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Nidderdale Way – Scar House Reservoir Dam loop from Lofthouse

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United Kingdom
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Fountains Earth

Nidderdale Way – Scar House Reservoir Dam loop from Lofthouse

Hard

22

hikers

Nidderdale Way – Scar House Reservoir Dam loop from Lofthouse

05:32

19.5km

430m

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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Start point

Bus stop

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2.34 km

View of a red kite in Nidderdale National Landscape

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

Viewed 6 or 7 Red Kite circling

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2

3.36 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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7.45 km

4

7.57 km

Angram Dam

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The reservoir was built to supply water to the Bradford area of West Yorkshire. It was built by Bradford Corporation between 1904 and 1919, under an Act of Parliament in …

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9.22 km

Ruins of Lodge Village

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The village of Lodge on the edge of the valley had originally been established around a grange farm as part of the Cistercian Byland Abbey in medieval times. Occupied until …

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9.43 km

Scar House Reservoir Dam

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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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11.9 km

Firth Plantation

Forest

8

13.0 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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18.8 km

Dowdy Bottom Plantation

Forest

10

19.4 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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19.5 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.7 km

3.20 km

570 m

568 m

538 m

Surfaces

5.89 km

5.29 km

5.06 km

2.37 km

472 m

363 m

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Thursday 21 May

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12°C

9 %

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