Upper Don Trail

Leader: Nick
Difficulty: Strenuous
Start time: 10:00
Start point: Upper Don Trail, junction of Bridge Street & Millsands. S3 8NL
End point: Fox Valley shopping park, Stocksbridge
Distance (in miles): 13
Ascent (in meters): 560
Is your walk dog friendly?: No

Full description:
The walk begins along the Upper Don trail to Neepsend, passing the Kelham Weir. We then make a diversion through Parkwood Springs, for views over Sheffield, before rejoining at Wardsend Cemetery. Then follows the worst part of the walk along busy roads through Wadsley Bridge to Beeley Wood. Continuing through Beeley Wood and Wharncliffe Wood to Deepcar, we then pass Deepcar Weir and Tin Mill Weir before finishing in Stocksbridge.

Because this is a longer, fast-paced walk, it may not be suitable as a first event with the group, unless you already have hiking experience.

Public transport or car sharing options:
Closest tram stop is Castle Square, walk down Angel Street and Snig Hill, turn right onto Bridge Street. Alternatively, any bus going to Sheffield, I’m obviously not going to list directions for them them all. For the return, the 57 or 57a bus runs roughly half hourly.

Be prepared:
Please remember to dress appropriately for the time of year, with plenty of warm clothes and waterproofs, as well as food and water. Further information on what to bring can be found on our website here: https://www.sheffieldwalkinggroup.org.uk/be-prepared

Sign-up:
Sign-up for this walk opens 5 days before the event. If you sign up and can no longer make it, please be respectful of others and remove yourself from the event so that others can take your place. We request you do this ***NO LATER THAN 6pm*** the night before the walk.

Please note:
Sheffield 20’s and 30’s Walking Group is part of the Ramblers, a registered charity. All of our leaders are volunteers. Everyone is welcome to join us on our walks, there is no need to contact us in advance, and as long as you have a place on our Meetup booking system you can just show up. Non-members can come on up to 3 walks before joining the group. After 3 walks, we require you to sign up as a Ramblers member for insurance purposes. More information about the group can be found at https://www.sheffieldwalkinggroup.org.uk/faqs.