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Walk · South Yorkshire

Agden Reservoir and Agden Bog

Bradfield · S6 6LB
N 440 YD
2.6MILES
1h 35mON FOOT
145mCLIMB
CircularSHAPE
Off-road 80% 20% shares tarmac with cars
Field & moor path 65%Lane & track 15%Road with traffic 20%

Our drawing of the route — the shape of the walk, not a navigation aid. Carry OS Explorer on the hill.

Starts at
Windy Bank, the lane climbing north-west out of Low Bradfield towards Agden, S6 6LB; the shorter circuit described here follows the north shore to the head of t S6 6LB
Parking
No dedicated reservoir car park; roadside space on Windy Bank and Smallfield Lane, which is tight and unsurfaced, with the fallback being the village parking at The Sands in Low Bradfield about half a
Directions to the start →

The quieter of the two Bradfield reservoirs, sitting in a steep-sided cleugh above the village with Agden Bog, a Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust reserve, at its head. Yorkshire Water grades its own 3.5 mile Agden route three out of four for difficulty and is honest about the going: the public footpath from Windy Bank round the north of the water is mostly flat and well surfaced but can be muddy, and boots are recommended. The whole route is under Yorkshire Water's lead rule, and the water is not safe for a dog to swim in or drink from. Low Bradfield and High Bradfield sit to the south and south-east with pubs, cafes and public toilets.

THE SMALL PRINTYorkshire Water's visitor rules for Agden: "don't swim, take your litter home, stick to the path, keep your dog on a lead, clean up after your dog, don't light fires or BBQs." The lead rule is a condition of access to the reservoir land, not a council order; Sheffield has no dog control PSPO. Agden Bog at the head of the reservoir is a Wildlife Trust reserve where the Trust's own lead rule also applies.
REGION · SOUTH YORKSHIRE
GRID · 53.4271, -1.6130
SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.YORKSHIREWATER.COM/THINGS-TO-DO/RESERVOIRS/AGDEN-RESERVOIR/

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