Morning walk and coffee

Leader: Zoe
Co-leader: Emma
Difficulty: Moderate
Start time: 9.30am
End time: 11.30am
Start and end point (circular route): Stony Ridge Car Park GR277806
Distance (in miles): 4.1
Ascent (in meters): 160
Is your walk dog friendly?: No

Full description:
We’ll be walking through Plantation Forest northeast from the car park for the first 1.5km. Then we’ll cross over Hathersage Road and climb 60m up Houndkirk Hill, to (hopefully) some lovely views of the moorland. We’ll be descending off the back of the hill and then turning southeast down the byway past the Parson House outdoor centre. We’ll continue along to the Fox House for a coffee stop, before doubling back on ourselves on the Sheffield country walk marked way for 1km. We’ll take the path heading northwest at the second road crossing back towards Stony Ridge Car Park.

Public transport or car sharing options:
Emma and I can both drive so we can give lifts from Abbeydale Road and/or Asda Queens Road (S2). It seems very unlikely there’ll be more than 2 cars of people free on a Wednesday morning but it’s also possible to catch the 272 peak link to a 5-minute walk from the start. We’ll arrange lifts in the Meetup comments.

Be prepared:
Please remember to dress appropriately for the time of year, with enough layers, sun protection if required, a waterproof, and 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.