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Scar House Reservoir Dam – How Stean Gorge loop from Scar House Reservoir

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Scar House Reservoir Dam – How Stean Gorge loop from Scar House Reservoir

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49

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Scar House Reservoir Dam – How Stean Gorge loop from Scar House Reservoir

05:10

18.0km

450m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Nidderdale National Landscape

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

301 m

Scar House Reservoir Dam

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Great to spectate after heavy rainfall in the area

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2.05 km

Firth Plantation

Forest

3

3.21 km

Bull Brae Shooting House

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This shooting house used to look genuinely ugly - rotting, falling apart, broken windows... a few years back, it was renovated, so it's looking much better these days!

It is …

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4

7.98 km

Thrope Edge Shooting House

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This shooting house, on Thrope Edge, stands in a very prominent position and can be seen from quite a distance from down below. Unusual tower, making it look a bit …

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5

10.9 km

Lofthouse War Memorial

Highlight • Settlement

The village is located in Upper Nidderdale, North Yorkshire. It is a quiet place that is surrounded by beautiful countryside.

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6

12.8 km

How Stean Gorge

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How Stean Gorge is one of Nidderdale’s natural wonders. This spectacular limestone ravine, carved out by thousands of years of waterflow, is up to 30 feet (nine metres) deep in …

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7

14.5 km

View of a red kite in Nidderdale National Landscape

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Viewed 6 or 7 Red Kite circling

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8

15.4 km

Rain Stang Trig Point

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It's Nidderdale, but it sure feels like you were in the actual Dales. The wind-swept, heather-surrounded summit (453m) gives fantastic views, particularly of Little Whernside, but look in any direction and you will be happy.

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9

15.5 km

Nidderdale Way

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Good footpaths for the majority of the walk all the way to Scar House reservoir

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18.0 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.8 km

3.78 km

1.05 km

747 m

563 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.6 km

4.94 km

951 m

261 m

250 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (440 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

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Tuesday 20 October

9°C

4°C

71 %

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