Walks usually start at 10:00 am prompt. Some of us meet at 9:30 at the crescent by the entrance to Whirlow Brook Park to share cars.
| Date | Leader | Place | Details | Participants |
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| 14 Jul 25 | Barbecue at Jane’s Diana ‘s Walk | Start:Later time of 1100. Please be aware that from 12th July there may be road works affecting the Rails Rd entry into Stannington from Rivelin Valley Rd, if that is the case then use Tofts lane(towards the former Rivelin Hotel), Roscoe Bank , Long Line up to Oldfield Rd .Park in the lay-by on the north side of Hopwood Lane if accessible or on Oldfield Rd where it meets the west end of Nethergate. Please do not park on Nethergate as it is too narrow GR is SK 889299 Any problems ring Diana on 07773407152 | Route:As we are not starting until 1100 there is no coffee stop .Leave Nethergate, descend into Rivelin Valley, towards Malin Bridge, around into Loxley valley, lunch stop at Storrs , then Hilltop , Flash Farm and return to Stannington via Twentyfields, collect items for freshening up from cars before proceeding to Jane’s at Whitehouse Cottage , 66, Nethergate, S6 6DJ for bbq Walk approx 7 miles THERE MAY BE SHOWERS , If the walk is too much for anyone it will be possible to catch an 81 bus at Malin Bridge and alight at Stannington terminus Nethergate near the cars TAKE A BUS PASS | Jane,Pauline, Diana, Camilla, David J, Clare,John W, Chris G, John B, |
| 21 Jul 25 | Clare C Change of walk to take advantage of the dry conditions on Brown Knoll | Start:Rushup Edge layby GR 092824 | Route: Pennine Bridleway, South Head, Brown Knoll, Airshaft, Igloo cairn. Hardly any stiles. About a quarter mile of yomping from the path to the airshaft. From there a trod to the igloo cairn. Anyone wanting to avoid yomping can continue along the paved path but will miss the airshaft and igloo cairn. 7 miles | Clare C, Phil (W).John W(W), Margaret G (W), Camilla(w), David J(w), Jane(w), Chris G (W), Andrew (w) |
| 28 Jul 25 | Phil | Start: Free parking Sands Car Park Low Bradfield SK 2626 9204 | Route: High Bradfield, Cliffe House Farm, Kirk Edge, Agden Reservoir. Steady climb up to High Bradfield, field walking towards Kirk Edge. A few stiles with up and down hill terrain. Road walk if horses are in the field @ Lumb Lane, two moderately steep descents back to Bradfield to circuit Agden reservoir. 7 miles | Phil, Margaret G, Pauline, Camilla(w), David J(w), Jane, Chris G (W)Diana |
| 4 Aug 25 | Pauline | Start:Free Parking at Yorkshire Water Flouch car park on the A616, about 1 mile beyond Langsett Barn, on the right: SE201012. 40 mins from Whirlow layby – walk can start 10.15am. | Route:Thurlstone Moor: Swinden Lane, Snow Road, Upper Windleden Reservoir, Dunford Bridge, Trans Pennine Trail, Cote Bank Bridge. 9 miles on mostly well defined paths (There are short sections close to the busy A628). | Pauline (W), Phil (W), Camilla(w), David J(w), Jane |
| 11 Aug 25 | Cath W | Start: | Route:Lud\’s Church is the plan, route yet to be worked out/looked at previous routes. | |
| 18 Aug 25 | John W | Park on road leading from Little Longstone to to Monsal Head.SK184715 | Down to and across viaduct.Steep climb up to Brushfield,along above High Dale.Steeply down to Litton Mill.Along Millers Dale to Cressbrook Mill and along Monsal Trail back over viaduct and through tunnel and off over fields to Little Longstone and back to the start.7 miles | John W(W) |
| 25 Aug 25 | Bank Holiday No walk | |||
| 1 Sep 25 | Camilla and David | Start: tbd | Route: tbd | Camilla(w), David J(w) |
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| 29 Sep 25 | Pauline | Start:TBD | Route: 8 miles Alport Castles – further details to come | |
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