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Alport Castles – Derwent Dam loop from Derwent Overlook Car Park

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Alport Castles – Derwent Dam loop from Derwent Overlook Car Park

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Alport Castles – Derwent Dam loop from Derwent Overlook Car Park

01:42

13.9km

330m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Some sure footedness required. 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

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5.50 km

Alport Castles

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Peak District doesn’t have the high mountains of the Lakes and Snowdonia, but it does have some hidden gems. Alport Castles is one of my favourites. The remains of …

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9.44 km

Howden Dam

Highlight • Monument

Fantastic structure, never fails to impress me everytime I visit ladybower.

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10.7 km

Tin Town, Derwent Reservoir

Highlight • Monument

Unusual find in the road around Derwent Water. Worth pausing for a while to learn a little about it and get a photo

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11.6 km

Derwent Reservoir

Lake

12.7 km

Tip the Dog Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

Commemorative stone for Tip the dog who stayed with the body of his owner on the Howden Moors for fifteen weeks in the winter of 1953/54.

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12.7 km

Derwent Reservoir and Dam

Highlight • Lake

Beautifully situated reservoir with two barrages and architecturally impressive dams. A path (for pedestrians and bikes) cycle path leads around the lake.

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12.7 km

View of Derwent Dam and Memorial

Highlight • Lake

enjoy it slowly.

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12.8 km

Derwent Reservoir Dam

Highlight • Monument

Wonderful dam embedded in a dreamlike landscape. The history of the dam is also interesting.

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13.2 km

Derwent Dam

Highlight • Structure

Derwent Dam, is a stunning neo-Gothic construction that far transcends function alone. Built between 1902 and 1916, it is 340 m in length and 35 m high.

The dam is …

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13.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.10 km

4.39 km

3.23 km

1.13 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.73 km

3.27 km

3.00 km

1.28 km

968 m

675 m

Elevation

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

Weather

Sunday 17 May

13°C

5°C

62 %

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Alport Castles – Derwent Dam loop from Derwent Overlook Car Park

Alport Castles

Howden Dam

Tin Town, Derwent Reservoir

Tip the Dog Memorial

Derwent Reservoir and Dam

View of Derwent Dam and Memorial

Derwent Reservoir Dam

Derwent Dam

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