Section 3 of 4, Nidderdale Way
Bewerley to Ripley
14.1 miles (22.7 km). About 5½ hours, challenging.
Start: SE 156 650. Finish: SE 285 614. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 493 m of climbing and 531 m of descent; highest point 310 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Bewerley.
- Bus stops
- Pateley Bridge King Street, 610 m from the start. Directions SE 157 656Panorama Walk (Southbound), 640 m from the start. Directions SE 160 655Panorama Walk (Northbound), 640 m from the start. Directions SE 159 655
- Car parks
- Car park (pay), 490 m from the start. Directions SE 157 655Nidd Walk, 500 m from the start. Directions SE 159 654Car park (pay), 550 m from the start. Directions SE 157 655
Getting back
The section finishes at Ripley. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stops
- Bus stop, 680 m from the finish. Directions SE 290 610Nidd Lane End, 710 m from the finish. Directions SE 291 610
Planning the Nidderdale Way
- Planning the whole trail: uppernidderdale.org.uk.
- The guidebook: Nidderdale Way (Rucksack Readers).
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 36%, earth, rock and mud 21%, grass 13%, gravel and tracks 6%; the rest (24%) isn't recorded.
About 29% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 14 stiles, 1 kissing gate, 23 gates.
Steepest climb: about 151 m in a kilometre (1 in 7), starting 0.4 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- The Boar's Head, Ripley: 13.5 miles in.Royal Oak, Dacre Banks: 4.7 miles in, about 150 m off the way.The Flying Dutchman, Summerbridge: 5 miles in, about 200 m off the way.The Station Hotel, Birstwith: 9.9 miles in, about 150 m off the way.The Joiners Arms, Hampsthwaite: 11.2 miles in, about 150 m off the way.
- Cafés
- Sophie's Coffee Shop, Hampsthwaite: 11.2 miles in. Seats outside.Grindhus, Ripley: 13.4 miles in.The Castle Tearoom, Ripley: 13.4 miles in. Seats outside.The Firs Tea Rooms, Summerbridge: 5 miles in, about 250 m off the way.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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