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A loop of Newmiller Dam
00:46
3.00km
10m
Hiking
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: June 6, 2024
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Start point
Parking
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669 m
Newmillerdam Lake
Highlight • Natural Monument
Newmiller Dam is the lake created by the dam for the new mill :-) The village is called Newmillerdam as in New Mill on the Dam.
The dam was built …
The dam was built …
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3.00 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
2.66 km
237 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
1.27 km
1.09 km
237 m
214 m
113 m
< 100 m
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I saw 6 Cormorants, never seen that many before. A couple of Grebes. Plus, the Cygnets are huge now.
There are also many trails throughout the woods.
Once called Thurstonhaugh, an old Norse name, the area became known as New Mylle on Dam when a new corn-mill was built around 1285.
The country park was once part of an estate which was owned by the Pilkington family. In the 1870s the family built …
However the Duck were real hehe
It is accessible around the dam and many trails above for the more adventuress
The water leaves the Dam and makers up the Owler Beck. This eventually joins the River Calder
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