Saturday 20th June 2009 - The North Chesterfield Way !
For this walk we use Northern’s new Leeds to Nottingham service linking Yorkshire to the East Midlands and providing Dronfield once again with a regular train service.
Start 10.15am at Dronfield station.
Finish Chesterfield
Distance 9 miles
Trains Lincoln, 08.27, Huddersfield 08.10, Leeds 09.05, Barnsley 09.40, Sheffield 10.05
Leader David Blackburn
Saturday 4th July 2009 - From Cuckoo To Mallard !
A walk on the Cuckoo Way alongside the Chesterfield Canal in North Nottinghamshire finishing at The Mallard on Worksop station!
Start 10.30am at Retford station.
Finish Worksop
Distance 11 miles
Trains Lincoln 09.27, Huddersfield 08.10, Meadowhall 09.33, Sheffield 09.44.
Leader Stuart Parker
Wednesday 15th July 2009 - Brief Encounter
A summer's evening walk via canal, woods and fields to the summit of Castle Hill, then down to Berry Brow station for return trains.
Start 19.00 in front of Huddersfield Station
Finish Berry Brow Station
Distance 4.5 - 5 miles
Leader Liz Colquhoun
Trains 18.03 from Barnsley, 18.27 from Penistone, 18.33 from Denby Dale
Saturday 18th July 2009 - A Double D Please Bob !
A walk over the tops of the Dearne Valley, passing Deffer Wood onto Gunthwaite corn mill, over the hills to Hoylandswaine, down into Silkstone village then up to the station at Silkstone Common and onto Dodworth.
Start 9.40 Denby Dale station
Finish Dodworth
Distance 10 miles
Trains Lincoln 07.04, Huddersfield 09.13 Sheffield 08.36, Meadowhall 08.42, Barnsley 09.01
Leader Pete Watson
Saturday 1st August 2009 - A Yorkshire Walk on Yorkshire Day !
Off we go up Cold Hill and skirting Castle Hill fort then onward to Farnley Tyas, Storthes Hall, Kirkburton, Shepley and Denby Dale. Familiar paths, hills, woods and views of Holmfirth and beyond. Why not bring some wine for lunch and toast Yorkshire Day? After all, we are in ‘Last Of The Summer Wine’ country!
Start 9.45am Berry Brow station
Finish Denby Dale.
Distance 10 miles.
Trains Huddersfield 09.13, Lincoln 07.04, Sheffield 08.36, Barnsley 09.01
Leader Geoff Ryder
Saturday 15th August 2009 - Upper Dearne Valley
Join us for a walk loosely following the course of the river , almost to its source above Birds Edge. River, woodland and open country with good paths .A fairly brisk pace to meet the homeward trains.
Start 9.38 Darton
Finish Denby Dale or Shelpy
Distance 9 or 13 miles
Leader David Cook
Trains Lincoln 7.04 change at Sheffield for the 9.06, Barnsley 9.33
........................... Huddersfield 8.10 change at Barnsley for the 9.33 Leeds train. To arrive Darton 9.38. |