Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Entwistle Reservoir – Belmont Reservoir loop from Mills Hill

Entwistle Reservoir – Belmont Reservoir loop from Mills Hill

Hard

5.0

(2)

riders

Entwistle Reservoir – Belmont Reservoir loop from Mills Hill

05:25

105km

1,550m

Road cycling

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

Last updated: May 16, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 83.2 km for 17 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

1.91 km

Buckley Wood

Forest

42.3 km

View of Holcombe Moor from Holcombe Road

Highlight • Viewpoint

Holcombe road is on the national cycle network. It runs from Ramsbottom in the south over the shoulder of Holcombe Moor and down to Helmshore in the north.

Tip by

54.5 km

Wayoh Reservoir

Lake

55.0 km

West Pennine Moors

Forest

56.5 km

Entwistle Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Entwistle Dam was designed by Thomas Ashworth, a local land surveyor, overseen by Jesse Hartley, the Liverpool Docks engineer. Other works were by Joseph Jackson, an engineer and surveyor from …

Tip by

63.8 km

Belmont Reservoir is a small lake near Belmont in Lancashire at an altitude of about 261 meters. The shoreline of Belmont Reservoir is approximately 4.239 Kilometers round and Belmont Reservoir's depth is comparatively shallow.

Belmont Reservoir is a freshwater lake.

Tip by

64.3 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 …

Tip by

67.6 km

View of Winter Hill and Communication Towers

Highlight • Climb

great views going either way,nice steady climb finishing at the lovely Belmont boating reservoir

Tip by

83.2 km

The Whistlestop Sculpture, Ramsbottom

Highlight • Monument

get in the small chainring.. it's all up from here!!!!!

Tip by

90.9 km

View of Ashworth Moor Reservoir and Turf Moor Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

The A680 moorland road from Rochdale in the southeast climbs up and over Ashworth Moor and past the reservoir and then over Turf Moor before droping back down towards Edenfield.
Great views and fun riding in either direction.

Tip by

91.0 km

View of Ashford Wind Farm Summit

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

What a climb! Three main stages of savagery worth every turn of the crank for the views!

Tip by

105 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

52.4 km

40.7 km

8.67 km

2.52 km

627 m

141 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

99.6 km

4.22 km

1.19 km

< 100 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Wednesday 27 May

26°C

11°C

2 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Nearby routes

Moderate

4.6

200

Tatton Park and Alderly Edge loop from southern Manchester

03:51h

92.3km

450m

Hard

3.0

138

Snake Pass and Holme Moss loop — Peak District National Park

04:57h

90.0km

1,700m

Moderate

4.1

Stockport to Glossop loop – Kinder Scout National Nature Reserve

02:33h

48.3km

790m

Easy

4.6

Great Budworth & Lymm village loop from Altrincham

01:56h

46.0km

260m

Moderate

4.3

South Manchester & Tatton Park loop

03:50h

87.3km

500m

Hard

5.0

149

Cragg Vale double with a Calderdale loop from Hebden Bridge

03:36h

67.2km

1,220m

Hard

4.7

103

Wilmslow to Macclesfield climbs loop – Peak District National Park

03:13h

55.2km

920m

Hard

5.0

101

Holmfirth loop to the South Pennines, the Colne Valley & the Peak District National Park

03:17h

55.1km

1,220m

Hard

5.0

Eccleston & Ashurst Beacon loop from Manchester

05:18h

116km

900m

Easy

4.0

A loop of northeast Manchester from the National Cycling Centre

01:13h

23.1km

220m

Hard

3.5

Hebden Bridge & northern Peak District loop from Rochdale

04:48h

88.6km

1,510m

Hard

4.5

A tour of the reservoirs & moors west of Ramsbottom

03:41h

71.5km

1,110m

Entwistle Reservoir – Belmont Reservoir loop from Mills Hill

View of Holcombe Moor from Holcombe Road

Entwistle Reservoir

Belmont Reservoir

Belmont Reservoir

View of Winter Hill and Communication Towers

The Whistlestop Sculpture, Ramsbottom

View of Ashworth Moor Reservoir and Turf Moor Summit

View of Ashford Wind Farm Summit

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️