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Carle Fell Road – Scar House Reservoir and Dam loop from Lofthouse

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United Kingdom

England

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Harrogate

Fountains Earth

Carle Fell Road – Scar House Reservoir and Dam loop from Lofthouse

Moderate

4.5

(2)

riders

Carle Fell Road – Scar House Reservoir and Dam loop from Lofthouse

01:45

23.0km

360m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 6.86 km for 120 m

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2.72 km

View of the Reservoir in Nidderdale National Landscape

Highlight • Viewpoint

3.79 km

View Down the Valley Towards Scar House and Roundhill Reservoir

Highlight • Natural Monument

Fantastic views down the valley leading to Scar house and Roundhill Reservoir.

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7.15 km

Carle Fell Road

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Fun but over too quickly! Get ready to put your saddle back up and drop the gears down.. It is followed by an evil climb that is a real challenge …

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9.61 km

Scar House Reservoir Dam

Highlight • Monument

Scar House Reservoir’s dam was the largest in Britain when it was finished in 1936. Measuring 1,800 feet (549 metres) long and 170 feet (52 metres) high, the reservoir was …

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13.8 km

Scar House Descent

Highlight • Trail

Shame about the gravel now

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14.1 km

Scar House Reservoir Dam

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great to spectate after heavy rainfall in the area

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14.3 km

Scar House Reservoir and Dam

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great scenery and impressive dam. The little café has limited opening times and is cash only. Also a nice place for a walk and apparently some good mountain biking around here.

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17.0 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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23.0 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.0 km

6.39 km

2.56 km

889 m

Surfaces

14.8 km

3.17 km

2.01 km

1.92 km

519 m

432 m

Elevation

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Highest point (440 m)

Lowest point (320 m)

Weather

Saturday 4 July

17°C

13°C

49 %

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Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

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Carle Fell Road – Scar House Reservoir and Dam loop from Lofthouse

View of the Reservoir in Nidderdale National Landscape

View Down the Valley Towards Scar House and Roundhill Reservoir

Carle Fell Road

Scar House Reservoir Dam

Scar House Descent

Scar House Reservoir Dam

Scar House Reservoir and Dam

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