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Lower Gorple Reservoir Descent – Pecket Well Descent loop from Blackshaw

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Mountain biking trails

United Kingdom

England

Yorkshire And The Humber

Calderdale

Blackshaw

Lower Gorple Reservoir Descent – Pecket Well Descent loop from Blackshaw

Hard

4.0

(2)

riders

Lower Gorple Reservoir Descent – Pecket Well Descent loop from Blackshaw

04:30

50.9km

1,100m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 47.8 km for 131 m

After 49.0 km for 209 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.65 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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4.18 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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5.60 km

Track to Gorple Lower Reservoir

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Grass up the middle and lots of sheep

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11.4 km

Waterfall

Highlight (Segment) • Waterfall

Nice waterfall at the bottom, although a hard push back up the other side...

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14.7 km

Walshaw & Lancashire Moor

Highlight • Natural

22.4 km

Hallas Rough

Highlight • Climb

This area has a great range of rugged trails with a mix of technical and flowy sections. Whilst it's not an official MTB park, it offers a mix of woodland …

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30.2 km

Cobbled Climb to the Old House

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

This is a longish climb, but it's not terribly steep - the cobbles do serve to keep things interesting, though. Happily, after a few minutes climbing it's possible to see …

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43.2 km

Pecket Well Descent

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Fast, extremely rocky, occasionally technical, and one of the best descents in the area, Pecket Well is an absolute blast. It's an old pack horse trail (as are so many …

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47.0 km

Beach

49.0 km

Colden Clough LNR

Nature Reserve

50.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.9 km

12.9 km

9.46 km

6.43 km

3.97 km

1.21 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

19.5 km

15.3 km

7.65 km

4.74 km

2.09 km

1.68 km

Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

Weather

Thursday 2 July

18°C

11°C

0 %

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Lower Gorple Reservoir Descent – Pecket Well Descent loop from Blackshaw

View of Lower Gorple Reservoir from Standing Stone Hill

Lower Gorple Reservoir Descent

Track to Gorple Lower Reservoir

Waterfall

Walshaw & Lancashire Moor

Hallas Rough

Cobbled Climb to the Old House

Pecket Well Descent

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