Five Dales Walk

Walk leader: Nick
Difficulty: Moderate
Start time: 10.55
End time: 16.00
Start point: St Annes Church, Millers Dale, SK17 8SN
End point: Castleton Bus Station
Distance (in miles): 9
Ascent (in meters): 520
Is your walk dog friendly?: No

Full description:
Starting at Millers Dale, we then walk through Monk’s dale to Hay Dale. Continuing through Dam Dale, before the moderately steep Eldon Hill, taking a detour via the Eldon Hole. Finally we walk down Cave Dale to Castleton.

Public transport or car sharing options:
The 09.35 65 bus leaves from Sheffield Interchange D2. Fo the return, the 272 bus runs hourly. We’ll be aiming for 16.00. I will be on the bus so there is no need to message that you will be late in the event of the bus being late.

Be prepared:
Please remember to dress appropriately for the time of year. A waterproof is always advised, as well as plenty of food and water. Please bring sun protection if required (sun hat, sunglasses, sun cream, etc). 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.