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Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Lindrick With Studley Royal And Fountains

Scar House Reservoir and Dam – Brimham Rocks loop from Fountains Abbey

Bike touring routes & trails

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Lindrick With Studley Royal And Fountains

Scar House Reservoir and Dam – Brimham Rocks loop from Fountains Abbey

Hard

3

riders

Scar House Reservoir and Dam – Brimham Rocks loop from Fountains Abbey

05:35

72.1km

1,180m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 8, 2026

Tips

Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 30.2 km for 120 m

After 53.2 km for 220 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

1.24 km

Avenue at Studley Royal Deer Park

Highlight • Religious Site

A beautiful road with an avenue of trees straight across the Studley Royal Deer Park. The church and obelisk are at the western end.

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2

1.68 km

Studley Royal Deer Park and St Mary's Church

Highlight • Natural

Stunning ride through parkland, full of deer.

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6.27 km

Coal Pit Wood

Forest

4

25.9 km

View of Scar House Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

5

30.1 km

View of Scar House Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

30.5 km

Firth Plantation

Forest

7

32.0 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

36.6 km

Middlesmoor Climb (25% Gradient)

Highlight • Cycleway

9

47.7 km

View of Wath and Nidderdale Countryside

Highlight • Viewpoint

52.1 km

Wilsill Memorial Woodland

Nature Reserve

58.2 km

Brimham Rocks SSSI

Nature Reserve

12

58.6 km

Brimham Rocks

Highlight • Natural Monument

Really great place for walking and climbing the amazing rock formations

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B

72.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

33.2 km

22.1 km

13.5 km

2.50 km

937 m

Surfaces

36.4 km

16.5 km

15.6 km

2.36 km

1.28 km

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Highest point (440 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

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Thursday 21 May

26°C

12°C

11 %

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