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Littleborough & Hollingworth Lake

This is the last of a series of walks exploring the landscape of the South Pennines through its reservoir heritage.  Walk 8 in the Castleshaw Valley is steeped in history with the ruins of a Roman fort and evidence of iron smelting from the Middle Ages as well as Victorian features still in use on the reservoirs.  For more information and a downloadable leaflet about this series of walks please see the Watershed Landscape website.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW.
Distance	2 miles/3.1km	Height Gain	m
Grade		OS Map Number	OS Explorer map 21 (South Pennines) and OS Explorer map 1 (Peak District)
Car (Parking)		Stiles
Steps		Circular
Linear
Start Point	A62 Castleshaw Reservoir Car Park
Nearest Town	Delph
Public Transport	Buses to Delph WYMetro : www.wymetro.com or 0113 245 7676. Transport for Greater Manchester TfGM www.tfgm.com or 0161 244 1000 .
Toilets on Route	Toilets in Delph
Nearest Refreshments	Pubs shops and cafes in nearby Delph
Downloadable Map	Download a map for this chosen walk by clicking on the PDF. If you are having problems downloading this file please try right clicking on the PDF icon and select "Save As"...

ROUTE PROFILE