West Pennine Three Reservoirs

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 15.21 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 136 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 133 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 226 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 111 m
  • ⚐
    District: North Turton 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.655584° / W 2.413984°
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Description

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(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 211 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 211 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.08 - alt. 217 m - Turn sharp left
  4. 4 : km 0.19 - alt. 213 m - Turn sharp left
  5. 5 : km 0.45 - alt. 176 m - Turn sharp right
  6. 6 : km 0.57 - alt. 175 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 1.03 - alt. 178 m - Turn slight right
  8. 8 : km 1.21 - alt. 177 m - Keep right
  9. 9 : km 1.62 - alt. 178 m - Keep right
  10. 10 : km 2.29 - alt. 190 m - Turn slight left
  11. 11 : km 2.61 - alt. 182 m - Turn right onto Bolton Road
  12. 12 : km 3.2 - alt. 149 m - Turn left onto Vale Street
  13. 13 : km 3.41 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 4.61 - alt. 134 m - Turn slight right onto Jumbles Reservoir
  15. 15 : km 5.31 - alt. 141 m - Turn slight right
  16. 16 : km 5.32 - alt. 140 m - Keep left
  17. 17 : km 5.56 - alt. 121 m - Keep right onto Jumbles Reservoir
  18. 18 : km 5.61 - alt. 113 m - Turn slight right
  19. 19 : km 5.66 - alt. 114 m - Turn slight left onto Jumbles Reservoir
  20. 20 : km 6 - alt. 135 m - Continue
  21. 21 : km 6.09 - alt. 141 m - Turn right onto Grange Road
  22. 22 : km 7.29 - alt. 135 m - Turn right onto Jumbles Reservoir
  23. 23 : km 7.39 - alt. 133 m - Turn left onto Jumbles Reservoir
  24. 24 : km 7.68 - alt. 133 m - Turn sharp left
  25. 25 : km 8.14 - alt. 160 m - Turn right onto Chapeltown Road, B6391
  26. 26 : km 8.4 - alt. 168 m - Keep left onto High Street, B6391
  27. 27 : km 9 - alt. 181 m - Turn right onto Embankment Road
  28. 28 : km 9.09 - alt. 184 m - Keep right
  29. 29 : km 9.26 - alt. 177 m - Keep left
  30. 30 : km 10.19 - alt. 177 m - Turn slight right
  31. 31 : km 10.21 - alt. 176 m - Keep left
  32. 32 : km 12.51 - alt. 211 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 12.52 - alt. 211 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 12.54 - alt. 211 m - Turn slight left
  35. 35 : km 12.66 - alt. 214 m - Turn sharp right
  36. 36 : km 13.4 - alt. 214 m - Turn slight left
  37. 37 : km 14.14 - alt. 211 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 14.27 - alt. 211 m - Keep right
  39. 39 : km 14.65 - alt. 215 m - Turn sharp left onto Batridge Road
  40. 40 : km 15.12 - alt. 218 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 15.13 - alt. 217 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 15.21 - alt. 211 m - Turn right
  43. S/E : km 15.21 - alt. 211 m

Useful Information

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Other walks in the area

Walking Turton & Entwistle and Wayoh Reservoirs from Jumbles

Walker
↔14.55 km ↗+150 m ↘-147 m ◔4h 35 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Bolton (Greater Manchester)

This walk visits the three large reservoirs and an area of moorland to the north of Bolton.

Walking Two Brooks Valley

Association or club
↔6.07 km ↗+150 m ↘-150 m ◔2h 10 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Bury (Greater Manchester)

Pleasant farmland walking with a pretty interlude along a wooded stream valley.

Walking Jumbles Country Park

Association or club
↔6.74 km ↗+150 m ↘-150 m ◔2h 20 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Bury (Greater Manchester)

Descend through flowery pastures and then circumnavigate a scenic wooded reservoir.

Walking Top o’ th’ Knotts

Association or club
↔2.87 km ↗+63 m ↘-64 m ◔1h 00 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Bury (Greater Manchester)

A contouring farmland stroll with wide views over Bolton to Winter Hill.

Walking Jubilee Tower Darwen from Ryal Fold

Walker
Jubilee Tower Darwen from Ryal Fold
↔6.97 km ↗+165 m ↘-164 m ◔2h 30 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Tockholes (Lancashire)

The walk starts from Ryal Fold, Tockholes Road and follows the anticlockwise circular route via Duckshaw Moor, Darwin Tower and Earnsdale Reservoir.

Walking Sunnyhurst Wood Darwen

Walker
Sunnyhurst Wood Darwen
↔3.96 km ↗+55 m ↘-55 m ◔1h 15 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Tockholes (Lancashire)

The walk starts from Dean Lane off Tockholes Road and follows anticlockwise the circular route via Earnsdale Reservoir, Sunnyhurst Wood and Darwen Golf Course.

Walking Abbey Village Reservoirs Circular

Walker
Abbey Village Reservoirs Circular
↔10.12 km ↗+130 m ↘-121 m ◔3h 15 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Withnell (Lancashire)

The walk starts Abbey Village main St A675 (Bolton Road) and follows clockwise circular route via Abbey Village, Rake Brook, Roddlesworth Lower and Higher Reservoirs.

Walking Withnell, Brinscall

Walker
Withnell, Brinscall
↔9.36 km ↗+70 m ↘-70 m ◔2h 55 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Withnell (Lancashire)

The first section of the walk follows the disused Lancashire Union Railway from Abbey Village to Brinscall which is now a nature reserve. After Brincall the route follows Goit watercourse before leaving the valley and gradually ascends via Brinscall Hall and Windy Harbour to Snape Heights offering good views over the Ribble Valley, The final section descends back to railtrack offering good open views of Darwen Moor.

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