The Top 13 Lakes around Elton
Looking to visit the best lakes around Elton? After all, there’s nothing better than the serenity of the lakeshore — or a quick dip when the weather’s warm. So, browse our list of Elton’s top lakes below as recommended by the komoot community, and experience more on your next adventure!
Last updated: November 9, 2025
Carsington Water
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If you are looking for an easier life cycle around the reservoir anticlockwise as this way you get the harder part out of the way in the first half of …
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Emperor Lake at Chatsworth
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A lovely peaceful place to sit and watch the world go by. The Emporer Lake provides water for the Emporer Fountain, at one time the highest gravity fed fountain in the world.
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Emperor Lake
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The 6th Duke tasked Paxton with engineering a new record-breaking gravity-fed fountain in anticipation of a visit by Tsar Nicholas 1 in 1844. The 8-acre Emperor lake was fed by …
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Bentley Brook and Upper Pond
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Bentley Brook runs through Lumsdale Valley into the River Derwent.
The Upper Pond was constructed in the 1780s by Watts, Lowe and Co to supply water for their cotton mill. …
The Upper Pond was constructed in the 1780s by Watts, Lowe and Co to supply water for their cotton mill. …
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Roadford Lake Dam
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Planning for the reservoir started in the 1960s and construction started in 1979. In 1984, there was a partial collapse of the dam before it was filled. The dam was …
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