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Hackfall Wood – Hackfall Fountain Pond loop from Kirkby Malzeard

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Kirkby Malzeard

Hackfall Wood – Hackfall Fountain Pond loop from Kirkby Malzeard

Moderate

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Hackfall Wood – Hackfall Fountain Pond loop from Kirkby Malzeard

03:09

11.5km

160m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 4, 2026

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Nidderdale National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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233 m

Kirkby Malzeard Red Telephone Box Library and Village Shop

Highlight • Rest Area

859 m

Church of St Andrew, Aldborough

Highlight • Monument

This is one serious medieval (and imposing!) church, so it's no surprise it's Grade-I listed. A well-known feature of this church is its sundial clock above the porch. The inscription …

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5.63 km

Hackfall

Forest

6.04 km

Hackfall Wood

Highlight • Waterfall

Hackfall Wood is managed and has been restored by the Woodland Trust. It's a wonderful place to explore with waterfalls, dense woodland trails, a stream and river and several grottos, …

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6.10 km

Hackfall Fountain Pond

Highlight • Lake

The fountain pond in Hackfall Forest is well worth finding. The fountain works from a hand pump that you must pressurize yourself. There is an information board and example of …

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6.85 km

Limehouse Hill

Viewpoint

7.56 km

View Towards Masham from Hackfall Woods

Highlight • Natural Monument

Beautiful views overlooking the Yorkshire Dales within the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, it is also designated a Sit of Special Scientific Interest.

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8.50 km

Grewelthorpe Village Pond

Highlight • Natural

Grewelthorpe is around 3 miles South of Masham and 6 miles North of Ripon. It hosts an ancient 12th-century church and the nearby Hackfall Woods

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8.91 km

Theakston Old Peculier Pub

Highlight • Other

11.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.77 km

3.63 km

2.44 km

1.19 km

486 m

Surfaces

4.06 km

2.69 km

1.81 km

1.26 km

1.18 km

520 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Sunday 24 May

29°C

11°C

0 %

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Hackfall Wood – Hackfall Fountain Pond loop from Kirkby Malzeard

Kirkby Malzeard Red Telephone Box Library and Village Shop

Church of St Andrew, Aldborough

Hackfall Wood

Hackfall Fountain Pond

View Towards Masham from Hackfall Woods

Grewelthorpe Village Pond

Theakston Old Peculier Pub

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