Deepdale