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Woodhead Station and Tunnels – Woodhead Resevoir Loop from Glossop

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Woodhead Station and Tunnels – Woodhead Resevoir Loop from Glossop

Yousef planned a mountain bike ride

June 16, 2021

Woodhead Station and Tunnels – Woodhead Resevoir Loop from Glossop

Moderate

02:34

34.4km

13.4km/h

440m

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Overview

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 11.2 km for 928 m

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1.15 km

Pizza Takeaway at Public Square

Highlight • Restaurant

Very nice takeaway pizza with a public square where it can be eaten - Handy for touring

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10.3 km

Torside Dam Spillway

Highlight • Lake

Torside Dam was completed in the early 1970s to create Torside Reservoir for water supply. The earth-fill dam is approximately 1,800 meters long and 35 meters high, effectively holding back …

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13.6 km

St James' Church, Woodhead

Highlight • Historical Site

A site you don’t expect to see; a tiny little church that’s over 500 years old just off the Woodhead Pass. You’ll come across it if you ride the bridleways …

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18.1 km

Woodhead Tunnel Descent

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

A nice little descent from the NCN62 down to the Woodhead Tunnels. Nothing to technical and all rollable at slower speeds. Don’t hit it to wide as the drop off …

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18.9 km

Woodhead Railway Tunnel Entrances

Highlight • Historical Site

Remnants of the three major rail links between Manchester and Sheffield. Awesome piece of history!

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21.0 km

Nice riding on the Longdendale trail. Nothing difficult so a nice trail for families with kids. Can get very busy so pick your time well. Weekends is obviously always relatively busy. Nice views all along the trail.

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34.4 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.23 km

5.43 km

5.25 km

5.00 km

2.17 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

12.2 km

9.10 km

7.79 km

2.95 km

2.32 km

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

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Woodhead Station and Tunnels – Woodhead Resevoir Loop from Glossop

Pizza Takeaway at Public Square

Torside Dam Spillway

St James' Church, Woodhead

Woodhead Tunnel Descent

Woodhead Railway Tunnel Entrances

Woodhead Reservoir

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