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Dollywaggon Pike

Area:Lake District - Eastern Fells
County:Cumbria
Country:England
Classification:Wainwright, Birkett, Hewitt, and Nuttall
(also Fellranger, Synge, Sim, and Tump)
Height:858m
Maps:OL5(S) Explorer or 90 Landranger
Grid Ref:NY346130         Hills nearby: 5km 10km 20km
Summit:cairn
Notes:rock 7m W may be as high; cairn 30m SW at NY 34601 13046 is lower
Daylight:dawn 03:57, sunrise 04:48, sunset 21:30, dusk 22:21
External links:Wikipedia

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Falcon Crag and Dollywaggon Pike from Deepdale Hause
Falcon Crag and Dollywaggon Pike from Deepdale Hause


Dollywaggon Pike is the southern most peak in the Helvellyn ridge. Spelt variously Dollywagon on the OS 50K map, and Dollywaggon on the OS 25K map. Pike means a "peaked mountain", which is how it looks from upper Grisedale.

Why not try walking up this hill using one of our walks:

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Other walkers registered on our site who have already walked up this hill include: samross, adgl, DukeNukem (x3), leedrich, Hannahfw, Danrobinson, Boss_keloid, steve71, gallowshill (x3), bentonrambler, DANE2766, Strangerclur, Sylwia J Kociemba, Tabber, alanm9, Paperballpark, peterb, Gillian7660, DuncanG22, Smoo1610, sammc, motley 55 (x3), windridge, vinmac, john09cw, fizzerfox, JamieL, Chris the rambler, gill4rolo, CarlandHay, Mikew92, CARLOS (x4), ThrowerBell, Ginty, wolfgangb, koczur, jegger, walsh581, Susanna (twice), beth, StevetheRover, Andy Duff, Shortnick, ThinArthur, Lancashire Lad (x7), s.lee90, gbh, trina, Drpjohnston, shivtc@yahoo.co.uk, gerard.hurst, springfishblue, and Steve18566.

In our forum you can read the following walk reports which include this hill:

If you need accommodation we have details of 25 properties offering rooms near Dollywaggon Pike. Here are some examples:

4 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
Rowan Cottage, Grasmere
£460-991 per week
5.6km (3.5 miles) away, sleeps 6
3 AA Assessed
Dale Head Hall Lakeside Hotel, Keswick
£80-200 per night
5.6km (3.5 miles) away
3 Assessed
Fairlight Guest House, Penrith

5.6km (3.5 miles) away

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