Peak District Online
This website brings you information on everything to do with the Peak District and its surrounding areas. This section of the website looks at Cycling facilities at Carsington Water. Click here for more.
This website brings you information on everything to do with the Peak District and its surrounding areas. This section of the website looks at Cycling facilities at Carsington Water. Click here for more.
Carsington Water, at the heart of the route, was opened in 1992 and is one of the largest reservoirs in England. The visitor centre tells the story of the reservoir and the surrounding area in a display aimed largely at children who visit on school trips. The reservoir covers an area of 741 acres (300ha) and is just over 100ft (30m) at its deepest. Its location, high up above major river catchments and close to limestone uplands (although the site itself is on impermeable sandstones and shales), means that most of its water is pumped up from the River Derwent at Ambergate, which is over 6 miles (9.7km) away and is 430ft (131m) lower than the average water level in the reservoir. Click here for more details.
This website includes lots of stuff about Derbyshire. This feature looks at Carsington Water and what it has to offer the visitor. Click here for more.
Award winning Carsington Water is a haven for water sports enthusiasts across a variety of disciplines. The reservoir has a visitor centre, sailing club and education centre around which some half a million trees and shrubs have been planted to preserve the local wildlife. Carsington Water is home to a wealth of local and migrating bird species throughout the year.
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