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Dale Dike Reservoir

Peak District Walk

Nat Park - Peak District - Derwent Edge Sheffield

County/Area - South Yorkshire

Author - Yorkshire Water

Length - 2.5 miles / 4.1 km    Ascent - 250 feet / 76 metres

Time - 1 hours 30 minutes    Grade - easy

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Walk Route Description

Photo from the walk - Dale Dike Reservoir
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Dale Dike Reservoir is located amidst woodland and open pasture. The start is located west of Low Bradfield, which is a quaint village near Sheffield. The diverse natural environment encourages wildlife so you should keep a look out as you walk. Like many paths, the waterside section of the route can be quite muddy after rain.

This is one of the free reservoir walks produced by Yorkshire Water who are one of the county's largest landowners, with around 72,000 acres of land spanning National Parks, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the North York Moors and the Yorkshire Wolds. There is a wide range of walks on offer from gentle strolls around one of their picturesque reservoirs to more adventurous routes. Yorkshire Water have selected some of their top walks for you and split them into three regional packs. Just print them out and off you go.

Each site has its own walk pack that you can easily print out and take along with you. Each pack includes directions to the site, a summary of the walk, a list of facilities available, a detailed route map and route instructions. To download walk descriptions go to Yorkshire Water Walks.

Other walks nearby

Walk 1577 Low Bradwell & Agden Reservoireasy3.5 miles
Walk 1754 Agden Reservoir Circulareasy/mod4.8 miles
Walk 1522 Back Tor, Bradfield Moors and Reservoirsmoderate11.0 miles
Walk 1687 Broomhead & Howden Moors moderate12.4 miles
Walk 2516 Moscar, Dale Dike & Shrines Reservoirseasy/mod7.0 miles
Walk 2629 Stanage Edge, Redmires & Hallam Moorseasy/mod8.5 miles
Walk 2235 Bamford & Stanage Edgesmoderate9.9 miles
Walk 1579 Damflask Reservoireasy3.5 miles
Walk 1285 Dungworth & Rod Moormoderate9.4 miles
Walk 1523 Broomhead Moor & Ewden Beckeasy/mod6.0 miles

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