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Littleborough & Hollingworth Lake

Reservoir Trails Walk 8 - Castleshaw Valley Reservoirs

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"...

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