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Birchen Clough Waterfall – The Trinnacle loop from Saddleworth Moor

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Birchen Clough Waterfall – The Trinnacle loop from Saddleworth Moor

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Birchen Clough Waterfall – The Trinnacle loop from Saddleworth Moor

01:09

9.30km

290m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 18, 2026

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Peak District National Park

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Parking

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761 m

Yeoman Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

The middle of the three reservoirs in the Greenfield Valley Yeoman Hey was commissioned in 1870 and completed in 1880.
You can walk across the dam which makes a nice …

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1.91 km

Greenfield Reservoir

Highlight • Natural

The top of the chain of 3 reservoirs, Greenfield Reservoir is the most peaceful and less busy of them all.

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3.15 km

Birchen Clough Waterfall

Highlight • Natural Monument

Very fine but very challenging path, some areas even require a little bit of climbing skills. Don't try if you are not fit and sure footed

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4.04 km

The Trinnacle

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Trinnacle is a three-pronged gritstone pillar, high above Dove Stone reservoir, that has become a popular location for "selfies" due to coverage on social media.

The pillar and access …

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4.05 km

The Trinnacle

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Trinnacle is a three-pronged gritstone pillar, high above Dove Stone reservoir, that has become a popular location for "selfies" due to coverage on social media.

The pillar and access …

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5.07 km

Ashway Cross

Highlight • Viewpoint

A memorial to James Platt MP who was tragically killed in a shooting accident on the moors in 1857, the cross has spectacular views down over Dovestone Reservoir.

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8.42 km

Site of the Former Ashway Gap House

Highlight • Monument

Built around 1850, this was a substantial Neo Gothic mansion house built for the Platt family. All that remains now are some stone steps in the picnic area. More information can be found on doveheritage.com/ashway-gap-house

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8.62 km

Path Between the Reservoirs

Highlight • Lake

Great for trail running!

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9.30 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.49 km

1.94 km

767 m

642 m

454 m

Surfaces

5.22 km

2.14 km

980 m

524 m

409 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

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Monday 6 July

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Birchen Clough Waterfall – The Trinnacle loop from Saddleworth Moor

Yeoman Reservoir

Greenfield Reservoir

Birchen Clough Waterfall

The Trinnacle

The Trinnacle

Ashway Cross

Site of the Former Ashway Gap House

Path Between the Reservoirs

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