Year: 2024
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Dore Coffin Routes (14th September 2024)
Today’s walk, led by Nicola and Julie, was based on a walk from “On Your Dorestep”, a publication created by the Dore Village Society. The circular walk is the combination of two routes from Dore to Dronfield that were probably used to take the dead for burial before Dore had its own churchyard. Twenty five…
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The Autumn & Winter Walks Programme is out!
Our Autumn & Winter walks programme has now been emailed to all our members and is also available on this website. You can view the programme as a web page by selecting Walks from the main horizontal menu and then Walks Calendar from the drop down menu. Alternatively, you can view the programme as a…
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Bakewell Circular (3rd September 2024)
Eleven walkers and one dog joined Paula for the second of two walks that she has led in the Bakewell area. A good portion of the walk was along the Monsal Trail which we joined by taking a path across the field and then following Coombs Road. The trail was quite busy as usual with…
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Around Hardwick (Saturday 24th August)
Twenty two walkers and one four legged friend gathered by the ponds in Hardwick Park in readiness for a 5 mile walk in the Park and its surrounding area. The forecast was for sunshine and showers and that’s pretty much how it turned out. Many of us hadn’t walked some of the footpaths in this…
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Moss Valley Circular – Pie and Peas (Thursday 15th August)
With long summer evenings soon to be a distant memory, Graham’s walk from Troway Hall Farm is now our traditional way of marking our last Thursday evening walk on the Summer Programme. Around thirty walkers gathered at the farm doing their best to shelter from the rain. As it happens the rain didn’t become too…
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Ouzle Bank and The Peak Resort (8th August 2024)
Twelve walkers and one dog met in the long lay-by between Dronfield and Unstone in readiness for Jane’s walk. The weather was dull and the forecast unpromising but undetered we set off following the Dronfield Round Walk up to Ouzle Bank. On the way there, several of us commented on the lack of poppies in…
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Holmesfield and Totley Moors (3rd August 2024)
Eleven walkers met up in the Holmesfield Village Hall car park on an overcast but pleasant Saturday morning. The walk was led by Hilary & Ann and here’s a nice summary of the route provided by Graham who was on the walk. The Route was Holmesfield Park Wood, Fanshawe Gate Lane, Moorwood Lane, below Totley…
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Monk Wood and Barlow Lees (1st August 2024)
Twenty walkers and two dogs set out from Cowley Mission on a very warm Thursday evening. The first part of the walk took us across fields to Lees Common and then into Monk Wood. We almost reached the Curly Bridge over the by-pass but carried on to exit the wood close to Monkwood farm. From…
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Frith Wood, Unstone and Summerley (27th July 2024)
Twenty two of our members and one dog met at the village hall in Coal Aston for a walk led by me (Pete H). After describing the route and pointing out a couple of potential hazards we set off through the Holmesdale estate to the Firthwood Road entrance to the woods. I mentioned to the…
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The Unstone Line and Hill Top (25th July 2024)
This walk was created and led by Richard and Phoebe. Here’s what Phoebe had to say about the walk. Thanks to all who came on last night’s walk. There were 19 walkers & 1 dog. It was a circular walk via Unstone station, Ouzel Bank, Bull Close Farm(with some rather excitable cows!) & back via…