Longside Edge and Dodd
DATE 15.09.2022 | DISTANCE approx 10.5KM approx | HIGHEST POINT 746M
Posted by Matt | Filed under Lake District
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I've looked across at Dodd for a while now and wanted to climb it. The fact that it's covered in trees has added to my interest. On it's own it seemed like a short walk, so i added some Wainwright summits that Catherine needed to bag which I had already visited. It made for a really great route. The woodland was gorgeous and so was the ridge walk too.
parked up at dodd wood car park. unfortunately, before the cafe opened. I needed a coffee.
a gentle and beautiful walk through woodland to start us off
about 2km of gorgeous woodland following 1 simple path 
the roof of the woods caving in
reaching the end of the woodland and starting to get views of bassenthwaite lake
bassenthwaite lake. most of it on the ascent of ling how
on the allerdale ramble. it got hard to take photos now as shooting into the bright sunlight
on the edge, heading up ullock pike. higher than i remember.
the ridge ahead
bassenthwaite lake (all of it)
a cairn as we come to the end of longside edge. skiddaw (left) and carl side (right)
skiddaw and little man from carl side
heading down carl side with derwent water and keswick ahead
looking down to do to our right. That's where we are heading next.
a really enjoyable descent track from carl side
back into woodland at thornthwaite forest
the summit of dodd
bassenthwaite lake from dodd summit
after backtracking from the summit slightly, we re-entered the forest. a footbridge within longside wood
the final path back down to dodd wood car park.