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Brimham Rocks Trig Point – Brimham Rocks Visitor Centre loop from Brimham Rocks SSSI

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Hartwith Cum Winsley

Brimham Rocks Trig Point – Brimham Rocks Visitor Centre loop from Brimham Rocks SSSI

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4.3

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Brimham Rocks Trig Point – Brimham Rocks Visitor Centre loop from Brimham Rocks SSSI

02:53

9.96km

260m

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 18, 2026

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Nidderdale National Landscape

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

400 m

Brimham Rocks

Highlight • Natural Monument

The breathtakingly-beautiful rock formations of Brimham Rocks were created by an enormous river some 350 million years ago. They have since been shaped by millions of years worth of wind, …

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2

525 m

Brimham Rocks Trig Point

Highlight • Monument

3

600 m

Brimham Rocks Visitor Centre

Highlight • Rest Area

The National Trust visitor centre and cafe has lots of information about the rocks and the trusts conservation work. The kiosk serves drinks, snacks and cakes.
Open daily from 11:00 - 16:00. Kiosk opening is sometimes shorter hours.

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4

787 m

Geocache at Brimham Rocks

Highlight • Natural

One of the many geocaches hidden around this park

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5

879 m

Wishing Stone (Brimham Rocks)

Highlight • Natural

Wishing Stone, which is located near the precariously balanced ‘Idol’. The Wishing Stone is a tall rock, at the base of which there is an opening around a short stone pillar with a hole through it.

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6

2.75 km

Fell Beck Ford and Weir

Highlight • River

Small picturesque ford at Fell Beck with a weir slightly upstream. The weir can be difficult to spot in spring due to dense vegetation, but you can't fail to hear it.

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6.78 km

Cornfield Wood

Forest

8

7.24 km

Belleme Books

Highlight • Structure

9

8.27 km

High Wood and Horse Wood, Nidderdale

Highlight • Forest

This area is renowned for its dramatic geological features, including sandstone outcrops that have earned names like Druid's Needle, The Eagle, and The Dancing Bear. These formations have developed over …

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9.96 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.21 km

3.82 km

522 m

417 m

Surfaces

4.04 km

3.81 km

1.31 km

739 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

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Saturday 17 October

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5°C

30 %

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