LACE UP YOUR BOOTS
Walks from
Pateley Bridge
Four routes from the town centre - from a flat riverside stroll to the full 53-mile Nidderdale Way.
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Riverside & Recreation Ground loop
The perfect first walk in the dale
Start at the Recreation Ground car park and follow the River Nidd downstream through meadows and woodland before looping back through town. Completely flat, suitable for pushchairs and dogs off lead.
Distance
1.5 mi
Time
45 min
Type
Loop
馃搷Start: Recreation Ground Car Park, Pateley Bridge HG3 5LG
Yorke's Folly & Crocodile Rock
The view that stops everyone in their tracks
Climb out of Bewerley and up through bracken to the twin towers of Yorke's Folly, perched above the dale. Continue along the ridge past Crocodile Rock for panoramic views before looping back down into town.
Distance
3 mi
Time
1.5 hr
Type
Loop
馃搷Start: Bewerley village, near Pateley Bridge
Gouthwaite Reservoir & Ramsgill
The birdwatcher's route up the dale
Follow the track of the old Nidd Valley Light Railway along the western shore of Gouthwaite Reservoir - a Site of Special Scientific Interest renowned for its wading birds. Continue to the village of Ramsgill with its pub, then return the same way.
Distance
6 mi
Time
3 hr
Type
There & back
馃搷Start: Gouthwaite Reservoir south end, near Wath
The Nidderdale Way
The full length of the dale, in stages
The 53-mile circular route takes in the full breadth of the Nidderdale National Landscape - from Pateley Bridge through Lofthouse, Middlesmoor, Scar House Reservoir and back via Brimham Rocks. Best done in four stages over a long weekend, with accommodation along the way.
Distance
53 mi
Time
3-4 days
Type
Circular
馃搷Start: Pateley Bridge town centre
WANT MORE?
Download the official Nidderdale Way guide
The Nidderdale AONB Partnership publishes a free PDF guide with OS map extracts, route descriptions and accommodation listings for all four stages.