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Hare & Hounds, Abbey Village – Belmont Reservoir loop from Bromley Cross

Hare & Hounds, Abbey Village – Belmont Reservoir loop from Bromley Cross

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Hare & Hounds, Abbey Village – Belmont Reservoir loop from Bromley Cross

01:55

39.8km

500m

Road cycling

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

Last updated: June 13, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 37.1 km for 92 m

After 37.3 km for 92 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.45 km

Eagley Brook Mill

Highlight • Structure

Rising at the confluence of several smaller streams at Old Man's Hill in the West Pennine Moors, the brook almost immediately feeds Belmont Reservoir, after which it moves south and …

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6.73 km

Lotties Café

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Lottie’s is situated in the picturesque
Pennine moors, just outside the village
of Belmont, between Bolton and Blackburn.
Newly built in 2018, it has a warm
welcoming ambience with both …

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11.8 km

View of Great Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

It’s a bit steep in places

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14.5 km

View of Rake Brook Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Bolton Road takes you past the reservoir you can turn in for a better look at the top

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15.0 km

Hare & Hounds, Abbey Village

Highlight • Restaurant

Pub welcoming muddy paws and boots. Serves German food as well as British pub classics.

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28.3 km

Belmont Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Belmont Reservoir is a reservoir north of the small moorland village of Belmont, Lancashire, England, fed by the Belmont Brook.It was built in 1826 by the Bolton Waterworks to supply …

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37.2 km

Samuel Crompton's Birthplace, Firwood Fold

Highlight • Settlement

Samuel Crompton was an English inventor and pioneer of the spinning industry. Building on the work of James Hargreaves and Richard Arkwright, he invented the spinning mule, a machine that revolutionised the industry worldwide

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39.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.0 km

5.86 km

5.54 km

2.05 km

178 m

130 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

37.0 km

2.52 km

141 m

128 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

Weather

Saturday 8 August

23°C

11°C

13 %

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Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Hare & Hounds, Abbey Village – Belmont Reservoir loop from Bromley Cross

Eagley Brook Mill

Lotties Café

View of Great Hill

View of Rake Brook Reservoir

Hare & Hounds, Abbey Village

Belmont Reservoir

Samuel Crompton's Birthplace, Firwood Fold

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