Dovestone Reservoir - Yeoman Hey Reservoir - Greenfield Reservoir - Greenfield Brook - Birchin Clough - Saddleworth Moor - The Trinnacle - Ashway Cross - Ashway Stone - Great Dovestone Rocks - Bramleys Cot - Chew Reservoir - Dovestone Reservoir

This walk is in the northern area of the Peak District around the high moors of Saddleworth Moor. There are four reservoirs along the route. Dovestone Reservoir is where the walk commences from and then follows a path next to the first three reservoirs and ascends slowly. Yeoman Hey Reservoir was built in 1880 and Greenfield Reservoir in 1903. As one walks up beside Greenfield Brook the Trinnacle comes into view on the right. The way up Birchin Clough is not easy. Two or three short scrambles are required but the cascades one passes are lovely. Once up Birchin Clough one has to ford the brook (not easy in spate) to climb the hill up on to the edges. Along the edge is Ashway Cross (or the Platt Memorial). So many excellent views can been seen along the entire walk along the edges to Chew Reservoir built in 1912.

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