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Derwent Reservoir – Howden Dam loop from Langsett

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United Kingdom

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Yorkshire And The Humber

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Langsett

Derwent Reservoir – Howden Dam loop from Langsett

Moderate

4.7

(44)

395

riders

Derwent Reservoir – Howden Dam loop from Langsett

03:08

34.9km

740m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 14.9 km for 133 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

3.45 km

Cut Gate Trail

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

Amazing varied singletrack, rocky with some embedded and loose along with some great paved sections.

The views down the valley are spectacular. I highly recommend making the most of this …

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7.48 km

Cranberry Clough Descent

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

Assuming you have ridden from Howdens reservoir, you have already climbed (or pushed) up this rather steep and rocky section with a couple of hairpin bends thrown into the mix. …

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8.80 km

Cold Side Singletrack

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Sandy and rocky run, can be slippy on the loose rocks but the views are incredible

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12.9 km

Derwent Reservoir

Highlight • Cycleway

Sight of the dambusters practice missions. The routes around all three reservoirs are ideal for active families or the less fit/ambitious biker. stunning scenery. When you reach the very northern …

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14.9 km

Hancock Wood

Forest

16.4 km

Upper Derwent Visitor Centre and Café

Highlight • Rest Area

This place is open every day, all year round. We stopped for an ice lolly on a beautiful sunny day and admired the reservoir and ducks.

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17.3 km

View of Derwent Dam and Memorial

Highlight • Lake

enjoy it slowly.

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18.4 km

Derwent Reservoir

Lake

20.5 km

Howden Dam

Highlight • Monument

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

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23.8 km

Howden Reservoir

Lake

25.6 km

Slippery Stone Cycle Route

Highlight • Cycleway

34.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.9 km

8.47 km

573 m

497 m

289 m

180 m

Surfaces

13.3 km

10.3 km

9.64 km

1.13 km

371 m

131 m

Elevation

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Highest point (520 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

Weather

Monday 10 August

26°C

10°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

June 21, 2022,Cut Gate, Langsett, Derwent Circular

Bouldery, jarring, juddery, dusty, hot, fair bit of walking (not too much), but thoroughly enjoyed. Views spectacular.

April 16, 2023,MTB ride ,Derwent reservoir to Langsett reservoir & back

I've been here plenty of times but never ridden over the moorland from Derwent to Langsett reseroir on Cutgate trail, so I thought I'd better do it before I run out of steam. Some of the uphill parts are push only and the down hill parts are very rough but fun all the same. You certainly need a degree of …

July 17, 2024,Mountain Bike Tour

Cut Gate Pre-Ride.
What a shit MTB ride it really is. I’ve ridden it many times now, not for a number of years and today I remembered why I don’t bother with it.
Riding from Fairholmes Visitor Centre around kilometre 5-11km is mostly unrideable on steep loose rocks or muddy terrain, maybe a little more rideable on an eBike, but …

April 23, 2022,Cut Gate, first time without the bog of doom

This considered by MBR magazine to be one of the best trails in the country and I won't argue about that.

It will not be to everyone's taste of course. It is a tough route with some hike-a-bike sections and some rocky technical parts that can really frustrate if you take the wrong line on a rut or stall on …

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Derwent Reservoir – Howden Dam loop from Langsett

Cut Gate Trail

Cranberry Clough Descent

Cold Side Singletrack

Derwent Reservoir

Upper Derwent Visitor Centre and Café

View of Derwent Dam and Memorial

Howden Dam

Slippery Stone Cycle Route

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