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Eccup Reservoir Dam Wall – Spofforth Castle Ruins loop from Knaresborough

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Road cycling routes
United Kingdom
England
Yorkshire And The Humber
North Yorkshire
Harrogate
Knaresborough

Eccup Reservoir Dam Wall – Spofforth Castle Ruins loop from Knaresborough

Moderate

36

riders

Eccup Reservoir Dam Wall – Spofforth Castle Ruins loop from Knaresborough

02:50

61.8km

650m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 30, 2026

Tips

The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 35 m for 87 m

After 8.54 km for 234 m

After 40.8 km for 127 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

318 m

The Black Mulberry Café, Knaresborough

Highlight • River

Right on the River Nidd, this lovely cafe welcomes cyclists and dog walkers with a genuine smile, serves delicious coffee, and literally the tastiest pancakes in Yorkshire (along with a host of other homemade cakes too).

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8.65 km

Sandy Bank Wood

Forest

3

22.0 km

The New Inn Pub

Highlight • Pub

4

24.9 km

Trash Cat Sign

Highlight • Structure

What a great sign!

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5

25.1 km

Eccup Reservoir Dam Wall

Highlight • Viewpoint

Visit at sunset for great coloured light hitting the water.

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6

25.3 km

Eccup Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

40.9 km

Crossley Park Wood

Forest

8

41.4 km

Yorkshire Rose Sculpture, Wetherby

Highlight • Structure

Lovely time in Wetherby and a pleasant walk down to the river

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9

41.6 km

10

51.1 km

Spofforth Castle Ruins

Highlight • Castle

Spofforth held paramount significance as the primary residence of the Percy family, a pivotal and commanding lineage in the northern realms of England, until the concluding era of the 14th …

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B

61.8 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

49.8 km

6.67 km

2.19 km

1.75 km

1.14 km

111 m

111 m

Surfaces

57.4 km

3.92 km

383 m

103 m

< 100 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

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Monday 12 October

17°C

8°C

16 %

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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