Stybarrow Dodd: 843.7m Height, Ridge Walks and Views

Stybarrow Dodd is a broad, grassy summit on the northern part of the Helvellyn range, where the ridge opens into generous stretches of upland walking. At 843.7 metres, it has considerable height without the rocky drama of some better-known neighbours. Its appeal lies in that open character: long views, easy connections with the other Dodds, and a sense of how the Eastern Fells fit together.

A broad summit on the Helvellyn range

Stybarrow Dodd belongs to the high ground north of Helvellyn, standing between Great Dodd to the north and Sticks Pass to the south. Its rounded summit is characteristic of the Dodds: grass-covered uplands with broad shoulders rather than a sharply defined rocky crest. The highest point lies at grid reference NY343189, and the Database of British and Irish Hills records its elevation as 843.7 metres, or 2,768 feet.

The summit's openness is central to its character. In clear weather, the outlook takes in the surrounding Eastern Fells and reaches west towards the central and western Lakeland fells. Looking south, the continuation of the range towards Raise and Helvellyn gives the view a clear structure. This is a place for understanding the sweep of the ridge, rather than seeking a single dramatic summit feature.

Stybarrow Dodd among the Eastern Fells

Stybarrow Dodd appears in The Eastern Fells, Book One of Alfred Wainwright's seven-volume guide to the Lakeland fells. It ranks 21st in height among the 214 Wainwrights. That places this comparatively understated summit among the higher fells in the collection, despite its gentler outline beside the craggy profiles associated with Helvellyn.

Its neighbouring Wainwrights include Great Dodd, Watson's Dodd, Raise and White Side. Great Dodd and Watson's Dodd form its closest northern group, while Raise stands across Sticks Pass to the south. White Side lies farther south along the range. These connections explain why Stybarrow Dodd is often visited as part of a longer ridge walk: it belongs to a continuous stretch of high country, not an isolated summit with a single obvious approach.

Ridge walks and Sticks Pass

Sticks Pass is the important walking link immediately south of Stybarrow Dodd. It crosses the range between the Thirlmere side and the Glenridding side, separating Stybarrow Dodd from Raise. Walks taking in the fell commonly combine it with Great Dodd and Watson's Dodd, or include it in a longer traverse of the Helvellyn range.

The rounded terrain should not be mistaken for straightforward navigation in every condition. Broad grassy tops offer fewer obvious landmarks when cloud settles, and this is exposed ground above 800 metres. Stybarrow Dodd rewards a clear day, when its relationships with the neighbouring summits become part of the pleasure of being there.

Where Stybarrow Dodd stands

Summit at grid reference NY343189 · open full map

The real Stybarrow Dodd

Walking Stybarrow Dodd

We make artwork, not route guides — these are the guides we'd point a friend to:

• Great Dodd Route One (wainwrightroutes.co.uk)
• The Dodds in Pictures - Helvellyn Range Lake District (mountain-walks.co.uk)
• Great Dodd & Clough Head walk (lonewalker.net)

Weather on Stybarrow Dodd

Conditions estimated at summit height (844 m) via Open-Meteo. For a walker's forecast, use the Mountain Weather Information Service.

Stybarrow Dodd on your wall

A painting of Stybarrow Dodd can bring back the quieter pleasures of a ridge day: pale grass, passing cloud and the long rise towards the next summit. On paper or canvas, its broad outline offers a familiar connection to time spent in the Eastern Fells.

Own “Sunlit Slopes of Stybarrow Dodd” — our painting of Stybarrow Dodd → or browse all Fells & Mountains artwork

Neighbouring Wainwrights in The Eastern Fells

• Watson's Dodd 789 m
• Raise 883 m
• Great Dodd 857 m
• White Side 863 m

Part of our guide to all 214 Wainwrights — see the full index.