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Hebden Royd

May's Farm Shop – Lower Gorple Reservoir Descent loop from Hebden Bridge

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Mountain biking trails
United Kingdom
England
Yorkshire And The Humber
Calderdale
Hebden Royd

May's Farm Shop – Lower Gorple Reservoir Descent loop from Hebden Bridge

Moderate

4.8

(11)

35

riders

May's Farm Shop – Lower Gorple Reservoir Descent loop from Hebden Bridge

01:49

21.8km

480m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 13, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 688 m for 12 m

After 18.5 km for 3 m

After 19.0 km for 4 m

After 21.4 km for 26 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

688 m

Ruins of the Church of St Thomas à Becket, Heptonstall

Highlight • Religious Site

These mystical ruins are at the heart of Heptonstall, one of the Pennines’ most historic villages. At the centre of the village are the ruins of the Church of St …

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2

3.40 km

May's Farm Shop

Highlight • Cafe

Always open for hot food, drinks, firewood, whisky! just about anything really!

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3

5.52 km

That's a big climb done - you can relax a bit now and enjoy the views before the descent!

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4

6.05 km

Lower Gorple Reservoir Descent

Highlight (Segment) • Lake

Open, spectacular, and - if you've the nerve for it, very fast and drifty. It's definitely better as a descent than a climb - more because of what's to come …

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5

7.46 km

Track to Gorple Lower Reservoir

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Grass up the middle and lots of sheep

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13.6 km

Nook

Ruins

7

18.5 km

Pecket Well Descent

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Fast, extremely rocky, occasionally technical, and one of the best descents in the area, Pecket Well is an absolute blast. It's an old pack horse trail (as are so many …

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B

21.8 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.99 km

7.88 km

1.46 km

1.26 km

661 m

576 m

Surfaces

7.69 km

6.16 km

5.22 km

1.14 km

845 m

783 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

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Sunday 11 October

15°C

6°C

39 %

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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