Grassington — Pateley Bridge
Grapat one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Grassington and Pateley Bridge.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Grassington and Pateley Bridge.
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (1)
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Grassington
Grid Ref
SE0025764021
Lat / Lon
54.07213° / -1.99757°
Easting / Northing
400,257E / 464,021N
What3Words
liquids.flippers.bolsters
Pateley Bridge
Grid Ref
SE1577465584
Lat / Lon
54.08594° / -1.76037°
Easting / Northing
415,774E / 465,584N
What3Words
weekend.glove.boils
Grapat One's land is
| Grassington | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SE0025764021 |
| Lat / Lon | 54.07213° / -1.99757° |
| Easting / Northing | 400,257E / 464,021N |
| What3Words | liquids.flippers.bolsters |
| Pateley Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SE1577465584 |
| Lat / Lon | 54.08594° / -1.76037° |
| Easting / Northing | 415,774E / 465,584N |
| What3Words | weekend.glove.boils |
| Moors | 12.1% |
| Natural grass | 55.1% |
| Pasture | 25.6% |
| Peat bogs | 4.0% |
| Urban | 3.3% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
review
Petr Sadilek
06 Jun 2025Grassington to Pateley Bridge
Grassington itself and the route out of it is inviting and easy for the feet (photos 1&2). There is even a SSSI 2km from Grassington.
Hebden is the next small settlement on the route with a hotel and a restaurant (photo #3). The route out of Hebden is along a B road but the verge is wide enough (photo #4).
As the slowway turns towards the moors, the path is initially solid and wide but as it approaches the Grimwith Reservoir it can be at times soggy and hardly visible on the ground. Signposting is adequate there in my opinion. A view of the reservoir from the top is on photo #5. You are likely to see curlews and grouse there.
If you want to have a break in the middle of the route, there is a car park with plenty of benches at the end of the Grimwith Reservoir.
The slowway continues on a paved road first and then over a hill down towards B6265 and the Stump Cross Caverns (photo #8). I took a photo close to the restaurant back facing the hill (photo #7).
The following 2km are unfortunately along the busy B6265. Even though it has a good verge I had to step aside countless of times. Definitely a star down because of that.
I took a photo of the gate that walkers need to go through when they turn off B6265. Yes, it is the small gate with FP on it on photo #9.
There is another bench when the route finally leaves B6265 (photo #10). The final 4km down to Pateley Bridge via quiet winding roads are most charming.
Note that the route takes a shortcut via a sheep enclosure approx.1.5km before Pateley Bridge. I took photo #11 a short distance above that turning.
Pateley Bridge is another beautiful Yorkshire town. If you have time, don't miss the Nidderdale museum there.
Btw. I found it difficult to find a way back by public transport to the area I started from in the morning. I had to travel via Harrogate and Leeds for nearly 3 hours.
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