Walking around Woodhead and Torside Reservoir

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9.46 mi

784 ft

03h02

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Last verified: 20 October 2024

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Follow this route and walk around the Woodhead and Torside reservoir. The walk starts at the Crowden Car Park and is 9.3 miles long. It walks past one of the most beautiful and impressive locations in the Peak District.

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Peak District Yorkshire Tintwistle Charlesworth High Peak

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Difficulty level: Extreme (90/100)

Length: 9.46 mi

Duration: 03h02

Total ascent: 784 ft

Maximal slope: 6.3 %

Average slope: 0 %

Net ascent: 0 ft

Total descent: 784 ft

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Paved roads: 3.27 mi (35 %)

Cobblestones: 0 ft (0 %)

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Scenery

Car free roads: 2.04 mi (22 %)

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Urban area

Water rich area

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Closest address to start and end: Woodhead Road, A628, High Peak, United Kingdom

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Woodhead Tunnel
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The Woodhead Tunnels are three parallel trans-Pennine 3-mile long railway tunnels on the Woodhead …
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Woodhead railway station
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Woodhead railway station is a closed railway station that served the hamlet of Woodhead on the …
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Longdendale Chain
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The Longdendale Chain is a sequence of six reservoirs on the River Etherow in the Longdendale …
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Woodhead Reservoir
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Woodhead reservoir is a man-made lake near the hamlet of Woodhead in Longdendale in north …
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Crowden railway station
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Crowden railway station is a closed railway station on the Woodhead Line between Manchester and …
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Torside Reservoir
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Torside Reservoir is the largest man-made lake in Longdendale in north Derbyshire. It was …
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Longdendale Trail
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The Longdendale Trail is an English long-distance rail trail following the former Woodhead railway …
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Crowden
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Crowden lies very close to the Pennine Way long distance footpath. It is traditionally the …
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