Sheffield Country Walk West

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 42.95 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 14h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 833 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 840 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 454 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 65 m
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 159 m
  2. 1 : km 0.07 - alt. 164 m - Turn sharp right onto Fulwood Road, A57
  3. 2 : km 0.16 - alt. 163 m - Keep left
  4. 3 : km 0.19 - alt. 163 m - Turn slight left onto Crookes Road
  5. 4 : km 0.69 - alt. 194 m - Keep right onto Crookes
  6. 5 : km 1.98 - alt. 193 m - Turn slight left onto Heavygate Road
  7. 6 : km 2.77 - alt. 127 m - Turn slight left onto Walkley Lane
  8. 7 : km 3.28 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Walkley Lane
  9. 8 : km 3.57 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Holme Lane, A6101
  10. 9 : km 3.58 - alt. 65 m - Keep left onto Holme Lane, A6101
  11. 10 : km 3.62 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Middlewood Road
  12. 11 : km 3.84 - alt. 69 m - Turn left onto Dykes Hall Road
  13. 12 : km 4.89 - alt. 113 m - Turn left onto Wadsley Lane
  14. 13 : km 7.07 - alt. 206 m - Keep left onto Kirk Edge Road
  15. 14 : km 7.47 - alt. 240 m - Turn left
  16. 15 : km 8.03 - alt. 277 m - Turn right
  17. 16 : km 8.09 - alt. 282 m - Turn left onto Darwent Lane
  18. 17 : km 8.16 - alt. 278 m - Turn right
  19. 18 : km 8.6 - alt. 275 m - Turn right
  20. 19 : km 9.32 - alt. 266 m - Turn right onto Holdworth Lane
  21. 20 : km 9.57 - alt. 284 m - Turn left onto Moor Road
  22. 21 : km 9.67 - alt. 276 m - Keep right
  23. 22 : km 10.6 - alt. 297 m - Turn left
  24. 23 : km 11.23 - alt. 278 m - Turn right
  25. 24 : km 11.71 - alt. 278 m - Turn sharp left onto Kirk Edge Road
  26. 25 : km 11.83 - alt. 260 m - Turn right onto Loxley Road
  27. 26 : km 11.88 - alt. 259 m - Keep left onto Towngate
  28. 27 : km 11.96 - alt. 259 m - Turn left
  29. 28 : km 12.07 - alt. 248 m - Keep right
  30. 29 : km 12.62 - alt. 165 m - Turn slight right onto Kirk Bridge
  31. 30 : km 12.74 - alt. 162 m - Turn left
  32. 31 : km 12.76 - alt. 162 m - Turn right
  33. 32 : km 12.8 - alt. 164 m - Turn slight left onto The Sands
  34. 33 : km 12.86 - alt. 164 m - Keep left onto The Sands
  35. 34 : km 12.88 - alt. 164 m - Turn slight left onto Fair House Lane
  36. 35 : km 12.95 - alt. 161 m - Keep right onto Fair House Lane
  37. 36 : km 13.19 - alt. 170 m - Turn right onto Plumpton Lane
  38. 37 : km 14.01 - alt. 172 m - Turn left onto Blindside Lane
  39. 38 : km 14.03 - alt. 174 m - Keep right onto Blindside Lane
  40. 39 : km 15.23 - alt. 252 m - Turn right
  41. 40 : km 15.39 - alt. 239 m - Turn slight left
  42. 41 : km 15.74 - alt. 238 m - Turn slight right
  43. 42 : km 16.32 - alt. 223 m - Keep left
  44. 43 : km 17.88 - alt. 340 m - Keep left
  45. 44 : km 17.89 - alt. 342 m - Turn right onto Sugworth Road
  46. 45 : km 18.09 - alt. 343 m - Turn left
  47. 46 : km 18.89 - alt. 379 m - Turn right onto Heathy Lane
  48. 47 : km 19.27 - alt. 382 m - Turn slight left onto Heathy Lane
  49. 48 : km 19.67 - alt. 357 m - Turn right onto Manchester Road, A57
  50. 49 : km 19.73 - alt. 353 m - Turn left
  51. 50 : km 20.76 - alt. 412 m - Keep left
  52. 51 : km 21.12 - alt. 438 m - Keep left
  53. 52 : km 21.15 - alt. 443 m - Turn right
  54. 53 : km 22.09 - alt. 440 m - Turn right
  55. 54 : km 23.87 - alt. 416 m - Turn slight left onto Long Causeway
  56. 55 : km 23.93 - alt. 420 m - Keep right
  57. 56 : km 24.21 - alt. 420 m - Keep right
  58. 57 : km 25.93 - alt. 449 m - Keep left
  59. 58 : km 26.07 - alt. 449 m - Turn slight left
  60. 59 : km 26.84 - alt. 403 m - Turn slight left
  61. 60 : km 27.13 - alt. 399 m - Turn right
  62. 61 : km 27.14 - alt. 395 m - Turn left
  63. 62 : km 28.88 - alt. 362 m - Keep left
  64. 63 : km 29.88 - alt. 315 m - Keep left
  65. 64 : km 30.45 - alt. 328 m - Turn sharp left onto B6521
  66. 65 : km 30.57 - alt. 334 m - Turn right onto Hathersage Road, A6187
  67. 66 : km 30.7 - alt. 341 m - Turn slight left onto Hathersage Road, A6187
  68. 67 : km 31.16 - alt. 369 m - Keep left onto Houndkirk Road
  69. 68 : km 33.64 - alt. 379 m - Keep left onto Houndkirk Road
  70. 69 : km 34.93 - alt. 332 m - Turn left onto Sheephill Road
  71. 70 : km 35.15 - alt. 328 m - Turn sharp left onto Ringinglow Road
  72. 71 : km 35.21 - alt. 330 m - Turn right onto Fulwood Lane
  73. 72 : km 35.74 - alt. 333 m - Turn right
  74. 73 : km 35.82 - alt. 333 m - Turn slight right onto Porter Brook Trail
  75. 74 : km 35.96 - alt. 331 m - Turn sharp right onto Porter Brook Trail
  76. 75 : km 36.68 - alt. 255 m - Turn right onto Clough Lane
  77. 76 : km 36.68 - alt. 254 m - Turn left onto Porter Brook Trail
  78. 77 : km 37.1 - alt. 219 m - Turn slight left onto Clough Lane
  79. 78 : km 37.18 - alt. 212 m - Turn left
  80. 79 : km 37.19 - alt. 212 m - Turn slight left onto Mark Lane
  81. 80 : km 37.19 - alt. 212 m - Turn sharp right onto Porter Brook Trail
  82. 81 : km 37.94 - alt. 181 m - Turn left
  83. 82 : km 38 - alt. 183 m - Turn slight right onto Porter Brook Trail
  84. 83 : km 38.08 - alt. 182 m - Turn right onto Porter Brook Trail
  85. 84 : km 38.09 - alt. 180 m - Turn left
  86. 85 : km 38.12 - alt. 178 m - Turn right onto Porter Brook Trail
  87. 86 : km 38.2 - alt. 176 m - Turn right
  88. 87 : km 38.24 - alt. 177 m - Turn slight left
  89. 88 : km 38.27 - alt. 175 m - Turn right
  90. 89 : km 38.31 - alt. 175 m - Keep left onto Porter Brook Trail
  91. 90 : km 39.24 - alt. 153 m - Keep left onto Porter Brook Trail
  92. 91 : km 39.27 - alt. 152 m - Turn slight left onto Whiteley Wood Road
  93. 92 : km 39.28 - alt. 151 m - Turn right
  94. 93 : km 39.54 - alt. 145 m - Turn right onto Porter Brook Trail
  95. 94 : km 40.33 - alt. 128 m - Turn right onto Rustlings Road
  96. 95 : km 40.35 - alt. 128 m - Turn left onto Porter Brook Trail
  97. 96 : km 40.84 - alt. 116 m - Keep left onto Porter Brook Trail
  98. 97 : km 41.04 - alt. 112 m - Keep right
  99. 98 : km 41.48 - alt. 103 m - Turn left onto Porter Brook Trail
  100. 99 : km 41.52 - alt. 102 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Brocco Bank, B6069
  101. 100 : km 42.48 - alt. 126 m - Turn left onto Newbould Lane
  102. 101 : km 42.67 - alt. 140 m - Turn left onto Glossop Road, B6547
  103. S/E : km 42.94 - alt. 159 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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