Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

United Kingdom

England

Yorkshire And The Humber

Barnsley

Langsett

Derwent Dam and Reservoir – Derwent Dam East Tower loop from Langsett

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

United Kingdom

England

Yorkshire And The Humber

Barnsley

Langsett

Derwent Dam and Reservoir – Derwent Dam East Tower loop from Langsett

Hard

4.0

(2)

233

riders

Derwent Dam and Reservoir – Derwent Dam East Tower loop from Langsett

03:21

36.3km

770m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 12, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 8.74 km for 77 m

After 15.6 km for 133 m

After 27.0 km for 76 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

10.9 km

Derwent Dam and Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful place in nature to relax for a while.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

12.9 km

View of Derwent Dam

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful view across top dam and down valley

Tip by

15.7 km

Hancock Wood

Forest

16.0 km

Derwent Dam East Tower

Highlight • Monument

Quiet place at the foot of the dam. Here you can rest on a couch and have something to drink or eat (if you brought it with you).

Translated by Google •

Tip by

18.7 km

Derwent Reservoir

Lake

20.9 km

View of Derwent Dam

Highlight • Lake

Lovely view across dam and down reservoir

Tip by

22.7 km

Westend River crossing at Ladybower Reservoir

Highlight • Bridge

Here, the quiet single carriageway tarmac road that runs along the western edge of Ladybower Reservoir crosses from one side of the valley to the other, passing over where the River Westend flows in. It meanders beautifully to join the reservoir – why not pause a moment to enjoy!

Tip by

24.1 km

Howden Reservoir

Lake

26.3 km

Slippery Stones Bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is a wonderful place to wild swim. A path brings you to a group of stones that emerge from the young Derwent River to create small waterfalls and a plunge pool.

In summer, the river valley is flanked by swathes of purple heather and grazing sheep.

Tip by

27.1 km

Cut Gate Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Cut Gate is a trail that links Slippery Stones and Mickleden Edge via wonderfully-wild moorland. Rough, rocky, rutty and testing even on full suspension, Cut Gate is pure MTB territory. If bike touring or gravel riding, you’ll be pushing and/or carrying for large sections in either direction – and it’s not easy pushing.

Don’t let that deter you necessarily, though. Cut Gate and the trail along Mickleden Edge is a great way to link Ladybower with the Trans Pennine Trail without large sections on road. I cycled/pushed/carried the entire section on a rigid bike loaded with bags and thought it was loads of fun (if tough going). Plus, the views are spectacular.

Tip by

35.6 km

Langsett Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Great pub which serves "propper" chips

Tip by

36.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.6 km

9.78 km

1.79 km

938 m

180 m

Surfaces

20.2 km

11.2 km

3.85 km

776 m

132 m

131 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (520 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

Weather

Thursday 3 September

17°C

12°C

93 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 36.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Moderate

4.9

1,239

Ladybower, Derwent and Howden Reservoirs loop — Peak District National Park

02:01h

27.0km

360m

Hard

4.7

382

Curbar Edge and Houndkirk Moor Loop

02:43h

28.9km

410m

Hard

4.9

215

Hope Valley and Winnats Pass loop from Bamford

02:01h

27.9km

530m

Hard

4.8

180

Ladybower loop from Hope.

02:38h

31.5km

500m

Hard

4.9

123

Ladybower, Bamford & Winnats Pass loop from Edale — Peak District National Park

03:07h

43.1km

700m

Moderate

4.3

Sheffield north gravel loop

03:19h

43.2km

440m

Hard

Ladybower & Derwent Reservoir loop from Fairholmes Car Park — Peak District National Park

02:11h

23.6km

490m

Hard

The Strines, Holm Moss & Snake Pass loop from Ladybower — Peak District National Park

05:49h

79.7km

1,570m

Hard

4.8

1,592

Monsal Trail – Monsal Trail Stone Arch Bridge loop from King Sterndale

02:54h

40.8km

470m

Hard

5.0

Longdendale and Digley Reservoir Loop

04:14h

57.1km

920m

Hard

5.0

Houndkirk Road, Stanage & Bamford loop from Hathersage

02:24h

32.8km

560m

Hard

4.0

The Trans Pennine Trail, Worsbrough Country Park & Wombwall loop from Rotherham

03:57h

55.2km

600m

Derwent Dam and Reservoir – Derwent Dam East Tower loop from Langsett

Derwent Dam and Reservoir

View of Derwent Dam

Derwent Dam East Tower

View of Derwent Dam

Westend River crossing at Ladybower Reservoir

Slippery Stones Bridge

Cut Gate Trail

Langsett Reservoir

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️