JULY Walk - Scammonden Reservoir

& Rishworth Moor , West Yorkshire Pennines OL21

Organised by Neil Weaver

Sunday 10th July 2016

 

All the walks start and finish at the

Lower Royal George Inn a mile east of

Scammonden Reservoir.

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Short Walk 8miles Keith King

From the pub the walk heads SE through Quebec

then south to Mooorside Edge and west tothe area

of the v alve tower of Scammonden reservoir.

Walking along the south east side of the reservoir

on a permissive path we pass the sailing club and

onto a picnic area. We then go up to the dam wall

of Deanhead reservoir for fine views down the

valley. Continuing around Scammonden on the

north west side passing the church that survived

when the village of Scammonden disappeared

under the reservoir. We walk along the dam wall

then east through Low Platt and Spring Royd to the pub.

 

Medium Walk 10.5miles Geoff Wardle

We head west from the pub to Scammonden reservoir to walk around it to the church that survived when the village of Scammonden disappeared under the reservoir.

Heading north west we pass under the M62 at Broad Ing then to Booth Wood. We head west to Rishworth Lodge then north west to Hutch Bridge and Ryburn Reservoir.

We travel east then south east to Moselden Pasture then under the M62 and along the dam wall then heading through Low Platt and Spring Royd to the pub.

 

Long Walk 15miles Dave Fothergill

We head west from the pub to Scammonden reservoir to walk around it to the church that survived when the village of Scammonden disappeared under the reservoir.

Heading north west we pass under the M62 at Broad Ing then to Booth Wood. We head west past Rishworth Lodge for a circuit of Rishworth Moor to Hutch Bridge and Ryburn Reservoir. We travel east then south east to Moselden

Pasture then under the M62 and along the dam wall heading east through Low Platt and Spring Royd to the pub.