Dollywaggon Pike

Climbing Dollywaggon Pike from roadside parking near Dunmail Raise

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This route starts from free roadside parking near Dunmail Raise, at about 235 m, and climbs Dollywaggon Pike. The Dunmail Raise bus stop, served by the 555, is about 500 m away in a straight line.

The line is 2.9 km long and gains about 620 m. It crosses Raise Beck after about 50 m. The first 1.2 km are a long, steady climb, rising from about 235 m to 505 m.

The middle kilometre is much easier. Between 1.2 km and 2.2 km the line gains only about 95 m, reaching about 600 m. Then comes a sharp pull: between 2.2 km and 2.6 km it climbs from about 600 m to 790 m. The last 340 m rise more gently to the top at 859 m, where a cairn is mapped.

The route is on paths all the way, and none of them is graded for difficulty on the map. Only about 100 m of the line follows public footpaths and bridleways, but 2.9 km, nearly all of it, crosses open access land, where walkers have a right of access on foot.

Dollywaggon Pike is 859 m high, 18th of the 214 Wainwrights by height, and belongs to the Eastern Fells in Book 1.

The GPX file goes from the roadside parking to the summit. Return the same way, or plan a longer walk with a map before you set out.

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