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Ladybower Reservoir – Ladybower Reservoir Overflow loop from Bamford

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Ladybower Reservoir – Ladybower Reservoir Overflow loop from Bamford

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Ladybower Reservoir – Ladybower Reservoir Overflow loop from Bamford

02:07

23.4km

480m

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: May 12, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 19.3 km for 386 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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Top Plantation

Forest

9.30 km

Potato Alley Descent

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A top tip here is never to ride up it unless you really, really have to! But ridden downhill, this is always a grin inducer. Some hate the feeling of …

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13.7 km

Bridge End Pasture and Crook Hill Bridleway

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lovely stretch of grassy track across moorland that runs along the ridge of the pasture, good in both directions. Very ridable on a gravel bike.
We rode it north to …

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16.3 km

Ladybower Reservoir

Lake

18.7 km

Ladybower Reservoir

Highlight • Structure

Ladybower is a large reservoir in the Upper Derwent Valley. The lake is surrounded by rugged upland, rolling farmland and majestic woodland, making it a wonderful place for myriad walks. …

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19.3 km

Ladybower Reservoir Plug Holes

Highlight • Structure

Used to walk up the tunnel of the overflow as a lad,please don’t follow my lead

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19.7 km

Ladybower Reservoir Overflow

Highlight • Structure

The path along the top of Ladybower Dam affords a wonderful view of the reservoir nestling in the Upper Derwent Valley. You also get a close look at the reservoir …

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21.3 km

Thornhill Trail

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A flat, easy-going cycle trail that is built on the old dam construction railway track. It's 2 miles (3 km) in length from the dam wall to the road that …

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23.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.5 km

4.37 km

3.27 km

1.11 km

686 m

395 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.9 km

9.00 km

1.85 km

1.54 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Weather

Friday 22 May

21°C

11°C

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Ladybower Reservoir – Ladybower Reservoir Overflow loop from Bamford

Potato Alley Descent

Bridge End Pasture and Crook Hill Bridleway

Ladybower Reservoir

Ladybower Reservoir Plug Holes

Ladybower Reservoir Overflow

Thornhill Trail

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