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After rain this is even more impressive

Check before you go as it’s not always overflowing. Lots of beautiful circular walks ranging from 3 miles to 22 miles.

Approach the base of the Derwent Dam from Fairholmes car park and walk across the open field to get up close and personal with the overflowing torrent of white water. It’s a spectacular sight and the noise is incredible. Feel the mist generated by the cascade on your face. Wonderful viewpoint for photographs!

This lovely section of gravel takes you along Derwent and Howden reservoirs and ascends to Slippery Stones. It links with the gravel trail around Ladybower to the south and then onto the MTB classic Cut Gate in the north. The scenery is spellbinding along this section and beyond.

An incredibly enjoyable gravel ride across pine forests and fantastic scenery. Worth the trip.

Fantastic views and memorial to the Dam Busters.

Derwent dam built in 1902 is fabulously located, being surrounded by majestic moorland, peaceful forests, rolling farmland and rugged hills - not to forget the Derwent and Ladybower reservoirs. During the Second World War, the reservoir was used by pilots to practise for the ‘Dam Busters’ raids, due to its similarity to the lakes and dams of Germany.

A spectacular but unusual dam in that the water is allowed to cascade over the top of the dam when it's full, rather than via side channels. It was constructed of millstone, which was quarried some 8 miles away at Bole Hill Quarry rather than earth embankments as most reservoirs have. The dam is also famous for being where the 617 Squadron practiced for the Dambusters Raid due to its similarity to German dams.