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Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Nuns' Steps – Reeth Bridge loop from Marrick

Hiking trails & Routes

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Nuns' Steps – Reeth Bridge loop from Marrick

Moderate

4.8

(5)

41

hikers

Nuns' Steps – Reeth Bridge loop from Marrick

02:49

10.1km

180m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: May 21, 2026

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Yorkshire Dales National Park

Waypoints

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954 m

Nuns' Steps

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The name refers to "Nuns' Causeway" or "The Nuns' Steps".
This cobbled road runs through Steps Wood from the Priory to the village center of Marrick.
It may have been constructed to connect the priory with the Richmond Road.

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2

1.48 km

Marrick Priory Ruins

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Marrick Priory was a Benedictine nunnery established between 1140 and 1160 by Roger de Aske. It thrived until the 16th century.

In the 70s, it was restored and converted into …

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3

4.81 km

Stone Bridge Picnic Spot

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There are nice cafes very close by in Grinton & Reeth. If the weather is fine however a picnic can be a great alternative.

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4

4.85 km

Reeth Bridge

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The stone bridge is a Grade II listed structure and one of the key historic crossings of the River Swale, linking Reeth with Grinton and the old Corpse Way route. …

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5.22 km

Reeth Evangelical Congregational Church

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The church was built in the 1860s. The building originally had a stone cross on the point of the roof above the entrance, but this fell during a great storm …

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5.39 km

The Black Bull Hotel

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Dating from 1680 the Black Bull is Reeth's oldest surviving inn.

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7

5.48 km

Limestone Café

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8

9.39 km

Bents Summit (330 m)

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Bents 330.09m P15.4
County of Yorkshire Definitive List Summit

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10.1 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.20 km

3.03 km

1.53 km

1.31 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.10 km

2.96 km

697 m

677 m

489 m

212 m

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

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Saturday 27 June

18°C

12°C

47 %

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