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Rivington Pike – Lower Rivington Reservoir loop from Buckshaw Parkway

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Rivington Pike – Lower Rivington Reservoir loop from Buckshaw Parkway

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Rivington Pike – Lower Rivington Reservoir loop from Buckshaw Parkway

05:46

86.9km

1,180m

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: May 9, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 4.41 km for 192 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

4.51 km

Leeds and Liverpool Canal

Lake

5.43 km

Top Lock, Wheelton

Highlight • Historical Site

A Grade II listed building, The Top Lock is a quintessential rural inn with lots of variety. A tasteful refurbishment will capitalise on this.
It's on the Leeds Liverpool canal and is worth a stop for break if you're heading that way.

Tip by

18.5 km

View of Rivington Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Hold on tight when you descend down towards the lake. Stunning views, well worth the climb.

Tip by

23.8 km

Rivington Pike

Highlight • Viewpoint

Such wonderful scenery at Rivington Pike have a ride up some views are stunning

Tip by

24.1 km

Lower Rivington Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Lower Rivington Reservoir is at the end of the Rivington chain of reservoirs in Lancashire, England, with Upper Rivington Reservoir to the north, and Rivington Water Treatment Works to the south. The Rivington chain primarily supplies 70,000 households in the Wigan area. The chain was built to supply Liverpool.

Tip by

27.2 km

Lower Rivington Reservoir

Highlight • Structure

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34.1 km

Ravens Wood

Forest

56.9 km

View of the railway from Turton Castle wall

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Crazy route not recommended if you don't have gatorskins on your road bike

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65.3 km

Delph Reservoir

Highlight • Structure

Delph reservoir was completed in 1924, to provide a 78-acre source of water for domestic/industrial use and to supply extra, cleaner water to improve the River Irwell via Delph Brook. The Sailing Club in Bolton was founded in 1962 when permission to sail on the water was granted.

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68.1 km

Belmont Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Belmont Reservoir is a small lake near Belmont in Lancashire at an altitude of about 261 meters. The shoreline of Belmont Reservoir is approximately 4.239 Kilometers round and Belmont Reservoir's depth is comparatively shallow.

Belmont Reservoir is a freshwater lake.

Birds found near Belmont Reservoir lake
There have been 167 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Belmont Reservoir lake.

Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna)

Tip by

75.5 km

Rake Brook Reservoir

Lake

86.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.7 km

26.6 km

15.0 km

3.50 km

2.81 km

495 m

Surfaces

74.7 km

8.60 km

3.15 km

535 m

Elevation

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Thursday 16 July

24°C

13°C

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Rivington Pike – Lower Rivington Reservoir loop from Buckshaw Parkway

Top Lock, Wheelton

View of Rivington Reservoir

Rivington Pike

Lower Rivington Reservoir

Lower Rivington Reservoir

View of the railway from Turton Castle wall

Delph Reservoir

Belmont Reservoir

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