Brimham Rocks to Pateley Bridge Circular Walk, Brimham Rocks
Loop Walk · Yorkshire
350
XP
about 3 h 3 min walking
This circular walk takes you from dramatic moorland rock formations by the River Nidd to Pateley Bridge, returning via the Nidderdale Way, an area of outstanding natural beauty.
393 m
228 m
63 m
Scroll along the route · tap the chart to find a point on the map
Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
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2 steep stretches — marked on the map.
Climb
251 m
Drop
255 m
Highest
265 m
Lowest
106 m
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Easy first 2.7 km, climbs 13% for 300 m midway, comes down 13% for 500 m near the end.
Clockwise: Easy first 1.4 km, climbs 13% for 500 m early on, comes down 13% for 300 m midway.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main climb: km 2.7–5.0, from 108 m to 264 m.
How the 13.2 km splits
Flat
4.2 km
Climbing
4.0 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.3 km
Descending
4.1 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.5 km
Link it with other walks
Nidderdale Way
Shares 6.2 km of path · meets at km 3.2, 6.7, 6.9…87.45 km
Pastures and Panoramas Walk at Brimham Rocks
Shares 3.5 km of path · meets at km 2.2, 3.4, 5.7…9.14 km
6 Dales Trail
Shares 2.0 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 11.658.94 km
Fields and Fell Beck trail from Brimham Rocks
Shares 1.9 km of path · meets at km 5.24.19 km
Brimham Rocks Boundary Walk
Shares 1.1 km of path · meets at km 4.85.37 km
Woodland Walk, Brimham Rocks
Shares 0.5 km of path · meets at km 5.22.41 km
Monks' Walk from Brimham Rocks to Fountains Abbey
Crosses at km 5.212.34 km