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Errwood Reservoir – Pym Chair loop from Rainow

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Errwood Reservoir – Pym Chair loop from Rainow

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Errwood Reservoir – Pym Chair loop from Rainow

02:43

35.3km

880m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Peak District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.73 km

Kerridge Road

Highlight • Climb

Nice quiet road with easy ish climb, watch for pot holes on way down towards Bollington

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5.80 km

Waterside Café

Highlight • Cafe

Great cafe for a stop if you're cycling down the canal. A small amount of outside seating, but it's nice to take away and sit on the canalside.

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9.11 km

Kickback Coffee Roastery

Highlight • Cafe

Coffee shop serving its own coffee roasted at the Old Brickworks. Not had a chance to sample any inside yet but did pick up a pouch on my way past …

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24.3 km

Long Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

25.7 km

View of Errwood Reservoir and Goyt Valley

Highlight • Lake

A long, fast and straight downhill road down to the reservoir. Get ready on the brakes for the sharp left at the bottom!

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27.1 km

Errwood Reservoir

Highlight • Structure

Errwood Reservoir is a drinking-water reservoir in the Peak District National Park, within the county of Derbyshire and very close to the boundary with Cheshire. The reservoir was the second …

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29.4 km

Pym Chair

Highlight • Mountain Pass

To reach Pym Chair it's a steep climb from either Lamaload Reservoir or Errwood Reservoir. Once at the top, you're rewarded with glorious views into the Goyt Valley and towards Cats Tor.

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30.6 km

Goyt Valley Climb

Highlight • Trail

Announcement post of what’s coming. You have to dig deep to finish the climb of average 15% slope 🤪

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35.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.7 km

5.67 km

2.96 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.4 km

8.56 km

333 m

Elevation

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Weather

Sunday 31 May

16°C

9°C

92 %

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Max wind speed: 24.0 km/h

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Errwood Reservoir – Pym Chair loop from Rainow

Kerridge Road

Waterside Café

Kickback Coffee Roastery

Long Hill

View of Errwood Reservoir and Goyt Valley

Errwood Reservoir

Pym Chair

Goyt Valley Climb

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