Great Dodd simply means 'big round hill', and that sums it up: a smooth grassy dome, the highest of the Dodds north of Sticks Pass. There's a cairn near the top, though the highest ground is just to the south of it, and an older shelter cairn sits further south-east. There's little close-up scenery from the summit itself, but on a clear day the view reaches across the Lake District to south-west Scotland and the Pennines.
New to the Wainwrights?Read our guide: What Are The Wainwrights?No marker: ground 30 m SSE of cairn
Andesite lava capped with welded tuff, under a grassy dome scattered with stones.
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Also on this route: Stybarrow Dodd, Watson's Dodd, Clough Head, High Rigg
Safety: Routes are a guide only. Carry a map and compass and know how to use them, check the weather before you go, and turn back if in doubt. You use this route at your own risk.
