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Scar House Reservoir Dam – Scar House Reservoir Dam loop from Scar House Reservoir

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United Kingdom
England
Yorkshire And The Humber
North Yorkshire
Harrogate
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Scar House Reservoir Dam – Scar House Reservoir Dam loop from Scar House Reservoir

Hard

10

hikers

Scar House Reservoir Dam – Scar House Reservoir Dam loop from Scar House Reservoir

05:02

17.9km

360m

Hiking

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

Last updated: May 17, 2026

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Nidderdale National Landscape

Waypoints

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1

301 m

Scar House Reservoir Dam

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Great to spectate after heavy rainfall in the area

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2

2.77 km

3

2.89 km

Angram Dam

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The reservoir was built to supply water to the Bradford area of West Yorkshire. It was built by Bradford Corporation between 1904 and 1919, under an Act of Parliament in …

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4

4.55 km

Ruins of Lodge Village

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The village of Lodge on the edge of the valley had originally been established around a grange farm as part of the Cistercian Byland Abbey in medieval times. Occupied until …

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5

4.76 km

Scar House Reservoir Dam

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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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7.20 km

Firth Plantation

Forest

13.0 km

Northside Head Plantation

Forest

8

14.4 km

View of a red kite in Nidderdale National Landscape

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Viewed 6 or 7 Red Kite circling

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9

15.3 km

Rain Stang Trig Point

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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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10

15.4 km

Nidderdale Way

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

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17.9 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.8 km

3.73 km

1.11 km

265 m

Surfaces

6.16 km

5.07 km

3.52 km

1.86 km

1.08 km

242 m

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

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Thursday 21 May

22°C

12°C

9 %

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