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Entwistle Reservoir – Belmont Reservoir loop from Mills Hill

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United Kingdom
England
North West England
Greater Manchester

Entwistle Reservoir – Belmont Reservoir loop from Mills Hill

Hard

5.0

(2)

65

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: August 5, 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

A

Start point

Train Station

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1.90 km

Buckley Wood

Forest

2

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.

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54.5 km

Wayoh Reservoir

Lake

55.0 km

West Pennine Moors

Forest

5

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 …

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6

63.8 km

Belmont Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

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.

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7

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 …

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8

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

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9

83.2 km

The Whistlestop Sculpture, Ramsbottom

Highlight • Monument

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

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10

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.

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11

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!

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B

105 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

52.4 km

40.8 km

8.55 km

2.52 km

627 m

141 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

99.7 km

4.22 km

1.19 km

< 100 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

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Weather

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Sunday 11 October

17°C

8°C

79 %

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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

May 1, 2022,Challenge Master (Tour De Manc)
1 of the hardest routes I've ever done especially on a mountain bike.
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