Walking Britain Grimwith Reservoir
Introduction to Walk 1573
Nat Park - Yorkshire Dales - Upper Wharfedale
County/Area - North Yorkshire
Author - Yorkshire Water
Length - 4.5 miles / 7.3 km
Ascent - 100 feet / 30 metres
Time - 2 hours 20 minutes
Grade - easy
A circular walk in North Yorkshire that makes an anti-clockwise circuit of Grimshaw Reservoir which is located off the Pateley Bridge to Grassington road. The walk provides stunning views of the adjacent moors together with some wonderful panoramas of the Yorkshire Dales. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
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| Anquet OS Explorer OL10 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
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Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
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