Scammonden Water Car Park

Lovely walk and views. Very steep to get down but has benches to catch your breath

Beautiful reservoir to walk along side found myself blowing like a whoopie cushion in the steep parts of the walk.I would definitely recommend this walk.

Good carpark with high level views and two mile low level walk around dam with ample benches at various locations . No public toilets available or refreshments likely to be very busy at weekends or public holidays.

Lots of spaces available. Great walk around the reservoir.

Not the most picturesque of reservoirs for walks but pleasant enough.I think both times I've been, the weather was moody"

Nice and easy and quick access to lovely walks around the reservoir

This is the upper of two car parks and proffers substantial panoramic views of the reservoir and its environs, of Scammonden Bridge and of the motorway. Free to park here. Reasonable sized car park with disabled parking bays too. Car park open on weekends and on Bank Holidays. Various paths down. Has a map of Scammonden Water on the noticeboard, which you scan with one of those QR things if you are tech savvy and have a suitable device. So there are numbered marker posts and you can listen to the audio tracks. I didn't because I'm not and I don't, ha.

Great circular walk with the opportunity to do the Scammonden steps climb if you take the tunnel under the motorway. The steps are for the brave! You can easily avoid them and still take the circular route, most of which is smoothly paved and wheel friendly. In fact the route is flat in the main, a medium incline at either apex but nothing strenuous, there are plenty places to take five. The car park is a decent size and there’s usually an ice cream van to take advantage of!

Great place with fantastic views. From the car park i took the path going away from the M62 and followed it straight until i hit the narrow road up a steep hill. I followed it to Deanhead reservoir, which is small but very pleasant , and gives a view of Scammonden. I joined a path which took me on a nature trail alongside Scammonden Reservoir. Eventually you get to the end of the reservoir and the M62. There is a tunnel under the motorway, turn right and another tunnel gets you on the opposite side. There are beautiful views everywhere. When the reservoir is low there almost appears to be a beach which you can walk on. There is even a sailing club, and a few boats were out in the beautiful weather. You could almost be in the Lake District, the reservoir and scenery is that stunning.

Great walk. Lovely scenery. Some works going on at the minute, looks like they are making a few new pathways. May make it more accessible from prams and wheelchairs. Can get muddy when it rains.