Thanks Pat.
Thanks Pat.
Be carefull not to miss the right turn down onto Doddick (if you choose it over Halls fell) it is slightly hidden over a little brow and fairly easy to miss especially when looking for better running ground left of the track. Good luck.
Doddick is great running if you're not a natural on rock. You can enjoy the views as you descend. The only issue is the view includes Clough Head, the next climb
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Tell me about it.Originally Posted by Alan Lucker
First time down I went passed it. Worst thing was I was navigating a BG attempt. We had to back track up a bit when we noticed Doddick on the right.Tell me about it.
I missed once but it was just a day out with friends on a very icy day and we were pleased to have missed and got down to Scales.
I went down Doddick on my winter round and even under ice and snow it was fast and runnable. It's my favourite way off. When about a third of the way down, look back up at the summit - it's an amazing view with blencathra looking huge and sheer from that angle.
Excellent thanks again for that advice guys.
It didn't seem really obvious on the Bob Graham web site but are you allowed to use GPS to tag tracks etc..? It does mention it is supposed to be a navigational challenge but a lot of runners use a navigator.
Yep, using a GPS is fine, the BG club have no problem with it. (The thing they do prohibit is physical marking of the route beforehand.)
As Elliptic says, GPS is fine, it is after all just another tool like map or compass. It does of course help if you can use it!
Marking the route though is definitely undesirable. With maps, GPS, route notes and the increasingly obvious nature of the route "on the ground" it's also totally unnecessary. The vast majority of the route is on existing paths so it's just those bits that aren't frequented by walkers that are of concern, the largest part of this is the Skiddaw - Great Calva - Mungrisdale Common section but even here there are now paths.
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