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Ridgegate Reservoir – Tegg's Nose Quarry loop from Tegg's Nose South Peak

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North West England

Macclesfield

Ridgegate Reservoir – Tegg's Nose Quarry loop from Tegg's Nose South Peak

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Ridgegate Reservoir – Tegg's Nose Quarry loop from Tegg's Nose South Peak

02:43

8.93km

290m

Hiking

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.

Last updated: May 12, 2026

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Peak District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

67 m

Saddlers Way

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

take a rest half way up

Tip by

4.48 km

Great place for an evening walk, plenty of car parking along the road. There is a 'small loop' around the reservoir, which can be extended by looping up to the Scout Hut or even further into Macclesfield Forest.

Tip by

5.38 km

Ridgegate Reservoir

Highlight • Structure

Path currently CLOSED, this section along the South Side of Ridgegate Reservoir and along the Dam wall (August 2025)

Tip by

6.59 km

Bottoms Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

One of six reservoirs in the Longendale Chain, which supplies water to Greater Manchester. Scenic setting within the Peak District National Park.

Tip by

6.78 km

Teggsnose Reservoir Overflow Channel

Highlight • Monument

Teggsnose Reservoir was built in 1871. It works in conjunction with Bottoms Reservoir to regulate the flow and maintain the current that powered the mills below. The overflow channel allows water to overflow into the lower reservoir rather than overtopping the dam.

Tip by

7.75 km

View of Macclesfield Forest and the reservoirs

Highlight • Forest

Great please to stop. Bench faces Macclesfield Forest and the reservoirs, some great views.

Tip by

7.93 km

Tegg's Nose Quarry

Highlight • Natural Monument

Tegg’s Nose Country Park is an old mining area and hill just east of Macclesfield. It incorporates Tegg’s Nose, a hill with a height of 1,250 feet (380 m), and is the highpoint of the local area with several good viewpoints. The hill was historically mined for millstone grit from the 16th to the mid-20th century. Now disused, there is still a fine collection of old quarrying equipment available on display within the park. It is used for a wide range of recreational activities, and there is a visitors' centre, car park, and toilets just off Buxton.

Tip by

8.83 km

Tegg's Nose Country Park Visitor Centre

Highlight • Cafe

Tegg's Nose Country Park Visitor Centre provides parking (pay and display), The Nose Cafe for an after hike brew, facilities, bike racks, information about the area and picnic tables. It's the obvious place to begin an adventure to the 1,214-foot (370 m) top of Tegg's Nose. The views from the summit are splendid, with the Cheshire Plain and Macclesfield Forest both strutting their stuff.

Tip by

8.93 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.80 km

2.76 km

1.64 km

1.62 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.35 km

1.68 km

1.45 km

1.39 km

1.30 km

759 m

Elevation

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Highest point (360 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

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Friday 26 June

26°C

14°C

61 %

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Ridgegate Reservoir – Tegg's Nose Quarry loop from Tegg's Nose South Peak

Saddlers Way

Ridgegate Reservoir

Ridgegate Reservoir

Bottoms Reservoir

Teggsnose Reservoir Overflow Channel

View of Macclesfield Forest and the reservoirs

Tegg's Nose Quarry

Tegg's Nose Country Park Visitor Centre

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