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Stonebeck Down

View of Scar House Reservoir – Scar House Descent loop from Lofthouse

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Mountain biking trails

United Kingdom

England

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Harrogate

Stonebeck Down

View of Scar House Reservoir – Scar House Descent loop from Lofthouse

Moderate

5.0

(2)

riders

View of Scar House Reservoir – Scar House Descent loop from Lofthouse

01:35

19.8km

340m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 29, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 17.8 km for 158 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.70 km

Middlesmoor Climb

Highlight • Trail

Not sure if it was a highlight bloody steep

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3.88 km

Nidderdale Way

Highlight • Viewpoint

Good footpaths for the majority of the walk all the way to Scar House reservoir

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5.03 km

View of Scar House Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Great Descent down to the reservoir

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5.54 km

Scar House Descent

Highlight • Viewpoint

In Moor lane is a byway that runs over In Moor in Nidderdale. This section is fun on a mountain bike, either as a descent towards Scar House reservoir or …

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5.80 km

Scar House Descent

Highlight • Trail

Shame about the gravel now

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8.11 km

Angram Reservoir

Highlight • Structure

Angram reservoir was begun in 1904 but due to the outbreak of WW1 it took until 1917 to complete it. It's made using concrete pillars and huge stone block dressed …

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10.3 km

Scar House Reservoir Dam

Highlight • Monument

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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12.1 km

Scar House Reservoir and Dam

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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15.8 km

Teatherah Wood

Forest

19.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.60 km

7.39 km

2.53 km

239 m

Surfaces

9.27 km

3.83 km

3.70 km

2.92 km

Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

Weather

Thursday 18 June

20°C

14°C

74 %

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Max wind speed: 28.0 km/h

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View of Scar House Reservoir – Scar House Descent loop from Lofthouse

Middlesmoor Climb

Nidderdale Way

View of Scar House Reservoir

Scar House Descent

Scar House Descent

Angram Reservoir

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