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North East Derbyshire

Linacre Reservoirs Trail – Linacre Reservoirs Entrance loop from Barlow

Hiking trails & Routes

North East Derbyshire

Linacre Reservoirs Trail – Linacre Reservoirs Entrance loop from Barlow

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Linacre Reservoirs Trail – Linacre Reservoirs Entrance loop from Barlow

00:50

3.08km

40m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 17, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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873 m

Linacre Reservoir Public Toilets

Highlight • Rest Area

Shout out to Severn Trent who have repaired the boardwalk around the upper reservoir and a wonderful upgrade to the toilets at the lower reservoir in 2025. Clean and modern now and there was even a cleaner maintaining them. 😊

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2

979 m

Linacre Lower Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Linacre is a peaceful woodland with three reservoirs at its heart. Built between 1855-1904, the reservoirs hold more than 240 million gallons of water. A network of trails and footpaths …

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3

1.07 km

Linacre Reservoirs Trail

Highlight • Trail

There is an official bike route around the reservoirs. And unofficial trails in the wooded areas but you will come across people walking on them so very hard to get …

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4

1.65 km

Southeast corner of Linacre Middle Reservoir

Highlight • Trail

This is a lovely place just west of Chesterfield just on the edge of the Peak District. It’s three reservoirs and some lovely woods with trunk carvings. Great for kids. …

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5

1.99 km

Linacre Middle Reservoir — Northeast Corner

Highlight • Lake

Bear right at this junction to carry on around the middle reservoir or bear left to go back around the lower reservoir

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6

2.23 km

Linacre Reservoirs Entrance

Highlight • Forest

Gateway to the beautiful walks around all three reservoirs at Linacre. All well surfaced paths maintained by the Severn Trent team

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7

2.89 km

Kitchenflat Drop Into Linacre

Highlight • Forest

Fun downhill wide singletrack dropping into Linacre from the back of the Peacock Inn Car Park, through Kitchenflat Wood

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3.08 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.70 km

1.28 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.61 km

300 m

105 m

< 100 m

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