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View of Greenbooth Reservoir – Greenbooth Reservoir loop from Norden

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View of Greenbooth Reservoir – Greenbooth Reservoir loop from Norden

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View of Greenbooth Reservoir – Greenbooth Reservoir loop from Norden

01:56

7.07km

120m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 23, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.50 km

View of the Lake Through the Trees

Highlight • Viewpoint

1.89 km

View of Wind Farm and Rolling Hills

Highlight • Structure

2.78 km

Naden Middle Reservoir

Lake

3.26 km

Wooden Bridge at the End of Greenbooth Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

ideal lunch stop,worth the climb up

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3.89 km

In 1846, Heywood Waterworks Company finished constructing the Naden Reservoirs (Lower Naden, Middle Naden and Higher Naden) in the valley above the village of Greenbooth. By the 1950s, the village consisted of around 80 cottages, a sweet shop, a Co-op store and a school. There was also a woollen mill.
In 1958, Heywood and Middleton Water Board decided that another reservoir was needed to supply water to the growing population of Rochdale and started
construction of Greenbooth Reservoir that same year. It took over two years to build, with the village abandoned, mostly demolished and then submerged. The reservoir was completed in 1961 and officially opened in August 1965.
The only visible reminder of Greenbooth village today is a plaque on the side of the reservoir dam wall which reads: "This tablet commemorates the village of Greenbooth, the site of which is submerged beneath the waters of this reservoir

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6.24 km

Greenbooth Reservoir

Highlight • Structure

The three smaller reservoirs upstream of Greenbooth were finished in 1846. Below them was the small village of Greenbooth which consisted of around 80 cottages, a sweet shop, a co-op, a mill and a school. It was decided that more water was needed to supply Rochdale and this valley was suggested. The village was cleared and flooded as the dam was built and the reservoir constructed. It was finished in 1965 completely submerging the village.
Today, the reservoir is a nice place for a walk either around the lake or combining it with a longer walk on the moors above.

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6.38 km

Naden Wood Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

7.07 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.06 km

2.69 km

811 m

494 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.44 km

1.80 km

1.51 km

811 m

353 m

155 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 22 June

28°C

15°C

30 %

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View of Greenbooth Reservoir – Greenbooth Reservoir loop from Norden

View of the Lake Through the Trees

View of Wind Farm and Rolling Hills

View of the Lake and Hills

Wooden Bridge at the End of Greenbooth Reservoir

Top of Reservoir 4