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Yeoman Hey Reservoir – Dovestone Reservoir loop from Saddleworth Moor

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Yeoman Hey Reservoir – Dovestone Reservoir loop from Saddleworth Moor

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Yeoman Hey Reservoir – Dovestone Reservoir loop from Saddleworth Moor

06:31

22.4km

580m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

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Peak District National Park

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Parking

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541 m

Yeoman Hey Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nestled within the iconic Peak District National Park near Oldham is the Yeoman Hey Reservoir.

This reservoir sits amongst three in the area and is surrounded by rolling grouse moorland and high gritstone escarpments.

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761 m

Yeoman Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

The middle of the three reservoirs in the Greenfield Valley Yeoman Hey was commissioned in 1870 and completed in 1880.
You can walk across the dam which makes a nice …

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987 m

Reservoir Bridge Crossing

Highlight • Bridge

2.30 km

Dove Stone Reservoir

Lake

3.14 km

View of Dove Stone Reservoir from Chew Road

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Chew Road leads into the Chew Valley toward Dove Stone Reservoir and provides the most breathtaking scenery for all those who wander down it.

Enjoy vistas of rolling hills covered …

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4.19 km

Former Railway Line to Chew Reservoir

Highlight • Historical Site

The railway was built to bring in clay for the dam wall of the nearby Chew Reservoir, completed in 1912.

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6.03 km

Chew Reservoir

Highlight • Structure

Chew Reservoir was completed in 1912 and at the time it was the highest reservoir in England. It's designed to increase the drinking water supply for Manchester by supplementing the Dovestone Reservoir downstream.

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13.6 km

View of Walkerwood Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Lovely views over the reservoirs and out towards Manchester.

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21.0 km

Dovestone Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Dovestone Reservoir is situated where the Greenfield and Chew Brooks valleys come together above the village of Greenfield on Saddleworth Moor.

The reservoir is located at the gateway to the …

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22.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.14 km

6.90 km

4.31 km

1.64 km

1.43 km

Surfaces

6.18 km

5.38 km

5.02 km

2.81 km

1.92 km

1.11 km

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Monday 13 July

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Yeoman Hey Reservoir – Dovestone Reservoir loop from Saddleworth Moor

Yeoman Hey Reservoir

Yeoman Reservoir

Reservoir Bridge Crossing

View of Dove Stone Reservoir from Chew Road

Former Railway Line to Chew Reservoir

Chew Reservoir

View of Walkerwood Reservoir

Dovestone Reservoir

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