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Thruscross Reservoir – Thruscross Dam loop from Thruscross

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Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Thruscross Reservoir – Thruscross Dam loop from Thruscross

Moderate

5.0

(6)

67

hikers

Thruscross Reservoir – Thruscross Dam loop from Thruscross

03:46

14.0km

180m

Hiking

Moderate hike. 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 19, 2026

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Nidderdale National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

1.56 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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2

3.43 km

Far Comb Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

Don’t bother going far too much carrying to be done

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3

4.79 km

Holme Field Head Ruins

Highlight • Viewpoint

Imposing and deserted building overlooking the northern end of Thruscross Reservoir. Recorded by the Yorkshire Vernacular Buildings Group in 1976: "The 1841 census return shows it to have been occupied …

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5.12 km

Little Wood

Forest

5

6.41 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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6

7.37 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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8.32 km

Hanging Wood

Forest

8

9.15 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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9

10.7 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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10

13.8 km

Thruscross Dam

Highlight • Viewpoint

Huge dam wall. Even more impressive when water pours down its face

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B

14.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.37 km

2.92 km

2.72 km

671 m

313 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.76 km

2.54 km

2.34 km

798 m

446 m

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

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Sunday 18 October

13°C

8°C

73 %

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