Plan your visit
DogsWildlifeWater
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome754 ha
Getting here
53.06037, -1.62969
Best for
5 activitiesDog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Wildlife
Free70%Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Waterside walks
Varies68%Reservoir — waterside public access
Mountain biking
Varies60%Named MTB route nearby: Carsington Water Cycle Route
Picnic day out
Free52%Reservoir — waterside day out
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v11 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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vWalking
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Limestone WayWalking route74 km▾
Castleton to Rocester
Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
High Peak TrailWalking route27 km▾
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
Eadric's Way (blue)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 13Walking route16 km▾
Named routeLength 16 kmRegional walking route
Mining Lanepublic footpath · 60 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 60 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Enslet Lanepublic footpath · 134 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 134 mSurface gravelPath type: track
🚴Cycling
v29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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vCycling
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Route 547Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 547National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route286 m▾
Named routeRef 547Length 286 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route3.3 km▾
Named routeRef 547Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route809 m▾
Named routeRef 547Length 809 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route652 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 652 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
🚵Mountain biking
v3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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vMountain biking
High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km▾
Named routeRef High Peak TrailLength 27 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Carsington Water Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
Named route
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km▾
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
About this reservoir
Carsington Water is a reservoir covering 754 hectares managed by Forestry England within their forest estate.
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
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Nearby places
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✦Middleton Top winding engine house, wheels and wheel-pitHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Stoney WoodUrban park4.6 km→✦Black Rakes, Welshmans Venture and Bondog Hole Mines, and Merry Tom and Thumper Sitch LevelsHistoric site5 km→✦Carsington Pasture, Nickalum, Perserverance, West Head, Break Hollow and other small mines and medieval field boundariesHistoric site2.5 km→💧Carsington WaterReservoir0 m→✦Atlow moated site, enclosures and causewayHistoric site3.7 km→