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Scar House Reservoir Dam – Scar House Reservoir and Dam loop from Scar House Reservoir

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United Kingdom
England
Yorkshire And The Humber
North Yorkshire
Harrogate
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Scar House Reservoir Dam – Scar House Reservoir and Dam loop from Scar House Reservoir

Hard

5.0

(7)

46

hikers

Scar House Reservoir Dam – Scar House Reservoir and Dam 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: April 17, 2026

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Nidderdale National Landscape

Waypoints

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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

497 m

Scar House Reservoir and Dam

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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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2.05 km

Firth Plantation

Forest

4

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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5

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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6

10.9 km

Lofthouse War Memorial

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

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7

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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8

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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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

11.9 km

3.83 km

832 m

778 m

629 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.6 km

4.74 km

1.02 km

268 m

242 m

139 m

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Highest point (440 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

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Thursday 21 May

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12°C

9 %

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