Category: Walk Reports
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Frith Wood and Summerley (27th June 2024)
Twenty three of our members and one dog met in the car park behind Coal Aston Village Hall on a pleasant Thursday evening. Our walk leader Adrian had promised there there wouldn’t be any mud on the walk, was this a first for this year? The first part of the walk was an urban stroll…
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Burbage and the Longshaw Estate (25th June 2024)
Thirteen members of the group met at Fox House on a warm and humid Tuesday morning. We set off heading up the road but kept straight ahead on Houndkirk Road when the main road turned to the right. The scenary was superb on this section of the walk with views over to the distant moors.…
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The Edges (22nd June 2024)
Thirteen walkers met in Shillito Wood car park on a very pleasant Tuesday morning. We started out by following the path through the wood so that we could see the ancient stone cross, erected in the medieval period. We continued down Fox lane all the way to the main Baslow Road. The roadside verges were…
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Carr Lane Loop (20th June 2024)
Nineteen members of our group met up in the Dronfield Woodhouse Sports and Social Club car park on one of the warmest evenings of the year. The 7 pm start was a close run thing for some of us who had watched England Vs Denmark in the Miners Arms, but the least said about that…
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Holmebrook Valley Park Circular (15th June 2024)
Twelve walkers met in the main car park at Holmebrook Valley Park on a grey Saturday morning. The forecast was for heavy showers after lunch so after our leader, Ted had given us an introduction to the walk we headed off. In the first part of the walk we did almost a complete circuit of…
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Moss Valley Circular (13th June 2024)
Here’s Graham’s report on his Moss Valley walk. Due to the heavy rain that was forecast this particular evening, I wasn’t expecting a big turnout for my walk around the upper Moss Valley. And so it proved when only six other members arrived at the car park in the rain, but still wanting to do…
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Ford and Troway Circular (11th June 2024)
Today’s walk saw Elaine Marsh lead a party of 19 members from the Fox and Hounds pub at Marsh Lane on a four and a half mile walk in the Moss Valley. It was cool and cloudy as we set off down Ford Lane and turned right and passed Habberjam Farm before descending to the…
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Moss Valley Circular (6th June 2024)
Eighteen members of our group met up on a bright Thursday evening, ready for a walk starting at Coal Aston Community Centre. We set off across the fields heading for Cross Lane. There are lots of Cross Lanes in this area, this is the one that starts halfway down Dyche Lane, running eastwards. After crossing…
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Ouzle Bank and Ramshaw woods (4th June 2024)
Sixteen walkers and two dogs gathered in the long lay-by between Dronfield and Unstone. It was nice to see two new people join us on the walk. The first part of the walk was quite a steep climb up to Ouzle Bank Cottage. We stopped there briefly to view the information board which is perfectly…
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Hedgerow flowers, hops and a quiz (30th May 2024)
Twenty one walkers met in The Hyde Park Inn car park on a blustery Thursday evening. Peter, our walk leader gave us an overview of the route and told us about any hazards that we might come across. We crossed over the By-Pass and turned right down Cowley Lane but after a short distance, took…