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Ten Reservoirs Walk

Derbyshire, Gtr Manchester

35 km / 22 miles

Ten Reservoirs Walk

A tough circuit over the Saddleworth Moors, linking with the Pennine Way National Trail and several walks in this area. It visits Yeoman Hey, Greenfield, Black Moss, Swellands, Blakeley, Wessenden, Wessenden Head, Torside and Chew Reservoirs.

Details:

Path Type:	Anytime Challenges
Attributes:	Anytime Challenges Very Challenging Lake/Reservoir/Loch Moorland
Start and Finish:	SE013034 - Dovestone Reservoir, Gtr Manchester

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Looseleaf	Ten Reservoirs Walk Route Desc (Carole E. Engel - September 2007 )
Badge & Certificate	Badge & Certificate for Ten Reservoirs Walk (Carole E. Engel )
Route Description - PDF	Ten Reservoirs Walk (Carole E. Engel )

Maps:

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Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2016.
© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
At high zoom levels the route is indicative only.

Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Landranger	110
OS Landranger Active	110
OS Explorer	1, 288
OS Explorer Active	1, 288

Accommodation within 5 km of this Path:

From
Path

Along
Path

Group Accommodation

Boarshurst Centre Saddleworth

1 km

< 1 km

Walkers are Welcome

Marsden (Walkers are Welcome)

3 km

11 km

Walkers are Welcome

Meltham (Walkers are Welcome)

4 km

14 km

Hostel Accommodation

Crowden YHA, Crowden-in-Longdendale, Glossop, Derbyshire

< 1 km

24 km

Connected Paths:

E Routes

E-Route 2 UK Section - Middleton-in-Teesdale to Dover E-Route 8 UK Section - Liverpool to Hull

National Trails (England & Wales)

Pennine Way National Trail

Paths Marked on OS mapping

Kirklees Way Longdendale Trail Oldham Way Standedge Trail Trans Pennine Trail Click to show 2 more Paths Marked on OS mapping

Other Paths

Kinder Loop Manchester Horizon Walk Peak District Boundary Walk Three Ridings on Foot Tops of the North (Carlisle and Cheviot to Cat and Fiddle) Tops of the North (Three Shire Heads to Carlisle) Wild Yorkshire Way Wild Yorkshire Way Wessenden Moor Alternative Yorkshire Water Way Click to show 6 more Other Paths

Anytime Challenges

Bog Dodgers Way Cuckoo Walk Dam Long Walk Dark Peak Boundary Walk Saddleworth Five Trig Points Walk Saddleworth Skyline Click to show 3 more Anytime Challenges

Downloads:

GPX Route File

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Route Profile:

36.1 km (22.4 miles)
1,207 m (3,960 ft) ascent
580 m (1,903 ft) maximum height

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