Day | Saturday |
Date | 21/01/2023 |
Start Time | 10:00 am |
Walk Name | Lower Don Valley: Sheffield to Rotherham via |
Description | Stage 1 of walking the Lower Don Valley from Sheffield to Goole. This route starts with walking up to the ridge at Parkwood Springs and then over Wincobank (I think of them as Twin Peaks) to get views of the Lower Don Valley before we descend to the Don at Jordan and walk the navigation beside the Don to Rotherham. Train or train-tram back. Refreshments at The Sheffield Tap. |
Walk Leader | Mick N |
Notify | Please text 07949 596702 by 6pm the day before to sign up |
Start Point | Sheffield Station, Sheaf Square |
Start Point Details | Meet on Sheaf Square outside Sheffield Railway Station or if wet meet in the station atrium opp M&S. What3Words - ///bats.villa.eating |
Grid Reference | SK 3577 8690 - nearest postcode: S1 2BP |
Grade | B2 |
Distance | 10 miles |
Additional Information | Lady's Bridge is the point at which the Don flows from being the Upper Don to the Lower Don. The Don has an interesting history and we can use public transport to walk the Don to where it empties into the Ouse at Goole. Stage 1. Sheffield to Rotherham, Stage 2 Rotherham to Conisbrough, Stage 3, 4, (and maybe 5) tbd |
Dog Friendly | |
Map | Click for Streetmap of start point Click for Google map of start point |