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Ridgegate Reservoir – View of Shutlingsloe loop from Sutton

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Ridgegate Reservoir – View of Shutlingsloe loop from Sutton

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Ridgegate Reservoir – View of Shutlingsloe loop from Sutton

00:37

5.26km

170m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Peak District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

79 m

Leathers Smithy Pub at Ridgegate Reservoir

Highlight • Restaurant

Great are to go for a hike, run or ride. Punchy climbs but beautiful scenery. Highly reccomendable.

Tip by

503 m

Ridgegate Reservoir

Highlight • Structure

Path currently CLOSED, this section along the South Side of Ridgegate Reservoir and along the Dam wall (August 2025)

Tip by

1.09 km

View of Shutlingsloe

Highlight • Forest

A steep climb from this side of the hill.

Tip by

4.20 km

Trentabank Car Park

Highlight • Other

Parking is busy and needs coins. No card/note options

Tip by

4.67 km

Great place for an evening walk, plenty of car parking along the road. There is a 'small loop' around the reservoir, which can be extended by looping up to the Scout Hut or even further into Macclesfield Forest.

Tip by

5.26 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.35 km

1.26 km

319 m

217 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.79 km

1.75 km

370 m

319 m

Elevation

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Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Wednesday 9 September

16°C

7°C

71 %

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Ridgegate Reservoir – View of Shutlingsloe loop from Sutton

Leathers Smithy Pub at Ridgegate Reservoir

Ridgegate Reservoir

Macclesfield Forest

Forest Bridleway

View of Goyt Valley

View of Shutlingsloe

Trentabank Car Park

Ridgegate Reservoir

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