Recreational Route: Yorkshire
Circular from Pateley Bridge via Ripley and Lofthouse
85 km/53 miles
A walk around the valley of the River Nidd in North Yorkshire, featuring gritstone outcrops and rough, open moorland. The unsigned Nidd Valley Link (45.5km/28.5 miles) connects Hampsthwaite, on the Nidderdale Way, with the confluence of the Nidd and Ouse at Nun Monkton, from where walkers can follow the Ouse into York.
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Accommodation
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Holiday providers
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Public transport
The nearest rail station is at Harrogate, with regular services to York and Leeds for connections to London, Carlisle, Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh and many other centres. From here a number of buses serve Ripley, Pateley Bridge and several other points on the route, including Sunday services serving the southeastern part of the route and Saturday services extending to Gouthwaite and How Stean Gorge in the northwest. Buses also connect Pateley Bridge with Otley. Full details of public transport in the area are in the Explore Nidderdale booklet listed below. The AONB office also has details of guided walks by bus.Also see the Yorkshire Dales page for information about the Dalesbus network.
Map
- Explorer map 298
- Landranger maps 99, 104
The route is shown on recent editions of these maps.
of entire route:
Nidderdale Way, ISBN 1 85137 392 6. Waterproof 1:40 000 scale map with additional information.
Harvey £6.95 + p&p.
Order here! Publications
- The Nidderdale Way by Ken Piggin, pack of A5 cards in folder with detailed maps. Yorkshire Footpath Trust, £2.95 + p&p. Order here!
- The Nidderdale Way by Paul Hannon, ISBN 1 870141 64 4. Hillside Publications £3.50 + 40p p&p.
Guidebook - Explore Nidderdale: The Essential Guide for Local Residents and Visitors to Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Full bus timetables, walks suggestions and other useful information, free from the Yorkshire Dales Public Transport Users Group via their website at www.dalesbus.org.
- Nidd Valley Link by John E Eckersley, route description £1 from John Eckersley.
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