The Strid is a dramatic series of waterfalls and rapids on the River Wharfe in North Yorkshire, near Bolton Abbey. Here the river narrows sharply from roughly 90 feet wide to just 6.

5 feet, forcing the full volume of water through a channel cut some 15 feet deep into the local sandstone. The name derives from the Old English stryth , meaning "turmoil," later corrupted to suggest the possibility of striding across.

Despite its deceptively picturesque appearance — mossy boulders, clear water, a seemingly jumpable gap — the Strid is extraordinarily dangerous. Both banks are deeply undercut, creating submerged caverns and powerful currents beneath the surface.

It has been the scene of numerous fatalities over the centuries. The popular Strid walk is accessed from the car park at Bolton Abbey.