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Roadford Lake Dam – Draw Off Tower loop from Hognaston

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Derbyshire Dales

Roadford Lake Dam – Draw Off Tower loop from Hognaston

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(17)

213

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Roadford Lake Dam – Draw Off Tower loop from Hognaston

01:04

3.97km

50m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 15, 2026

Tips

Includes a short out-and-back section

Your route doubles back at a waypoint. If this isn’t intentional, adjust the waypoint’s position.

After 2.39 km for 11 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

261 m

Carsington Water Construction Memorial

Highlight • Monument

A plaque on the memorial states:
In memory of the men who died in the construction of this reservoir, on Monday 23rd May 1983.
Robert Colclough aged 26
Peter Haynes aged 26
Mark Hughes aged 20
Antony Meakin aged 20

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2

903 m

Troll's Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The kids should love this. Mine didn't want to leave

Tip by

3

921 m

Ford

Highlight • River

4

1.39 km

Spider sculpture

Highlight • Monument

5

1.96 km

Animal sculpture chair

Highlight • Monument

A lovely chair with hedgehogs, squirrel and owl facing a circle of mushrooms

Tip by

6

2.40 km

Carsington Sailing Club

Highlight • Rest Area

7

2.67 km

Roadford Lake Dam

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

Planning for the reservoir started in the 1960s and construction started in 1979. In 1984, there was a partial collapse of the dam before it was filled. The dam was …

Tip by

8

3.57 km

Draw Off Tower

Highlight • Lake

This tower was initially a mystery to us, but we later discovered that it houses the pumping system for the water. It also looks quite cool floating on the water.

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B

3.97 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.65 km

282 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.27 km

331 m

282 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Wednesday 28 October

16°C

6°C

44 %

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