Glenridding Dodd

The walk starts at Glenridding Beck bridge beside the village shops. Bear right to the one way system around the village greenspace. Turn left into Greenside Lane, signposted to Gillside Farm and Helvellyn Youth Hostel. It also has a 6'6" restriction. Follow the lane past the Travellers Rest Inn and bear right at the junction. Shortly after bear left, the road climbs to, and passes in front of a row of cottages.

Continue over the cattle grid then immediately bear right. Zigzag right and then left to gain the upper track. Before reaching the back of another row of cottages fork right at the post with footpath markers. Climb up steeply, ducking under the telegraph pole's restraining wire. The path winds its way up through bracken and heather to The Rake, an obvious easy route to the hause.

At the top of the rise, on the hause, just before the wall and gate bear right on to a path to the wall corner at the bottom of the scree. Continue up alongside the wall. At the top, turn sharply right on to a grass path, follow this path round the first knoll. Go across to the second knoll, and the summit cairn perched on rocks will appear.

Once you have taken in the views from the summit return to the hause with the wall and gate.

Go through the gate, you will it lifts easily over the rock as the bottom hinge has gone and will not be long before the rest of it has disintegrated too. Follow the path through the grass as it bears right and descends gently. Mossdale Beck, draining the combe will soon appear on your left.

From now on the plan is to keep Mossdale Beck on your left, and a wall which can be seen occasionally up to your right. Keep between the two.

Cross the boggy patch and stream. The area lives up to the name of the beck very well. There is some bracken around too.

In the trees you come to the top of a gully with some wind blown trees seemingly blocking the way. They are! Ignore the false path which bears right keeping height on the crag, you must duck under the fallen trees and descend the gully. Just below the path reappears a little clearer. Continue descending, zigzag down through the short crag. The road can be heard now. Drop down to the fence and bear left to the step-stile.

Cross the stile, a dog should make it under or over without too much trouble. The path continues downwards and is alongside a fence with landscaped grounds beyond. Follow the sometimes boggy path down through bracken to the road at the parking area and bus stop.

Turn right and walk along the road below Stybarrow Crag. In just 50m (55 yards) bear left off the road onto the permissive path. Follow this along the shore, up the steps to the view point, and continue eventually reaching the road on the outskirts of Glenridding. There is pavement here into the village.