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Woodhead Resevoir – Woodhead Station and Tunnels Loop from Glossop

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Woodhead Resevoir – Woodhead Station and Tunnels Loop from Glossop

Ade planned a mountain bike ride

April 30, 2022

Woodhead Resevoir – Woodhead Station and Tunnels Loop from Glossop

Moderate

02:26

30.6km

12.6km/h

430m

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Overview

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 25.7 km for 358 m

After 26.3 km for 518 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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286 m

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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11.4 km

Woodhead Reservoir

Highlight • Structure

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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13.4 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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13.6 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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18.8 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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22.4 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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30.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.1 km

6.51 km

6.22 km

4.27 km

3.27 km

225 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.74 km

7.88 km

7.25 km

3.52 km

1.24 km

921 m

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

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Woodhead Resevoir – Woodhead Station and Tunnels Loop from Glossop

Pizza Takeaway at Public Square

Woodhead Reservoir

Woodhead Railway Tunnel Entrances

Woodhead Tunnel Descent

St James' Church, Woodhead

Torside Dam Spillway

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