Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

United Kingdom

England

Yorkshire And The Humber

Barnsley

Dunford

Winscar Reservoir – Winscar Reservoir loop from Dunford

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

United Kingdom

England

Yorkshire And The Humber

Barnsley

Dunford

Winscar Reservoir – Winscar Reservoir loop from Dunford

Easy

4.1

(10)

hikers

Winscar Reservoir – Winscar Reservoir loop from Dunford

01:51

6.77km

100m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Peak District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

1.63 km

Woodland in Peak District National Park

Highlight • Forest

2.04 km

Small Waterfall in Peak District National Park

Highlight • Waterfall

2.61 km

River Don Crossing

Highlight • Viewpoint

Usually you can get across here by stepping stones but it might be impassible after heavy rain, unless you don’t mind wet feet!

Tip by

4.69 km

Harden Reservoir

Highlight • Structure

A beautiful moorland reservoir

Tip by

5.39 km

Winscar Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

great at sunset

Tip by

5.72 km

Winscar Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Winscar Reservoir was built on the site of a former reservoir, parts of which can be seen during very dry summers.

Tip by

5.88 km

View of the Lake

Highlight • Lake

6.39 km

Winscar Reservoir

Highlight • Structure

A large reservoir with spectacular scenery, the Winscar Reservoir is popular with hikers and bikers as well as windsurfers and sailors. The Pennine Sailing Club has its base at the …

Tip by

6.77 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.38 km

1.94 km

445 m

Surfaces

4.38 km

2.09 km

190 m

111 m

Elevation

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

Highest point (410 m)

Lowest point (340 m)

Weather

Saturday 27 June

21°C

12°C

38 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 25.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

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

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Moderate

4.8

4,923

Kinder Scout Circular Walk

04:24h

14.4km

510m

Moderate

4.8

2,860

Mam Tor and the Great Ridge Circular

03:57h

13.3km

410m

Moderate

4.8

2,745

Mam Tor, Lose Hill & Hope loop from Castleton — Peak District National Park

03:58h

13.3km

410m

Moderate

4.8

2,685

Kinder Reservoir, Kinder Downfall & Kinder Low loop from Bowden Bridge — Peak District National Park

04:09h

13.7km

440m

Moderate

4.8

2,542

Frogatt, Curbar and White Edge Red Deer Circular Walk

02:32h

9.24km

150m

Moderate

4.8

2,824

Ladybower & the Derwent Dam loop — Peak District National Park

03:23h

13.0km

90m

Moderate

4.9

2,130

Mam Tor & Lose Hill loop from Castleton — Peak District National Park

04:00h

13.1km

440m

Moderate

4.9

2,015

Mam Tor, The Great Ridge & Castleton loop — Peak District National Park

03:58h

13.0km

450m

Moderate

4.4

1,864

Kinder Low, Kinder Downfall & Grindslow Clough loop from Edale — Peak District National Park

04:57h

16.0km

490m

Hard

4.8

1,291

Edale Skyline loop from Hope

09:28h

32.8km

820m

Hard

4.8

1,197

Edale Northern Skyline & Castleton loop from Hope — Peak District National Park

08:51h

31.0km

710m

Moderate

4.8

1,161

Shining Tor, Cats Tor & Foxlow Edge loop

02:45h

9.44km

250m

Winscar Reservoir – Winscar Reservoir loop from Dunford

Woodland in Peak District National Park

Small Waterfall in Peak District National Park

River Don Crossing

Harden Reservoir

Winscar Reservoir

Winscar Reservoir

View of the Lake

Winscar Reservoir

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️