Walks often start from Langsett Barn car park on the A616, which is free of charge and has toilet facilities. There’s also free parking further up the road towards Manchester. The café is only 200 metres from Langsett Barn, perfectly located for refreshments or ice creams.
Walking on the wide path through the woods alongside the reservoir is beautiful in any season and very popular with families. Many aim for Brook House Bridge where there is a flat grassy area beside a stream, great for picnics and paddling.
of an easy 2 mile nature trail (pushchair friendly), You can also pick up a copy from the café. Call into the café for a treat afterwards and we have pens and paper for the kids to do their colouring.
for further information about wheelchair and mobility scooter access.
This walk combines the best of Langsett, with woodland walking and then a short climb up onto the moors to give spectacular views right across the reservoir. The ruins of North America farm are a perfect place to stop and enjoy your surroundings.
Walking past the three reservoirs of Underbank, Midhope and Langsett, this route takes in farmland, woodland and a disused railway line.
Following a route which is approximately parallel to the one taken by the Tour de France Grand Depart in 2014, this linear walk starts at Langsett Barn and finishes in High Bradfield.
Starting and finishing at Langsett Barn, a shorter version of the Cut Gate route (shown on the map link above) can be ridden as a circular ride (by ignoring the extension out and back to Cut Gate).
Whilst this route is still technically interesting, combining wide trails with moorland singletrack, it is shorter and less gnarly than the full Cut Gate ride.