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Mowbray Castle – Hackfall Wood loop from Grewelthorpe

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Mowbray Castle – Hackfall Wood loop from Grewelthorpe

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Mowbray Castle – Hackfall Wood loop from Grewelthorpe

01:13

4.27km

90m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 28, 2026

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Nidderdale National Landscape

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Start point

Bus stop

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64 m

Mowbray Castle

Highlight • Monument

Mowbray Castle is a mock ruin. It was built in the mid 1700s as a feature within the picturesque woodland. It was probably designed as a folly to be viewed from a distance.

Tip by

1.80 km

Bluebells in Nidderdale National Landscape

Highlight • Natural

So peaceful. No peaple on a week day

Tip by

2.40 km

Hackfall

Forest

2.80 km

Hackfall Wood is managed and has been restored by the Woodland Trust. It's a wonderful place to explore with waterfalls, dense woodland trails, a stream and river and several grottos, ruins and water features to visit. It has previously won the conservation category at the Europa Nostra societies for an 18th century planned landscape.

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4.27 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.63 km

1.30 km

201 m

104 m

Surfaces

2.07 km

740 m

725 m

647 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Sunday 12 July

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Mowbray Castle – Hackfall Wood loop from Grewelthorpe

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Mowbray Castle

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Hackfall Wood

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