Chew Reservoir – Dovestone Reservoir loop from Greenfield

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Chew Reservoir – Dovestone Reservoir loop from Greenfield

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Chew Reservoir – Dovestone Reservoir loop from Greenfield

02:14

7.19km

280m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 9, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Peak District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.07 km

View of Dove Stone Reservoir from Chew Road

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Chew Road leads into the Chew Valley toward Dove Stone Reservoir and provides the most breathtaking scenery for all those who wander down it.

Enjoy vistas of rolling hills covered …

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3.58 km

Chew Reservoir

Highlight • Structure

Chew Reservoir was completed in 1912 and at the time it was the highest reservoir in England. It's designed to increase the drinking water supply for Manchester by supplementing the Dovestone Reservoir downstream.

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3.68 km

View of Chew Valley

Highlight • Natural

6.97 km

Dovestone Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Dovestone Reservoir is situated where the Greenfield and Chew Brooks valleys come together above the village of Greenfield on Saddleworth Moor.

The reservoir is located at the gateway to the …

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7.19 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.35 km

2.24 km

830 m

686 m

Surfaces

3.25 km

2.90 km

606 m

354 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

16°C

7°C

39 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

February 14, 2022,Valentine's Day hike with the better half - Dovestone Reservoir to Chew Reservoir loop.

The trail from Chew Reservoir towards Indians Head was a bit boggy and would have taken longer than we had time for.
It was too steep, wet and slippy to descend so we had to double back and return down Chew Road. If anyone wants to do this walk themselves, just return down Chew Road from Chew Reservoir and follow …

September 7, 2024,Wilderness Gully West Scramble and the Mosquito Wreckage

A somewhat greasy scramble up Wilderness Gully West to find the Mosquito wreck. We took a wrong turn initially, heading down a dead end boggy path which the OS map showed as joining the old railway line but it definitely didn't!