Coombs Reservoir and Eccles Pike PDNP Derbyshire 22,11,24

Combs Reservoir is a canal-feeder reservoir in the Peak District National Park, close to Combs village in Derbyshire. The town of Chapel-en-le-Frith lies about 1 kilometre east of the reservoir. Combs was built in 1797 as the first reservoir to feed the Peak Forest Canal at Whaley Bridge.

Combs Reservoir walk including Ladder Hill
5 miles

This is a delightfully rewarding walk which will take you along a Combs Reservoir shoreline footpath towards the tiny village of Combs. In the village you will find the lovely traditional Beehive pub where you can stop for refreshments. From the village the walk heads up towards Ladder Hill which is quite a stiff hill but where you will be rewarded with some superb views. After admiring the views its downhill all the way back over fields, farm tracks and through small areas of woodland. The path alongside the reservoir may be very muddy in wet weather and there is some walking along quiet country lanes, so please be careful.

Eccles Pike is an isolated hill three miles west of Chapel en le Frith in the Derbyshire Peak District, England. It consists of gritstone, pink in colour at the summit. While not as prominent as the surrounding hills of Cracken Edge and Combs Moss, it is popular with walkers