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View of Rivington Reservoir – Belmont Reservoir loop from Mill Hill

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United Kingdom

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North West England

View of Rivington Reservoir – Belmont Reservoir loop from Mill Hill

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View of Rivington Reservoir – Belmont Reservoir loop from Mill Hill

01:51

28.3km

360m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. 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 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 16.7 km for 58 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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15.2 km

Lotties Café

Highlight • Cafe

Lottie’s is situated in the picturesque
Pennine moors, just outside the village
of Belmont, between Bolton and Blackburn.
Newly built in 2018, it has a warm
welcoming ambience with both …

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16.1 km

View of Rivington Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

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

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16.9 km

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.

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17.4 km

Belmont Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Belmont Reservoir is a reservoir north of the small moorland village of Belmont, Lancashire, England, fed by the Belmont Brook.It was built in 1826 by the Bolton Waterworks to supply …

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22.4 km

Roddlesworth Wood

Highlight • Lake

Nice woodland stroll looping around the resevoirs!

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23.1 km

View of Darwen Tower from Tockholes

Highlight • Natural Monument

Rising at the confluence of several smaller streams at Old Man's Hill in the West Pennine Moors, the brook almost immediately feeds Belmont Reservoir, after which it moves south and …

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28.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.7 km

10.5 km

2.49 km

2.19 km

227 m

127 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

24.7 km

2.98 km

505 m

135 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 2 September

18°C

14°C

79 %

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Lotties Café

View of Rivington Reservoir

Belmont Reservoir

Belmont Reservoir

Roddlesworth Wood

View of Darwen Tower from Tockholes

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