Nidderdale Charity Walk & Run
Nidderdale Charity Walk & Run
Organised by The Rotary Club of Harrogate
In partnership with
Local Charities
Organised by The Rotary Club of Harrogate
In partnership with
Local Charities
Nidderdale Charity Walk & Run
Sunday 8th May 2022
2022 will be the 28th anniversary of the highly successful and popular Nidderdale charity event organised by the Rotary Club of Harrogate. Again, Pateley Bridge is our starting point with the routes taking participants into upper Nidderdale.
The sole purpose of this Rotary event is to provide you with well organised, way marked walks with checkpoints along the way to enable you to raise money for your own charities. We do the preparation….you raise sponsorship and walk (or run)!
To date, over £920,000 has been raised by participants, which is an amazing achievement. The entry fees paid will be used to cover our costs and the excess will go to local charities supported by the Rotary Club of Harrogate.
There will be five routes - of approximately four, eight, fifteen, twenty two and twenty six miles. The routes all start from Pateley Bridge Scout Hall and head up Nidderdale towards, and for some beyond, Lofthouse.
Registration to take part in the event can be made on line with payment via debit / credit card or via PayPal.
The event will be open to runners and walkers who may complete whichever length route they wish. Numbers are not limited. Further information and a registration form can be found below.
We wish to thank our patrons for their support and, of course, would welcome further patrons for this excellent and established event. (If you are interested in being a patron, please contact us using the contact form below.)
Supporting Local Charities
These local charities will be encouraging their supporters to enter the event.
Those that have 10 or more supporters in the event will receive a donation from us.
Click the pic to visit their website for more information.
The Routes for 2022
There are 5 Routes - choose which is best for you. All routes will be fully signposted.
4 Mile Route
Wath
This route is ideal for family walkers (but not for pushchairs). The route goes up the Nidderdale valley and around the hamlet of Wath.
From the Pateley Bridge Scout Hall, the route follows the Nidderdale Way and in two miles the hamlet of Wath is passed. Shortly after passing the dam, you walk up a slope to join a bridleway. Turn right onto this bridleway (east) which leads slightly uphill and back down through Wath to the bridge, passing the hotel on the way. Immediately before the bridge, turn left on to the Nidderdale way and follow it back into Pateley Bridge.
Please note dogs are not allowed on the Route.
8 Mile Route
Ramsgill/Bouthwaite
This route follows the 4 mile route but continues along the valley as far as Bouthwaite & Ramsgill. There will be a checkpoint with drinks and biscuits at Bouthwaite.
Please note that dogs are not allowed on this walk.
15 Mile Route
Ramsgill and Lofthouse
If you want a medium distance route then this is the route for you.
From Pateley Bridge, the route takes the same path as the 4 and 8 mile routes via Wath and Gouthwaite reservoir to the village of Bouthwaite. Turn left to Ramsgill. Cross the river and follow the Nidderdale Way to Lofthouse where there will be a checkpoint at the Village Hall. There will be drinks and biscuits here. Return on the east side of the river through Wath as per the 4 mile route to the finish at Pateley Bridge.
Please note dogs are not allowed on the Route.
22 and 26 Mile Routes
Scar House Reservoir
If you want a long distance, challenging route then these are the routes for you.
From Pateley Bridge, the walk takes the same path as the 15 mile walk via Wath, Bouthwaite, Ramsgill and Lofthouse where there will be a checkpoint at the Village Hall. There will be drinks and biscuits here. From the checkpoint, walk up the hill out of the village and turn left following the clearly marked path and walk on the right side of the valley up past Thwaite House and Summerstone Lodge. Continue to the Scar House reservoir dam (checkpoint and water) where the 22 milers cross the dam whilst the 26 milers walk around the reservoir. Return over In Moor to Middlesmoor and re-enter Lofthouse. After calling at the checkpoint, continue on the east side of the valley to Bouthwaite and Wath as per the 4 mile route to the finish at Pateley Bridge.
Please note dogs are not allowed on the Route.
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Photographs from 2021 Nidderdale Walk & Run
(Some taken by the walkers themselves.)Gallery
Photographs from 2019 Nidderdale Walk & Run
