Embsay Reservoir
Yorkshire Dales Walk
Nat Park - Yorkshire Dales - Lower Wharfedale
County/Area - North Yorkshire
Author - Yorkshire Water
Length - 1.0 miles / 1.6 km Ascent - 20 feet / 6 metres
Time - 0 hours 30 minutes Grade - easy
Maps
Ordnance Survey Explorer 290 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
Anquet OS Explorer 290 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
Walk Route Description
Located just outside the market town of Skipton, Embsay Reservoir offers an excellent short walk. Following the clear path around the shore of the reservoir, you will be able to get excellent views of the surrounding countryside and the prominent gritstone edges and moors to the north.
This is one of the free reservoir walks produced by Yorkshire Water who are one of the county's largest landowners, with around 72,000 acres of land spanning National Parks, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the North York Moors and the Yorkshire Wolds. There is a wide range of walks on offer from gentle strolls around one of their picturesque reservoirs to more adventurous routes. Yorkshire Water have selected some of their top walks for you and split them into three regional packs. Just print them out and off you go.
Each site has its own walk pack that you can easily print out and take along with you. Each pack includes directions to the site, a summary of the walk, a list of facilities available, a detailed route map and route instructions. To download walk descriptions go to Yorkshire Water Walks.
Other walks nearby
Walk 3109 | Rylstone Edges & Cracoe from Rylstone | easy/mod | 6.0 miles |
Walk 1292 | Linton & Thorpe Fell & Cracoe | moderate | 9.0 miles |
Walk 1407 | Thorpe & Burnsall from Linton | easy/mod | 6.2 miles |
Walk 1280 | Trollers Gill | moderate | 9.0 miles |
Walk 2000 | Wharfedale Circular | moderate | 13.5 miles |
Walk 1145 | Grassington, Mastilles Lane & Conistone Dib | moderate | 11.3 miles |
Walk 1645 | Grassington, Mastilles Lane & Conistone Dib | moderate | 12.0 miles |
Walk 1846 | Garnshaw House & Linton Falls from Grassington | easy | 3.0 miles |
Walk 2610 | Hebden Gill & Cupola Corner | easy/mod | 6.5 miles |
Walk 2611 | Hebden Gill from Hebden | easy | 4.0 miles |
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