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Dovestone reservoir – Yeoman Hey reservoir Loop from RSPB car park

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Dovestone reservoir – Yeoman Hey reservoir Loop from RSPB car park

Rachel Fligelstone and Emma5 planned a hike

September 18, 2021

Dovestone reservoir – Yeoman Hey reservoir Loop from RSPB car park

Moderate

03:35

12.1km

3.4km/h

330m

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Overview

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

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Start point

Parking

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196 m

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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2.90 km

Ashway Gap Overflow Spillway

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The Ashway Gap tunnel was built to maintain the water supply to the mills downstream of the Yeoman Hay Reservoir. It takes water from upstream of the reservoir through a …

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2.93 km

View of Dove Stone Reservoir

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looking up to the "pots n pans" from the res

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5.20 km

The Trinnacle

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The Trinnacle is a three-pronged gritstone pillar, high above Dove Stone reservoir, that has become a popular location for "selfies" due to coverage on social media.

The pillar and access …

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5.84 km

Birchen Clough Waterfall

Highlight • Natural Monument

Very fine but very challenging path, some areas even require a little bit of climbing skills. Don't try if you are not fit and sure footed

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6.46 km

Spillway Tunnel, Peak District

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Hard going up the valley after this point. Have a brew and enjoy the engineering and the view

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9.01 km

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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12.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

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9.54 km

1.10 km

775 m

593 m

Surfaces

10.6 km

593 m

518 m

257 m

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

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Dovestone reservoir – Yeoman Hey reservoir Loop from RSPB car park

Dovestone Reservoir

Ashway Gap Overflow Spillway

View of Dove Stone Reservoir

The Trinnacle

Birchen Clough Waterfall

Spillway Tunnel, Peak District

Yeoman Hey Reservoir

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