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Lower Gorple Reservoir Descent – Hurstwood Reservoir loop from Turf Moor

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Worsthorne-With-Hurstwood

Lower Gorple Reservoir Descent – Hurstwood Reservoir loop from Turf Moor

Hard

5.0

(2)

riders

Lower Gorple Reservoir Descent – Hurstwood Reservoir loop from Turf Moor

02:35

30.3km

520m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 28.4 km for 72 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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7.84 km

Pennine Cycle Way Yorkshire–Lancashire Border

Highlight • Cycleway

High on the moors is the boundary between Yorkshire and Lancashire marked with a commemorative stone for the Pennine Cycleway. Nice views across the moors but can be windy.

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16.8 km

Lower Gorple Reservoir Descent

Highlight (Segment) • Lake

Open, spectacular, and - if you've the nerve for it, very fast and drifty. It's definitely better as a descent than a climb - more because of what's to come …

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20.0 km

Widdop Descent

Highlight • Climb

20.4 km

Widdop Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful reservoir surrounded by huge rock formations , popular with climbers

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20.6 km

Ascent to Gorple Road from Widdop Reservoir

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Bring a nice big gear to get up this steep and loose climb!

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25.1 km

Gorple Stones Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

26.1 km

Hurstwood Reservoir

Highlight • MTB Park

Was there a week ago and the bottom half of the trail has been ruined by the weather and hooligan trail builders. i would give it a miss.

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26.3 km

Hurstwood Trail Centre

Highlight • Lake

A family friendly MTB trail, top section is super easy

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28.4 km

Ormerod Wood

Forest

30.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.6 km

12.6 km

1.13 km

956 m

Surfaces

14.0 km

11.1 km

3.59 km

1.61 km

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 5 September

21°C

10°C

72 %

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Lower Gorple Reservoir Descent – Hurstwood Reservoir loop from Turf Moor

Pennine Cycle Way Yorkshire–Lancashire Border

Lower Gorple Reservoir Descent

Widdop Descent

Widdop Reservoir

Ascent to Gorple Road from Widdop Reservoir

Gorple Stones Viewpoint

Hurstwood Reservoir

Hurstwood Trail Centre

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