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Carsington Water circular

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Carsington Water circular

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Carsington Water circular

03:16

12.4km

110m

Hiking

Hike the Carsington Water circular trail and experience a diverse landscape around England's ninth-largest reservoir. You will follow mixed terrain, including gravel paths, paved sections, and unpaved trails, winding through cool woodlands and past open grassy areas. Enjoy continuous views of Carsington Water and the surrounding Derbyshire hills, keeping an…

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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3.04 km

Carsington Carved Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Such a cool little hut to escape the weather or just play hermit for a few moments. Today a couple were enjoying the comforts whilst eating their packed lunch so …

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5.26 km

Carsington Carved Chair

Highlight • Structure

A pretty cool feature found in the middle of a field.

Great selfie opportunity ;)

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7.54 km

Carved Wooden Bench With View of Carsington Water

Highlight • Viewpoint

Carved from tree stump.

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8.88 km

Carsington Water

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Carsington Water is a reservoir managed by Severn Trent Water. Its main objective is to allow them to manage the flow of the River Derwent. During the winter and at …

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10.4 km

RAF Quadrant Tower, Carsington Water

Highlight • Historical Site

The RAF Quadrant Tower, Carsington Water, Derbyshire
By the shores of Carsington Water, Derbyshire stands this 1940s-built brick and concrete structure, known as the "bomb Tower" or more correctly, the …

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12.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.46 km

4.87 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.25 km

1.78 km

1.01 km

376 m

Elevation

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Sunday 12 July

23°C

11°C

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Comments

January 12, 2025,fresh walk around carsington water

3 and a half weeks post op for knee arthroscopy and I'm nearly back to a decent speed and building on the distance and elevation again. Good job Matt is patient with me 😀

January 18, 2025,Hike

Felt guilty that my little lady misses out occasionally so I ditched the gravel bike and got my walking boots on. She took me a walk around the reservoir 🤣

August 22, 2022,Hike

A great trek today to start our mini break in Derbyshire ... Though 2nd half was a tad rainy

April 17, 2023,Walk around Carsington water 🙂🚴

Carsington water is a great place to go to whether you are walking, cycling, bird watching or just chilling. I've been here many times with my wife and boys especially when they were little. The facilities are excellent with safe cycling and fabulous play areas. You can easily spend all day there 🙂🚴

February 28, 2023,Carsington Waters Loop

Nice enough walk but not if you have dogs, 8 solid miles of dogs on lead, fair enough as its a conservation area , but really should make it clearer on the website.

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Carsington Carved Hut

Carsington Carved Chair

Carved Wooden Bench With View of Carsington Water

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