Tegg's Nose viewpoint – Trentabank Reservoir loop from Higher Hurdsfield

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Tegg's Nose viewpoint – Trentabank Reservoir loop from Higher Hurdsfield

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Tegg's Nose viewpoint – Trentabank Reservoir loop from Higher Hurdsfield

06:25

21.3km

680m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

Tips

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Peak District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.58 km

Tegg's Nose Quarry

Highlight • Natural Monument

Tegg’s Nose Country Park is an old mining area and hill just east of Macclesfield. It incorporates Tegg’s Nose, a hill with a height of 1,250 feet (380 m), and is the highpoint of the local area with several good viewpoints. The hill was historically mined for millstone grit from the 16th to the mid-20th century. Now disused, there is still a fine collection of old quarrying equipment available on display within the park. It is used for a wide range of recreational activities, and there is a visitors' centre, car park, and toilets just off Buxton.

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5.73 km

Tegg's Nose viewpoint

Highlight • Summit

From the 1,214 foot (370 m) summit of Tegg’s Nose you get breathtaking views over Macclesfield Forest, the summit of Shutlingsloe, the Telecoms Tower on Sutton Common, the Macclesfield Canal, and beyond. In clear conditions, views stretch all the way across the Cheshire plain to Liverpool and the Welsh Hills. Within the country park, there is evidence of human activity since the Bronze Age.

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6.84 km

Bottoms Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

One of six reservoirs in the Longendale Chain, which supplies water to Greater Manchester. Scenic setting within the Peak District National Park.

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7.92 km

Ridgegate Reservoir

Lake

8.84 km

Trentabank Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

Trentabank Reservoir supplies the town of Macclesfield with drinking water. Although a working environment, Trentabank and the conifer forests are a haven for wildlife. The site has more than 20 breeding pairs of herons and is one of the best places to see them in the Peak District. You can also observe birds of prey, red deer and wading birds at certain times of year.

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10.2 km