WALK ROUTES
Timble-Fewston Reservoir walk
Organised by Dave Fothergill
Sunday January 14th 2018
Timble, near Blubberhouses, North Yorkshire
OS MAP: O/S 1.25,000. 297 Harrogate
All walks are circulars starting from Timble near Blubberhouses, North Yorkshire.
Short Walk 8 miles (walk leader) tbc
Timble, Swinsty & Fewston Reservoirs
Medium Walk 9.5 miles (walk leader) tbc
Timble, Folly Hall, Swinsty & Fewston Reservoirs
Long Walk 16 miles (walk leader) Dave Fothergill
Timble, Swinsty, Fewston & Thruscross Reservoirs
All fairly flat walks, 1 short climb on the short and medium walks, 2 climbs on the long walk.
Refreshments afterwards at The Timble Inn
Further information:
Fewston Reservoir was built in 1879. The capacity is about 3.5 million cubic metres.
Its inflow is the River Washburn and outflows to the Swinsty Reservoir where construction began in 1871 and was completed in 1878. The capacity is about 866 million gallons, with a surface area of 63 hectares. It can be found from the A59 road.
Refreshments are available at the Timble Inn
Hidden away in the quiet, beautiful village of Timble, nestling in the stunning Washburn Valley, The Timble Inn is a romantic Grade II listed 18th Century Coaching Inn with foundations dating back to 1200AD.
Timble
Thruscross Reservoir
Swinsty Reservoir
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