Quote Originally Posted by alwaysinjured View Post
GREAT DODD DIRECT

Ive always fancied straightlining from clough head to great dodd.

It drops several hundred feet more but is a lot shorter.

Tried it today, and presently surprised....

Lovely spongy run down. and the view of great dodd is deceptive, it is not nearly as steep as it looks from clough head, and is a very easy gradient up.

Time wise? Very similar... probably not much in it... but very pleasant, and I am guessing that for someone whose strong suit is climbing not running it would be faster too.
I looked at this last time i was there and wondered , hmmm should we try it
I always look at direct routes, perhaps i should mention this to marvin.
cheers