Entwistle Reservoir – View of Chorley and the Coast loop from Hag Fold

Entwistle Reservoir – View of Chorley and the Coast loop from Hag Fold

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Entwistle Reservoir – View of Chorley and the Coast loop from Hag Fold

04:00

80.0km

950m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

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The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 26.7 km for 140 m

After 27.2 km for 189 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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14.8 km

Lower Rivington Reservoir

Highlight (Segment) • Lake

Fast road along the sourhern bank of the lower Rivington Reservoir.

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22.8 km

Ravens Wood

Forest

45.8 km

West Pennine Moors

Forest

47.2 km

Entwistle Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Entwistle Dam was designed by Thomas Ashworth, a local land surveyor, overseen by Jesse Hartley, the Liverpool Docks engineer. Other works were by Joseph Jackson, an engineer and surveyor from …

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55.2 km

View of Winter Hill and Communication Towers

Highlight • Climb

great views going either way,nice steady climb finishing at the lovely Belmont boating reservoir

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57.4 km

Black Dog to Rivington Road Summit

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Yes lots of fun in the area some good roads for cycling

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59.7 km

View of Winter Hill and Chorley from Rivington Car Park

Highlight • Parking

Rivington Pike is a hill on Winter Hill, part of the West Pennine Moors at Rivington, Chorley in Lancashire, England. The nearest towns are Adlington and Horwich. The land and …

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60.6 km

Liverpool Cycle Routes and Map
Discover the best cycling routes to Nice stretch of the Leeds and Liverpool, a Highlight located in Hoghton, Chorley.
Chorley has some amazing views around Rivington definitely worth a ride

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62.8 km

View of Lower Rivington Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Lower Rivington Reservoir is at the end of the Rivington chain of reservoirs in Lancashire, England, with Upper Rivington Reservoir to the north, and Rivington Water Treatment Works to the …

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63.5 km

View of Rivington Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

North of this dam is the upper Rivington Reservoir, the lower reservoir is to the south. There are also two more reservoirs to the north which form this chain of …

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80.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

43.3 km

17.5 km

13.8 km

4.63 km

656 m

200 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

70.7 km

8.19 km

863 m

329 m

Elevation

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Tuesday 20 October

11°C

6°C

81 %

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

January 1, 2022,Down the side of Winter Hill – View over Rivington Reservoir Loop from Daisy Hill

Good ride, the ascent and decent of the actual Winter Hill is boss. Coming back through Bolton on 30/40mph main roads is not fun. Quite a few high speed back roads but I completed it on New Years Day so they were quiet. If I were to do it again I would start at the ascent of Winter Hill and …