Skill Beck – Mirehouse & Gardens Tea Room loop from Dodd Wood car park

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Skill Beck – Mirehouse & Gardens Tea Room loop from Dodd Wood car park

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Skill Beck – Mirehouse & Gardens Tea Room loop from Dodd Wood car park

03:30

10.4km

530m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

Tips

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.26 km

Long Doors Summit (422.5 m)

Highlight • Viewpoint

Long Doors 422.5m P12.5 (1386ft) (Hill ID: 511457) [JNSA s4798]
Lake District National Park Definitive List summit
County of Cumberland Definitive List summit

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6.10 km

Bench with a View of Derwentwater, Dodd

Highlight • Forest

This a wonderfully positioned bench that can be found on one of the many woodland trails that work their way up Dodd in the Northern Lake District. A great place to stop and rest weary feet.

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6.98 km

Dodd Summit View of Derwent Water

Highlight • Forest

Dodd is a great fell for families. The parking is good at Dodd Wood (which also has facilities like toilets and a café). The summit views over Derwent Water are …

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7.48 km

Viewpoint

9.77 km

Lower Osprey Viewpoint, Dodd Wood

Highlight • Viewpoint

Ospreys returned to Bassenthwaite in 2001 thanks to several years of sterling work by the good folk of the Lake District Osprey Project. There are a couple of viewpoints above …

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10.3 km

Skill Beck

Highlight • Forest

Beautiful forest and a beautiful beck!

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10.3 km

Mirehouse & Gardens Tea Room

Highlight • Cafe

Lovely tea room with limited indoor seating but plenty of tables outside for recovering from your walk. Toilets in the car park.

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10.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.14 km

948 m

191 m

124 m

Surfaces

7.46 km

1.81 km

1.07 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 12 October

18°C

9°C

67 %

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Comments

January 1, 2024,Dodd with family

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July 23, 2022,Family Adventure to the Summit of Dodd | The Lake District

This is a simple walk to the summit of Dodd in the northern fells. Starting and finishing at The Old Sawmill Tearoom, which is ideal for some post-hike refreshments, this easy hike takes you to the 1,612ft top of Dodd, a superb little hill with excellent views across Derwentwater and Bassenthwaite.

July 23, 2022,9. Dodd | Northern | Easy Lake District Family Hike

A bit of drizzle didn't stop us getting out on these woodland trails in the northern Lake District. For this walk I was joined by my partner James, his brother, sister-in-law and our two nephews. The kids loved playing in the stream, adding in some extra scrambling, making it to the summit of the Wainwright Dodd and running down the …

July 29, 2024,Dodd. The Lake District.

A challenging baby-carrying hike through the woods to the Wainwright summit of Dodd. Most paths are gravel tracks but there are some narrower woodland sections and it becomes a little rugged at the summit. Comfortable walking shoes are essential and poles may be helpful.
Pay and display parking at the forestry commission car park for Dodd Wood. Toilets and cafe …

December 15, 2022,Sunset on Dodd (after dealing with frozen pipes at home 🥶)

Another sunset hike - not as cold as yesterday but just as pretty 😍 I'd been dealing with a frozen pipes issue at home overnight and into this morning so this was a perfect reset!