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Harkerside Moor – Swale Trail loop from Reeth

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Harkerside Moor – Swale Trail loop from Reeth

Gary Frank planned a mountain bike ride

July 15, 2026

Harkerside Moor – Swale Trail loop from Reeth

Hard

03:57

43.2km

11.0km/h

910m

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Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Your route passes through a protected area

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Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.38 km

Trail to Apedale from Grinton

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

The middle part had to do some inventing of trail and push but quickly found the trail again. Then on to a grit bridleway then near the bottom take the …

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3.85 km

Harkerside Moor

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A steady climb above Long Scar onto Harkerside Moor takes you to the highest point in the ride, and it's here that you are rewarded with the furthest reaching views …

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5.88 km

Greets Hill

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A great, fast and open bridleway track which drops down to the road above Reeth.

Great fun, and spectacular views!

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7.01 km

Greets Hill

Peak

8.70 km

Apedale Road Bothy

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Feels very remote here, but you're not really far away from civilisation. Pick your route. North up a stiff climb to Greets Moss. West on Apedale Road on exquisite gravel. …

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14.9 km

Sweet William Shooting Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

An excellent viewpoint from Sweet William shooting hut

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14.9 km

Shooting Cabin Viewpoint

Highlight • Mountain Hut

A long slog to the top. Be careful of the loose gravel. However, push hard the view from the cabin is incredible and worth every push.

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32.3 km

Built in the early 1830s as a way of providing employment for the people affected by the depression in the lead mining industry. The bridge was washed away in and rebuilt.

It carries the B6270 over the river Swale.

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38.8 km

Swale Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This is a lovely new riverside route, designed to be family friendly running from Reeth to Gunnerside.

There are no tricky sections (although if it's dry the gravel can get …

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43.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.3 km

13.9 km

7.03 km

1.99 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.0 km

8.51 km

7.50 km

5.94 km

4.33 km

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Harkerside Moor – Swale Trail loop from Reeth

Trail to Apedale from Grinton

Harkerside Moor

Greets Hill

Apedale Road Bothy

Sweet William Shooting Hut

Shooting Cabin Viewpoint

Gunnerside Stone Bridge

Swale Trail

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