Getting There
Leave the M62 at Junction 21 and take the 2nd exit signed Shaw A663.
Drive under the motorway. Turn left, signed Huddersfield A640. Turn left onto Ogden Lane signed The Bull’s Head.
Follow the road as it forks to the right and the Bull’s Head is on the left. The car park is opposite.
Return to M62 Junction 21
Return down Ogden Lane and at the T-junction turn right to enter Newhey. At the next junction turn right onto the A640 (Newhey Road) signed M62. Drive under the motorway and at the roundabout take the 1st exit signed M62. Then follow the signs to return east or westbound on the M62.
Ogden Reservoir
Length of walk: 35-80 minutes
Turn left out of the car park and then turn right up the lane (private road). Ahead and to the left you will see a green bank which forms the dam for Ogden Reservoir.
At the yellow waymarker arrow turn left to walk up some steps and across the top of the dam. A strong stone wall ensures that dogs will not be able to jump in. At the other side of the dam, climb the steps (be careful of your dog here) and on reaching the path turn right, walking with Ogden Reservoir to your right. Go through a kissing gate and continue ahead through a leafy landscape.
Where the path forks, we turned right to climb the hill using the steps. Near the top, after passing the remains of an old building, you come across a track used by farm vehicles where you can choose your direction to walk over the moorland. Although we were halted by torrential rain at this point, a local dog walker assured us that the moorland is marvellous for dog walking.
Facilities
Dogs are not allowed in the Bull’s Head, but there is a large, new, beer garden where dogs are welcome. Home made food. Closed Monday.