Category: Walk Reports
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Padley Gorge, Grindleford Station and the Longshaw Estate (16th January 2024)
Eighteen walkers met in the main car park at Longshaw on a bitterly cold day. The ground was covered with a dusting of snow but the forecast predicted brighter conditions by 11 am. The first part of the walk took us through the immediate grounds of Longshaw, past the pond and into Padley Gorge. Underfoot
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Birley and Ridgeway Circular (13th January 2024)
Nineteen walkers met at the Ford Wheel Dam car park in the hope that overnight frost would crisp up any mud that they might come across. The first part of the walk took us to Carterhall via Birleyhay and Sloadlane. Many of us hadn’t walked on these paths before so it was great to add
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Moss Valley Circular (9th January 2024)
Tuesday’s walk was led by Graham. Here’s what he had to say about the walk. For this walk I tried to put together a route with as much road and decent surface walking as possible, in an attempt to avoid the mud that we have encountered recently on our walks.After hot drinks kindly provided by
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Summerley and Apperknowle Circular (2nd January 2024)
Our first walk of the new programme and of the new year started from the long lay-by between Dronfield and Unstone. Despite the weather warnings caused by storm Henk, a creditable twelve walkers turned up for the walk. The first section of the walk took down Half Acre Lane, past Metapic wood and along Callywhite
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Monk Wood Circular (31st December 2023)
Twenty walkers and 3 dogs gathered outside Pentland Road Shops on New Year’s Eve for Paula’s 6.5 mile figure of eight walk. The first part of the walk took us through Kitchen Wood and then on to Cowley Lane. After a short stretch on the road we turned right towards Peakley Hill and on to
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Holmesfield Circular (27th December 2023)
Despite the poor weather forecast for the day, six eager members of the group and two fairly eager collies, met at Pentland Road Shops for Paula’s walk. With possible wet weather in mind, Paula had selected a walk on pavements, quiet lanes and tarmac tracks, the only muddy section being the first section of the
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Monk Wood, Barlow and Peakley Hill Circular (12th December 2023)
Eleven walkers met at Cowley Mission on a grey Tuesday morning. The leaders, Steve and Ros had warned us to expect water and mud so we were fully geared up with poles, gaiters and over-trousers. In the first part of the hike we walked mainly through fields and quiet country lanes towards Barlow fishing ponds.
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Cutthorpe and Linacre Reservoirs (9th December 2023)
Four hardy members of our group turned out for the walk which started in Barlow. Although the weather was very inhospitable the group decided they wanted to go ahead with the walk. The initial part of the walk through fields to Linacre Woods confirmed suspicions that the going would be very wet and muddy, so
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Poolsbrook Country Park loop (5th December 2023)
With light rain falling from gloomy skies, 8 of us set off from Hollingwood Hub to walk alongside the Chesterfield Canal to Staveley Basin. After recent heavy and consistent rainfall the canal was full to the brim and there was flooding in some parts of the adjacent river Rother. The most extreme example of the
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Moss Valley Circular (14th November 2023)
I was unable to lead this walk so Graham kindly stepped in to take my place. Here’s what he had to say about the walk With Pete Hubbard not able to lead his “Wood I Lie to You” walk, I stepped in as replacement leader and led a party of 21 members on a 4.75