Section 2 of 4, Nidderdale Way
Middlesmoor to Bewerley
10.8 miles (17.3 km). About 4 hours, moderate.
Start: SE 091 740. Finish: SE 156 650. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 410 m of climbing and 534 m of descent; highest point 288 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Middlesmoor.
- Bus stop
- Bus stop, 950 m from the start. Directions SE 097 733
- Car parks
- Car park (free), 270 m from the start. Directions SE 091 743Car park, 950 m from the start. Directions SE 097 733Car park, 960 m from the start. Directions SE 099 735
Getting back
The section finishes at Bewerley. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stops
- Pateley Bridge King Street, 610 m from the finish. Directions SE 157 656Panorama Walk (Southbound), 640 m from the finish. Directions SE 160 655Panorama Walk (Northbound), 640 m from the finish. Directions SE 159 655
Planning the Nidderdale Way
- Planning the whole trail: uppernidderdale.org.uk.
- The guidebook: Nidderdale Way (Rucksack Readers).
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 56%, gravel and tracks 27%, earth, rock and mud 8%, grass 7%.
About 47% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 2 stiles, 14 gates, 1 stream crossing, 1 flight of steps.
Steepest climb: about 85 m in a kilometre (1 in 12), starting 5.1 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pub
- Royal Oak, Bewerley: 10.7 miles in, about 250 m off the way. Food.
- Cafés
- How Stean Gorge: 0.7 miles in. Seats outside.Teacups, Bewerley: 10.7 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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