Scammonden Reservoir – Scammonden Dam and Reservoir loop from Ripponden

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Scammonden Reservoir – Scammonden Dam and Reservoir loop from Ripponden

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Scammonden Reservoir – Scammonden Dam and Reservoir loop from Ripponden

02:46

33.3km

820m

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: September 24, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.82 km

Withens End Lane

Highlight • Viewpoint

Fun little climb. Steep gradient, cobbles, grass up the middle, loose gravel... it’s got it all

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5.79 km

Scammonden Reservoir

Highlight • Cycleway

Scammonden Water is a pretty reservoir in West Yorkshire. With a length of almost 1 mile (1.6 km), it is capable of holding 7,800 million litres of water.

Scammonden Dam, …

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5.87 km

Scammonden Dam and Reservoir

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It's not every day you get half way round a bike ride and need to ride under a motorway and then along a dam. When it was built, Scammonden Dam …

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6.00 km

NCN 68 and West Yorkshire Cycleway Tunnel Entrance

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As with all of these routes, take care. Created route initially as a road bike trip but Scammonden section requires some walking - tunnel and gates, steep gravel paths.

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19.9 km

Carr Hall Lane

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The start of this lane might look innocuous enough, but there's an entertaining slice of trail - some singletrack and some broken up paved road - just round the corner …

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23.7 km

Stubbing Wood

Forest

33.3 km

End point

Bus stop

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