Monks' Walk from Brimham Rocks to Fountains Abbey
Linear Trail · Yorkshire
300
XP
about 2 h 44 min walking
Starting at Brimham Rocks, follow the footsteps of the Cistercian monks on this ancient trail leading you to Fountains Abbey. Along the way, you'll be met with expansive views from Riva Hill to Brimham Rocks. Uneven & one short steep ascent via steps
366 m
211 m
56 m
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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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Gentle ups and downs, nothing steep.
Climb
156 m
Drop
225 m
Highest
265 m
Lowest
90 m
Which way round
Downhill: Easy first 10.6 km, no steep climbing, no steep descents.
Uphill: Easy first 4.3 km, no steep climbing, no steep descents.
Shown as the descent, the way a graded trail like this is ridden — the climb back up is usually the forest road.
Main descent: km 3.7–5.3, from 166 m to 91 m.
How the 12.4 km splits
Flat
4.4 km
Climbing
3.9 km
Descending
4.1 km
Link it with other walks
Nidderdale Way
Shares 3.1 km of path · meets at km 8.7, 9.687.45 km
Skell Valley Explorer, Fountains Abbey
Shares 1.6 km of path · meets at km 3.615.31 km
Aislabie Walk
Shares 0.7 km of path · meets at km 5.128.68 km
The Lost Spa Trail at Fountains Abbey
Shares 0.7 km of path · meets at km 5.111.19 km
Farmland, Big Skies and Birds of Prey Walk, Brimham Rocks
Shares 0.7 km of path · meets at km 7.5, 8.5, 10.06.58 km
Brimham Rocks Boundary Walk
Shares 0.6 km of path · meets at km 11.0, 12.05.37 km
Fields and Fell Beck trail from Brimham Rocks
Shares 0.2 km of path · meets at km 12.04.19 km
Fountains Abbey Estate Boundary Walk
Crosses at km 5.99 km
Brimham Rocks to Pateley Bridge Circular Walk, Brimham Rocks
Crosses at km 12.013.21 km
Woodland Walk, Brimham Rocks
Crosses at km 12.0, 12.12.41 km