The Top 12 Peaks around Harrogate

Whether for the view or for the challenge, climbing the mountainous peaks around Harrogate is the best way to experience more of this beautiful region. But with 12 to choose from, it can be tough to know which peak to proceed with. That’s why we’ve collected the best peaks and summits around Harrogate for you here — so you can easily add one to your next adventure.

Great Whernside Summit

How Hill and St. Michael's Church

Lippersley Pike Summit Cairn

Shooting House Hill Trig Point

Meugher Summit Trig Point

Rain Stang Trig Point

Bale Hill Summit

Little Alms Cliff Summit

Long Marston Hill

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Great Whernside Summit
Hiking Highlight
A gorgeous and stunning hill, at 704m (don't confuse it with Whernside, which is in a completely different location 27km away!).

The name Whernside (from Querneside in Old English), first …
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How Hill and St. Michael's Church
Road Cycling Highlight
Just a little outside of Harrogate the beauty of Yorkshire's landscape kicks in and won't let you off it's hook again. Tiny roads through gentle hills in an evergreen scenery, this area offers quite amazing views.
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Lippersley Pike Summit Cairn
Hiking Highlight
Lippersley Pike is at 330m. What makes this summit stand out is the rather substantial cairn here. Beautiful views of Denton Moor, Blubberhouses Moor and Askwith Moor - and beyond.
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Shooting House Hill Trig Point
Hiking Highlight
Shooting House Hill (300m) offers wonderful views of the Askwith Moor area.

This is sadly spoilt a bit by the rather unattractive railway wagon, rusting away. Apparently, this replaced a …
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Meugher Summit Trig Point
Hiking Highlight
This is a remote summit, so please be sure that you are a relatively experienced hiker for this one: faint path from the south, and nothing from the west, and …
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Rain Stang Trig Point
Hiking Highlight
It's Nidderdale, but it sure feels like you were in the actual Dales. The wind-swept, heather-surrounded summit (453m) gives fantastic views, particularly of Little Whernside, but look in any direction and you will be happy.
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Bale Hill Summit
Hiking Highlight
Bale Hill 278.4m P19.1 (913ft)
(Hill ID: 512333) [JNSA s10689]
County of Yorkshire Definitive List summit.
Nidderdale National Landscape Definitive List summit.
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Little Alms Cliff Summit
Hiking Highlight
Little Alms Cliff 256.2m P21.1
New [JNSA s11161]
New sub Tump. DTM Lidar has this as a P19.4m but has missed the summit rocks. DSM Lidar makes this a P21.1m
County of Yorkshire Definitive List summit.
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Long Marston Hill
Hiking Highlight
Long Marston Hill 48.26m P20 (158ft)
TP4523 - Long Marston S1880
County of Yorkshire Definitive List Summit
County of Yorkshire Trig Pillar
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