Derwent and Howden Dams
Derwent and Howden Dams
5.7km
Total Distance
201m
Elevation Gain
Trail description
From Fairholmes car park the walk passes the foot of the Derwent Dam, climbs beside it and follows the quiet western shore of Derwent Reservoir to Howden Dam, the uppermost of the three Upper Derwent Valley reservoirs. Howden Dam was completed in July 1912, and the boundary between Derbyshire and South Yorkshire runs through the middle of its reservoir along the old course of the River Derwent.
Route Map
Along the trail
- 1Drinking waterat the start
- Bus stop
- Fairholmes · 130m from the start
- Parking
- 70m from the start
- Surface
- gravel 40%, paved 35%, natural ground 25%
- Marked route
- Derwent Dam Black Route
