Surrender Bridge – Old Gang Smelt Mill Ruins loop from Low Row

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Surrender Bridge – Old Gang Smelt Mill Ruins loop from Low Row

Moderate

4.7

(20)

136

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Surrender Bridge – Old Gang Smelt Mill Ruins loop from Low Row

04:06

13.9km

410m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Yorkshire Dales National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.05 km

Punchbowl Climb

Highlight • Trail

Short, perhaps compared to other hills round here, but this still packs a punch. The first 100m from the turn off is a whooping 35.6% average gradient.

Enjoy the climb …

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2.27 km

Bridge with View of Yorkshire Dales

Highlight • Bridge

2.29 km

Surrender Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

Several scenes from the TV series "All Creatures Great and Small" were filmed along the unpaved moorland road that leads over the stone bridge over Barney Beck.
The series is …

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3.95 km

Old Gang Smelt Mill Ruins

Highlight • Monument

Old Gang is an old smelting mill, dating back to the 18th or 19th century. It's one of the best preserved mills of its kind in the North and is …

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4.29 km

Old Stone Bridge, Yorkshire Dales National Park

Highlight • Bridge

Water levels are rarely this low!

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4.62 km

Hard Level Force Waterfall

Highlight • River

This small but beautiful waterfall is nestled into the landscape, hidden from the beaten track. As it requires a fair trek to get to, you'll often have it all to yourself.

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5.49 km

Level House

Ruins

7.34 km

Forefield Rake Cairn

Highlight • Viewpoint

Forefield Rake is a strange, odd, desolate land, a line of old mine workings. There is a cairn up here: from next to it, you should be able to make …

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11.3 km

Surrender Lead Smelting Mill Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

Lead smelter that was active until about 1880 (and was maintained until 1900).
The remaining remains were built in 1849, on a site where two smelters had previously stood (as …

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13.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.25 km

3.86 km

484 m

287 m

Surfaces