Rest Dodd
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{{Infobox Mountain
| Name = Rest Dodd
| Photo = REST_DODD_FROM_THE_NAB.JPG
| Caption = Rest Dodd seen from The Nab
| Elevation = 696 [[metre|m]] (2,283 [[foot (unit of length)|ft]])
| Location = [[Cumbria]], {{ENG}}
| Range = [[Lake District]], [[Far Eastern Fells]]
| Prominence = 111 m
| Parent peak = [[High Street (Lake District)|High Street]]
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| Topographic map = [[Ordnance Survey|OS]] ''Explorer'' OL5
| Grid_ref_UK = NY432137
| Listing = [[Hewitt (hill)|Hewitt]], [[List of Wainwrights|Wainwright]], [[Nuttall (hill)|Nuttall]]
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'''Rest Dodd''' is a [[fell]] in the [[England|English]] [[Lake District]]. It is situated in the quieter [[Far Eastern Fells|far eastern region]] of the [[national park]] and reaches a height of 696 metres (2,283 feet). Rest Dodd is a fell that is often by-passed by walkers as they travel the busy footpath between [[Ullswater]] and [[Haweswater Reservoir|Haweswater]] either to climb the more significant fell of [[High Street (Lake District)|High Street]] or strive to complete [[Alfred Wainwright]]’s [[Coast to Coast Walk]]. Indeed Wainwright describes Rest Dodd as ''“A fell of little interest although the east flank falls spectacularly in fans of colourful scree”''. The fell is usually climbed in conjunction with other nearby [[List of Wainwrights|"Wainwright" fells]] such as [[The Nab]], [[Brock Crags]] and [[Angletarn Pikes]].
==Topography==
Rest Dodd stands on the long ridge forming the boundary of the Martindale catchment, an extensive valley system emptying north into [[Ullswater]]. South east of Rest Dodd is [[The Knott]] and in the opposite direction is Brock Crags. A subsidiary ridge juts out north from Rest Dodd, ending at The Nab. This fell separates the heads of the Martindale valleys of Bannerdale and Rampsgill. A much shorter rocky spur also runs north west from Rest Dodd, divided from the Nab by Yewgrove Gill. The southern flank of the fell is formed by Hayeswater Gill.
Rest Dodd appears as a high, rounded dome from most directions, the upper slopes being clad in rough grass. Below about 1,500 ft all of the faces are steep and rough, with some outcropping on the Martindale flanks. The ridge connecting to The Knott is broad topped and marshy, whilst that connecting to Brock Crags crosses a series of rocky outcrops as it narrows above Satura Crag. The way to the Nab, once the boundary wall of the deer forest is passed, is crossed by extensive peat hags. Many of these are deeper than the height of a man and add considerably to the time required.
==Ascents==
The ascent of Rest Dodd is invariably started from the valley of [[Patterdale]] where there are two possible starting points: the village of Hartsop gives the most advantageous start being just two miles from the fell summit but it is a tough climb from Hayeswater Gill to join the main path from Patterdale village to Haweswater. The other route is longer (3.5 miles) and starts in Patterdale village and utilises the main path over Boardale hause and past Angle Tarn before following an old stone wall which leads unerringly to Rest Dodd’s summit.<ref name="wainwright">[[Alfred Wainwright]]:''[[A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells]]'', Book 2: ISBN 0-7112-2455-2</ref>
==Summit and view==
The summit of the fell has a substantial cairn due to the proximity of quite a few old stone walls and gives a good full length view of the [[Helvellyn]] range to the west as well as a spectacular view of the Ramps Gill valley to the north.<ref name="wainwright"/>
==References==
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[[Image:Rest_Dodd_Panorama_(2).jpg|thumb|left|650px|The view westerly from Rest Dodd has the [[Helvellyn]] range in the background while [[Place Fell]], Angletarn Pikes and Brock Crags are in the foreground.]]
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