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Brimham Rocks to Pateley Bridge Circular Walk, Brimham Rocks

On Brimham Rocks

Local route13 km · 8 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: Brimham Rocks Boundary Walk 0.9 mi · 1.5 kmExplore Brimham Rocks →

North Yorkshire, United KingdomNorth Yorkshire6 Dales Trail · North YorkshireBrimham Rocks Boundary Walk · North YorkshireNidderdale Way · North YorkshireEndStart5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 11–18 °C (52–64 °F)

  1. J5°1°105
  2. F6°1°76
  3. M8°2°75
  4. A11°3°73
  5. M14°6°65
  6. J16°9°78
  7. J18°11°74
  8. A18°11°86
  9. S16°9°79
  10. O12°6°103
  11. N8°3°101
  12. D6°1°107

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

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.

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Trail facts

Length (signed)
13 km · 8 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
13 km · 8 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain
Brimham Rocks (hill, 301 m; GeoNames)
Nearest town
4.0 km E of Pateley Bridge (North Yorkshire, England) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
United Kingdom
Region
North Yorkshire
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
Operator (OSM)
National Trust
From / to
Brimham Rocks Car Park, Harrogate, HG3 4DW;SE206650 → Brimham Rocks Car Park, Harrogate, HG3 4DW;SE206650
Shape
Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre
54.0786, -1.7216
Route start
54.0747, -1.7016
OpenStreetMap
relation 19294593
Official info
nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/yorkshire/brimham-roc
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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