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Swineshaw Reservoir – Woodhead Reservoir loop from Hyde North

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Swineshaw Reservoir – Woodhead Reservoir loop from Hyde North

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Swineshaw Reservoir – Woodhead Reservoir loop from Hyde North

03:41

45.5km

780m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 28, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 23.7 km for 78 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.33 km

Stalybridge Town Centre Canal and Square

Highlight • Bridge

Great place to stop for a drink. Plenty of shops nearby.

Tip by

3.41 km

Huddersfield Narrow Canal, Stalybridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

purchase supplies from Tesco

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5.28 km

View of the Brushes Reservoir from Brushes Road

Highlight (Segment) • Lake

There's bags of great MTB and gravel riding all around the Brushes Valley. Brushes Road is a quiet tarmacked lane with great views over the res from the dam & gives a nice rest from the harder riding all around!

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8.31 km

Swineshaw Reservoir

Highlight • MTB Park

Road access but locked gate at the bottom. Great place for hiking and mountain biking.

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10.1 km

Ogden Clough Crossing

Highlight • Trail

Beautiful spot for a food stop on a nice day

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21.6 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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34.5 km

View of Valehouse Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

From this spot, you get a wonderful view over Valehouse Reservoir, a beautiful lake in Longdendale. Built between 1865-1869 as part of the Longdendale chain, it supplies water from the River Etherow to Greater Manchester.

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35.6 km

Bottoms Reservoir and Fountain

Highlight • Structure

One of a series of reservoirs along the valley and along the route of the NCN 68 (Pennine Cycleway). The reservoir is at the southern end of the Longendale Path. …

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45.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.7 km

11.9 km

11.2 km

5.74 km

2.57 km

490 m

Surfaces

14.5 km

13.1 km

7.19 km

5.77 km

3.67 km

1.37 km

Elevation

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

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Sunday 17 May

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Swineshaw Reservoir – Woodhead Reservoir loop from Hyde North

Stalybridge Town Centre Canal and Square

Huddersfield Narrow Canal, Stalybridge

View of the Brushes Reservoir from Brushes Road

Swineshaw Reservoir

Ogden Clough Crossing

Woodhead Reservoir

View of Valehouse Reservoir

Bottoms Reservoir and Fountain

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