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Piethorne Valley

Piethorne is a great location for family walks around the reservoirs. With three routes to choose from and also some more challenging options, there is always something to see. From beautiful scenery to local wildlife, it is a great day out!

Piethorne Valley

Waterworks Road, Newhey, Rochdale, OL16 3TQ. Tel: 01706 881 049. Open all day, every day.

Ogden reservoir car park

A small free car park located at Newhey, Littleborough, Rochdale OL16 3TQ

Public Transport

The 451 bus from Newhey Terminus (Stop F) to Peppermint Bridge stops at the car park.

Activities and site information

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Toilets

Pennine Bridleway

Fishing

Walking routes

Toilets are open between 9am - 4pm.

Key access to concessionary routes for bridleways members on horse-back only.

Fly fishing is available at Piethorne and Kitcliffe reservoirs. Please collect day tickets from Oldham Fly Fishing Club.

Coarse fishing is also available on Ogden reservoir. Please collect day tickets from Saddleworth Angling Society.

There are three routes available with self-guided walks – for more information please collect a leaflet from Hollingworth Lake Visitors centre.

Acres of nature podcast

As custodians of over 56,000 hectares of beautiful country parks and reservoirs, this podcast series is all about bringing you closer to nature

Education Pack

Download our education pack and let's go on an adventure

Reservoir safety

Find out how to stay safe at our countryside parks and reservoirs

For more information on rules and guidance, click the button below.

Rules and reservoir guidance

If you have any general enquiries, please speak to our friendly team on 0345 672 3723.

You may also want to read about:

Blue-green algae

Recreation permits

Piethorne Valley map

Important Notice

Cold Weather

Due to the freezing weather conditions across the region a number of our customers are experiencing no water or reduced pressure, caused by frozen pipes in their home. There are a few things you can do to check if you have frozen pipes. If you are unable to complete these checks please reach out to your family, friends or neighbours to see if they can help:

If there are no local issues check with your neighbours. If they have water, you may have a frozen pipe in your property.
Here’s what to do. Turn off your stop tap by turning it clockwise, it’s usually found under your kitchen sink, but can be in your garage or cellar.
Once you’ve turned your stop tap off, turn on your cold tap in the kitchen
If you have no water, this could be due to a frozen pipe somewhere in your home. This may be the pipe which comes into your home near to where your stop tap is located.
Carefully thaw the pipe using a warm towel, or if safe to do so a hairdryer in short bursts, ensuring you keep well away from water. If you can get water from a neighbour you could try a hot water bottle too. This could take a while, depending on how frozen and big your pipes are.
Switch your stop tap back on to see if the water is running.

You can find more information at www.unitedutilities.com/frozenpipes.

If you have followed all of the advice provided and still want to talk to us, please give us a call. As we are experiencing really high call volumes at the moment, please bear with us as wait times will be longer than usual.

Due to the freezing weather conditions across the region a number of our customers are experiencing no water or reduced pressure, caused by frozen pipes in their home. For more help and advice if you have a frozen pipe head to www.unitedutilities.com/frozenpipes.

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