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Heptonstall

Lower Gorple Reservoir Descent – View of Warley Moor Reservoir loop from Hebden Bridge

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United Kingdom

England

Yorkshire And The Humber

Calderdale

Heptonstall

Lower Gorple Reservoir Descent – View of Warley Moor Reservoir loop from Hebden Bridge

Hard

5.0

(1)

riders

Lower Gorple Reservoir Descent – View of Warley Moor Reservoir loop from Hebden Bridge

03:21

45.8km

750m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel 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: June 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 43.6 km for 175 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.93 km

May's Farm Shop

Highlight • Cafe

Always open for hot food, drinks, firewood, whisky! just about anything really!

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5.05 km

View of Lower Gorple Reservoir from Standing Stone Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

That's a big climb done - you can relax a bit now and enjoy the views before the descent!

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5.58 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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7.00 km

Track to Gorple Lower Reservoir

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Grass up the middle and lots of sheep

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16.0 km

Nook

Ruins

18.3 km

View of Warley Moor Reservoir and Wind Turbines

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful road over the top of the moors

Tip by

24.6 km

Warley Moor Reservoir, also called Fly Flatts Reservoir, is a drinking water reservoir in West Yorkshire. It offers miles of trails surrounded by woodlands, lakes, gardens, and water features to explore.

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41.1 km

Start of the Oliver Collinge Climb (Cragg Vale)

Highlight • Climb

This point marks the start of what is claimed to be England's longest continual road ascent. It's not that steep (ave gradient 3%) but climbs 968 feet (295 m) in …

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44.0 km

Beach

45.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.1 km

16.3 km

4.91 km

3.15 km

3.00 km

328 m

Surfaces

17.4 km

12.9 km

12.7 km

1.36 km

961 m

571 m

Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

Weather

Friday 17 July

19°C

9°C

51 %

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Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Lower Gorple Reservoir Descent – View of Warley Moor Reservoir loop from Hebden Bridge

May's Farm Shop

View of Lower Gorple Reservoir from Standing Stone Hill

Lower Gorple Reservoir Descent

Track to Gorple Lower Reservoir

Walshaw & Lancashire Moor

View of Warley Moor Reservoir and Wind Turbines

View of Warley Moor Reservoir

Start of the Oliver Collinge Climb (Cragg Vale)

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