Category: Walk Reports
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Monk Wood and Barlow ponds (10th February 2020)
Tuesday 10th February: a Steve & Ros Sadler walk It was a cold but bright morning as 16 hardy souls gathered at Cowley Mission for a Winter Warmer Walk. Not knowing what to expect after Storm Ciara the previous weekend, we set off on a five mile walk fuelled by tea or coffee and toast
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Barlow circular (1st February 2020)
Saturday 1st February: an Angela Land walk She writes: 26 walkers set off from the big lay-by between Dronfield and Unstone on a beautiful sunny morning, we could have done with a bit less wind but otherwise the weather was perfect. Our route took us across the road past Unstone Hall and uphill to Ouzle
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Holmesfield and the Spitfire (14th January 2020)
Tuesday 14th January: I was pleasantly surprised that there were 12 of us out on today’s 4.5 mile walk, as it was very gloomy and storms forecast for later in the morning. In the event , it remained dry for about half of the walk and then rained steadily for our return leg. We were
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Totley Brook and Holmesfield (4th January 2020)
Saturday 4th January 2020: The first walk of the new year saw Graham Gill lead a party of 26 walkers on a five and a quarter mile circular walk from the Pentland Road Shops Car Park. Starting out at 10.00am the route took us out on Barnes Lane and over the Dore & Totley Golf
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Unthank and Rumbling Street (27th December 2019)
Friday 27th December: Steve and Ros Sadler For the last walk of 2019 we started from a Millthorpe – a change from previous years. The weather was dry and mild as 24 of us set off on a 4 mile walk mainly on footpaths via Unthank, Moorhall, Rumbling Street and back to Millthorpe. Conditions underfoot
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Cartledge and Holmesfield (10th December 2019)
Tuesday 10th December: A Richard Armstrong walk. Richard arrived at St Andrews, and by the sounds of him, was hoping that the assembed group of booted folks was going to chicken out, and head back home to watch Homes under the Hammer, or other such televised nonsense. Not the case: we , the 9 of
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Not really a pub crawl wellie walk (16th November 2019)
Saturday 16th November: “Not really a Pub Crawl Wellie Walk” A dozen of us set out from the Big Lay and headed off up Half Acre Lane, the first stop was to wonder at the New Unstone Sink Hole. We were thwarted by a sea of impassable mud near the International Airport, but managed to
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Moss Valley circular (12th November 2019)
Tuesday 12th November, words and pics by Kaz Brightmore 7 intrepid walkers set off after tea and tea cakes at the Wesleyan Church on a very wet morning. However as we started to walk the clouds parted and apart from a very small shower we walked in full sun!We took the easier!! Route down Owler
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Upper Moss Valley (22nd October 2019)
Tuesday 22 October saw the first of this winter’s breakfast rambles on a walk led by Peter. After a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere enjoying hot drinks and toasted teacakes at Coal Aston Wesleyan Reform Church on Cross Lane we emerged outside. Having devoured all the available teacakes 16 of us stepped out to enjoy a
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Ridgeway and Eckington (19th October 2019)
First walk of the Winter programme: Saturday 19th October 2019 Ridgeway – West Mosborough – Eckington Today saw the start of our Winter Warmer Walking Programme when a party of 24 met at The Swan pub in Ridgeway for a six mile circular walk in the Lower Moss Valley. Led by Graham Gill, we set