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Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

View of Scar House Reservoir – Scar House Descent loop from Lofthouse

Mountain biking trails

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

View of Scar House Reservoir – Scar House Descent loop from Lofthouse

Moderate

5.0

(2)

8

riders

View of Scar House Reservoir – Scar House Descent loop from Lofthouse

01:34

19.4km

340m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 17.5 km for 158 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

1.70 km

Middlesmoor Climb

Highlight • Trail

Not sure if it was a highlight bloody steep

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2

3.88 km

Nidderdale Way

Highlight • Viewpoint

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

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3

5.03 km

View of Scar House Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Great Descent down to the reservoir

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4

5.54 km

Scar House Descent

Highlight • Viewpoint

In Moor lane is a byway that runs over In Moor in Nidderdale. This section is fun on a mountain bike, either as a descent towards Scar House reservoir or …

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5

5.80 km

Scar House Descent

Highlight • Trail

Shame about the gravel now

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6

9.96 km

Scar House Reservoir Dam

Highlight • Monument

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

11.7 km

Scar House Reservoir and Dam

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great scenery and impressive dam. The little café has limited opening times and is cash only. Also a nice place for a walk and apparently some good mountain biking around here.

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8

11.9 km

Scar House Reservoir Dam

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great to spectate after heavy rainfall in the area

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15.4 km

Teatherah Wood

Forest

B

19.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.33 km

7.31 km

2.53 km

239 m

Surfaces

9.14 km

3.88 km

3.37 km

2.97 km

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Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

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Thursday 8 October

13°C

7°C

98 %

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