Stybarrow Dodd is probably named 'hill of the steep path', after Sticks Pass, the old bridleway that crosses the ridge just to its south, once marked by wooden stakes that were still standing in 1928. The summit is a smooth grassy dome with a cairn, and the highest ground is a few metres from it; streams off the east side flow to Ullswater, and off the west to Thirlmere.
New to the Wainwrights?Read our guide: What Are The Wainwrights?No marker: ground 15 m south-east of cairn
Andesite lava capped with welded tuff that weathers white or pink, under smooth grass.
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Also on this route: Great 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.
