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Scar House Reservoir Circuit

Middlesmoor · HG3 5SW
N 880 YD © OpenStreetMap contributors
4MILES
2h 15mON FOOT
110mCLIMB
CircularSHAPE
The route A-road B-road Lane Track Path Water Woodland
Off-road 95% 5% shares tarmac with cars
Field & moor path 35%Lane & track 60%Road with traffic 5%

Our drawing of the route, over road and path data from OpenStreetMap. It shows where the walk goes and what it goes through. It is not a survey and not a navigation aid — carry OS Explorer on the hill. Off-lead information here is what walkers reported or what signage allows — never our advice. Whether and when a dog is off the lead is the owner’s decision and legal responsibility; keep dogs under control near livestock and follow signs on the day.

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HG3 5SW
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Wild 4-mile lap of Yorkshire Water's great 1930s dam at the head of Nidderdale, reached by the private toll-free road from Lofthouse; add neighbouring Angram Reservoir for a 7-mile round. Good tracks along the dam and shores with rougher moorland paths on the north side. Sheep graze throughout and curlew nest on the moor, so dogs stay on leads; car park, toilets and snack van at the start.

THE SMALL PRINTDogs on leads at all times; short lead March to July for ground-nesting birds.

House rules, decoded

Livestock — leads on
REGION · NORTH YORKSHIRE
GRID · 54.1687, -1.8838
SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.YORKSHIREWATER.COM/THINGS-TO-DO/WALKS/SCAR-HOUSE-WALK/
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Angram Reservoir & the Head of Nidderdale

Middlesmoor · HG3 5SW
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6MILES
2:50TIME
90mCLIMB
95%OFF-ROAD
Livestock — leads on

Six miles round both of the great head-of-dale reservoirs, crossing the Scar House dam, running west along the shore track to the older Angram dam and returning on rough moorland paths on the north side, with steep pulls, several stiles and boggy ground after rain. Start from Yorkshire Water's free car park by the Scar House dam, reached on the private toll-free road up from Lofthouse; there are toilets and picnic tables at the car park and the DalesBus 821 reaches Lofthouse on summer Sundays. Sheep graze the whole valley and curlew and golden plover nest on the moor, so dogs are on the lead throughout and should not drink from or swim in either reservoir.

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The Crown Hotel

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The Crown Hotel is a pub on Main Street, Middlesmoor. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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The Crown Hotel, Middlesmoor

HG3 5ST
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A tiny hilltop pub at the very head of Nidderdale, with one of the best views in the dale from its doorstep. Dogs are welcome throughout the pub, the rooms and the small campsite behind, and wet ones are pointed towards the log burner to dry off.

In the bar In the dining room Livestock — leads on
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