Looking across Deanhead Reservoir from the dam
Looking across Deanhead Reservoir from the dam

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Route No. 335 - Tuesday 20 April 2010
Scammonden Water and
Deanhead reservoir circuit - 7km
Huddersfield . . .

Route map from Ordnance Survey Open Space service.

Map: OS Explorer 21 South Pennines at 1:25000

Scammonden Water from the car park
Scammonden Water from the car park

We planned to use a water company walk of about 7km (4.1 miles) around Scammonden Water and up to the dam of Deanhead reservoir. There are details of the route and a map on the Yorkshire Water web site (you need to click the button marked "View route pack" for full printable details of the walk). Here are a few photos from our very pleasant walk on this sunny afternoon.

This morning my wife and I visited some friends in Skelmanthorpe near Huddersfield. Their new baby was the big attraction. In the afternoon, after our visit (my wife held the baby all the time we were there) we drove to Scammonden reservoir next to the M62 and parked in the water company visitor car park at map ref. SE054165. It was a lovely sunny day with a strong cold wind. The car park is next to a minor road high above the reservoir.

The footpath leaving the car park
The footpath leaving the car park

The M62 crossing the dam of Scammonden Water
The M62 crossing the dam of Scammonden Water

Looking up Scammonden Water
Looking up Scammonden Water

The draw off tower in Scammonden Water
The draw off tower in Scammonden Water 		The water company path around Scammonden Water
The water company path around Scammonden Water

The water company path around Scammonden Water
The water company path around Scammonden Water

Board walk where the land is boggy
Board walk where the land is boggy

Coltsfoot by the path
Coltsfoot by the path 		Board walk where the land is boggy
Board walk where the land is boggy

Black Burne Brook as we approached the road below Deanhead reservoir
Black Burne Brook as we approached the road below Deanhead reservoir

Track up to Deanhead reservoir
Track up to Deanhead reservoir

The dam at Deanhead reservoir
The dam at Deanhead reservoir
The wall here had been rebuilt and men were working on it higher up the hillside
The wall here had been rebuilt and men were working on it higher up the hillside
Footpath heading back to Scammonden Water
Footpath heading back to Scammonden Water from Deanhead Reservoir dam
Walking along New Lane towards Scammonden Water
Walking along New Lane towards Scammonden Water 		Eyesore caused by fly tipping where the path leaves New Lane
Eyesore caused by fly tipping where the path leaves New Lane

path from New lane back to Scammonden water
Path from New lane back to Scammonden Water

Looking across Scammonden Water from the path
Looking across Scammonden Water from the path

Crossing the dam back to the car park
Crossing the dam back to the car park 		Plaque recording the inauguration of the scheme by the Queen in 1971
Plaque recording the inauguration of the scheme by the Queen in 1971