Thruscross Reservoir – Fewston Reservoir Dam loop from Little Timble

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Thruscross Reservoir – Fewston Reservoir Dam loop from Little Timble

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Thruscross Reservoir – Fewston Reservoir Dam loop from Little Timble

05:22

20.2km

210m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

Tips

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Nidderdale National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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970 m

Fewston Reservoir

Lake

5.14 km

River Washburn

Highlight • River

Not very wide in places, but a great track runs all the way from Thruscross Reservoir to Blubberhouses car park. You'll get the best views of the imposing Thruscross Reservoir …

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5.96 km

Hanging Wood

Forest

6.91 km

Thruscross Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

When the mist is low and a chill creeps on the wind, Thruscross Reservoir can be a particularly ghostly place to be. This is possibly due to the condemned village …

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7.87 km

Ruins of West End Village at Thruscross Reservoir

Highlight • Settlement

It is very odd to think that an entire village once existed here, but that's what you're looking at here. The entire village of West End. Cloggers Lane dropped here …

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9.16 km

Little Wood

Forest

12.8 km

Scot Lane Lakeside Path

Highlight • Trail

Scot Lane runs on the northern bank of the reservoir. A pleasant, relatively newly planted hedge runs along this bank, and the views of the reservoir are lovely; you will …

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16.8 km

River Washburn at Blubberhouses

Highlight • Natural

As tends to be the case with small settlements in the Pennine valleys, Blubberhouses' scenic attraction is accompanied by the knowledge of the region's hard industrial past. The name 'Blubberhouses' …

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19.5 km

Fewston Reservoir Dam

Highlight • Viewpoint

Easily accessible as North Lane runs across the top of the dam. Great views of Fewston Reservoir to the west and Swinsty Reservoir to the east. Parking and picnic site …

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19.9 km

Fewston Reservoir Dam and Overflow

Highlight • Structure

If you're not feeling very energetic you can just do the one reservoir.

Great walk for dogs.

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20.0 km

Fewston Reservoir Circular Path

Highlight • Viewpoint

Here in the Washburn Valley are two reservoirs right next to each other, Fewston and Swinsty Reservoirs. You can walk around both of them or just do a solo jaunt …

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20.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.48 km

8.07 km

2.70 km

833 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.6 km

2.52 km

2.17 km

861 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

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Comments

May 11, 2025,Fewston, Swinsty and Thruscross Reservoirs

First time visiting these reservoirs, and they are extremely picturesque in the early morning sun. Easy tracks and lots of benches around Fewston and Swinsty, but my absolute fave was the western side of Thruscross Reservoir, with a woodland track through mature conifers giving a perfect mix of shade and dappled sunlight, and an unobstructed view across the water to …