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Darley And Menwith

Darley Stepping Stones – Fringill Ponds loop from Darley and Menwith

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Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Darley And Menwith

Darley Stepping Stones – Fringill Ponds loop from Darley and Menwith

Moderate

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Darley Stepping Stones – Fringill Ponds loop from Darley and Menwith

02:23

8.65km

150m

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: October 7, 2026

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Nidderdale National Landscape

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

1

2.69 km

Darley Stepping Stones

Highlight • Bridge

At high flow - and certainly when the Nidd is in spate! - the stones will be underwater and you, as Gandalf once said, "shall not pass". Trying to do …

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2

7.11 km

Fringill Ponds

Highlight • Natural

These dams once supplied water to Fringill Mill, a short way downstream. These days, these bodies of water look more like ponds. Past the dam - to the west to …

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B

8.65 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.74 km

2.47 km

1.70 km

625 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.13 km

2.47 km

1.70 km

534 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (190 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

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