スラスクロス貯水池でののおすすめライド

keep an eye on dog walkers

Very unusual, looks more like an older stone dwellinghouse rather than a church. More information at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Providence_Chapel,_Dacre and https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1298747?section=official-list-entry

Fair sized and well-maintained car park with space for at least 30-40+ vehicles. Few picnic tables at the south-eastern end of the car park. There is also space for a few cars if you park off-road next to Thruscross Reservoir Lodge, on Reservoir Road on the eastern side of the dam, but these spots tend to fill up quickly.

If you are enthusiastic enough to walk around all three reservoirs (Thruscross, Fewston, and Swinsty), clocking in at 15 miles, then you will see that Thruscross has the most spectacular dam of the three. If you follow the track from the car park at the western end of the dam, to the south towards the River Washburn, a track that descends quite steeply, then you will be rewarded with imposing views of the face of the dam.

The path underneath is formally closed, but locals still walk it.

Lindley Wood is a compensation reservoir, which means it is not linked to the supply of water to homes but is there to take excess water from Fewston and Swinsty reservoirs, which are nearby. This is why there is not much water in there.

The Nidd Viaduct, otherwise known as the Bilton Viaduct spans the River Nidd. It was built in 1849 to carry the Leeds & Thirsk Railway across the Nidd Gorge.

Take the path down to the riverside to get a good view of the viaduct but be prepared for the steep scramble back to the top.