Glenridding Dodd

Glenridding Dodd is a small rounded hill in the English Lake District. It stands above the village of Glenridding on the western shore of Ullswater. The fell is the final subsidiary top on the east ridge of Stybarrow Dodd. It measures only one kilometre in length and less than that in width. Its highest point reaches 442 metres, yet it offers fine views over the lake nearly 300 metres below. The fell is bounded by Mossdale Beck to the north and Glenridding Beck to the south. The fell is worth the journey for its viewpoint over Ullswater and the surrounding fells. The top is a short ridge with patches of heather, rocky knolls and marshy hollows. The highest point is marked by a small cairn, but better views of Glenridding and the lake may be had from the eastern end of the ridge. Beyond Glenridding, the claw-shaped end of Birkhouse Moor and its subsidiary top Keldas are visible. Further south, the fells clustered around the valleys above Patterdale can be seen. A visitor finds a short ridge with a mix of terrain at the summit. The eastern end of the ridge falls steeply above the 400-metre contour, providing fine views. A stone boundary marker near the summit shows the letters M and H, marking the boundary between the Marshall and Howard families’ lands. The lower slopes on the south and east sides are wooded with deciduous trees, while larch trees reach almost to the summit on the north side. Ascents begin from Glenridding village or from a lay-by on the A592 road beside Mossdale Beck.