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Thursday 17th October Striders Walking Informati on Important Informati on Blacka Moor 5 miles - 4 hours Join expert, Ziggy, as we forage the Nature Reserve for exoti c fungi. EASY GOING WALKS MOST OF OUR WALKS ARE WITHIN THE CITY Leader: Rob Haslam - Tel: 0114 287 9466 Less than 3 miles long, on good surfaces, not too hilly and OF , THE LEAFIEST AND GREENEST with no awkward sti les. They are ideal for people making CITY IN THE UK. Tuesday 22nd October Strollers the transiti on from Health Walks. Shire Brook Valley 3 miles - 3 hours Knowledgeable walk leaders will guide you through Join expert, Ziggy, as we forage the Nature Reserve for exoti c STROLLER WALKS Sheffi eld’s , parks and greenspaces, Sheffield fungi on this easy walk with no sti les. About 3 miles long and are graded as generally easy. beside its rivers and canals, and show you its history. Leader: Rob Haslam - Tel: 0114 287 9466 Any diffi culti es are menti oned. Some walks are accompanied by experts in a parti cular Saturday 2nd November Striders *Meet at 9.45am STRIDER WALKS fi eld and others include guided tours of places not Above and About the Upper End of Rivelin 5-6 miles - 3-4 hours Usually about 5 miles or a litt le longer and in more normally open to the public. Hope we get some autumn colour around Rivelin and Wyming rural locati ons where you will encounter sti les, hills and Brook but, at this ti me of year, be prepared for winter weather. possibly mud. Leader: Judy Gathercole - Tel: 0114 229 5476 All walks meet at 10am (unless otherwise stated) opposite WH Smith in the Sheffi eld Bus Interchange, Pond Street. Thursday 21st November Striders All walks include at least one break and all Strider walks The group travels by public transport (at your expense) to have a packed lunch stop. Fulwood to Hunters Bar - the long way 6 miles - 4 hours the start of the walk. An up and down walk touching on the Porter and Limb Valleys with a visit to Fulwood Old Chapel at the start. Expect plenty Walking Out recommends stout waterproof footwear for For informati on on fares, types of ti ckets etc visit of mud. all of its walks, and that you carry wet weather gear, extra www.travelsouthyorkshire.com Leader: Judith Wilford - Tel: 0114 266 9532 warm clothing and a drink. For those who prefer to drive directly to the start of the Tuesday 26th November Easy Going Family groups are welcome, but under 18’s must be walk, please telephone the walk leader a few days in 2013 accompanied by a responsible adult. Woods 3 miles - 2 hours advance for advice on where to park, where to meet the A beauti ful walk exploring some of the interesti ng history of the woods. Fairly gentle slopes and no sti les, bus to Beauchief Hotel. group and at what ti me. (Please telephone leader in advance if planning to meet there Walking Out is free and sponsored by Sheffi eld and be there by 10.30am). Ramblers. Regular parti cipants are invited to join All our walks are adverti sed: Leader: Neill Schofi eld - Tel: 0114 272 4499 The Ramblers. Pay by Annual Direct Debit and you In the Sheffi eld Telegraph - Thursday listi ngs Saturday 7th December Striders will receive an Introductory Off er of £10 off your fi rst years membership. On the Sheffi eld Forum Greno to Echo Park - another way 5 miles - 3 hours www.sheffi eldforum.co.uk Back Edge, Fox Hill, Whitley and Echo Park. Some gentle hills. www.ramblers.org.uk Leader: Terry Howard - Tel: 0114 266 5438 For more informati on email: Environment Weeks Come For A Walk! Thursday 19th December Strollers walkingoutsheffi [email protected] www.sheffi eldenvironment.org Sandygate to via the Rivelin Valley 4 miles - 3 hours Or phone Co-ordinator Rob Haslam on BBC Things To Do A longish, linear walk, but all downhill and with no sti les, from 0114 287 9466 or 07584 036 181 www.bbc.co.uk/thingstodo Sandygate Hallam football ground to the Rivelin Valley Trail and on to Malin Bridge tram stop. Includes lunch stop. This leafl et can be downloaded from Find us on Twitt er Leaders: Les and Margaret Seaman - Tel: 0114 266 7723 THE CHARITY THE CHARITY WORKING FOR WALKERS www.sheffi eldramblers.org or @WalkOutSheff WORKING FOR WALKERS www.sheffi eld.gov.uk/walking Registered charity number 1093577 www.sheffi eldramblers.org All walks meet opposite WH Smith in the Sheffi eld Interchange, Pond Street at 10am (Unless otherwise stated)

Saturday 5th January Striders Thursday 21st March Striders Thursday 9th May Striders *Meet at 9.45am Saturday 3rd August Striders A bit of Derbyshire in Sheffi eld 5 miles - 3 hours Dam and Dam 5.5 miles - 3 hours Canter along the canal from Chinley 5 miles - 3 hours Along the Ridge to Calver 6 miles - 3-4 hours Linear route including East Bank Road, Cat Lane, Lees Hall Wood, A walk round Damfl ask and Agden. Car drivers should be at Sands Derbyshire Wayfarer train to Chinley stati on for an 11.00am start. From Fox House we will wander along the ridge to Curbar Gap Norton, Chancet Wood and . Some gentle hills. car park, Low Bradfi eld (grid ref: SK 262920 [OL1]), at 11.20am to We visit the historic Bugsworth Basin on the canal then walk then make a steep descent to Calver crossroads. If weather is Leader: Terry Howard - Tel: 0114 266 5438 meet the group. 3 short climbs. to New Mills where we visit the sundial stone and Torrs Gorge poor we will do a low level walk from Fox House. Leader: Ruth Ashford - Tel: 0114 221 5646 (steep climb). Leader: Stan Chandler - Tel: 0114 235 0480 Thursday 17th January Striders Leader: Stan Chandler - Tel: 0114 235 0480 Tuesday 26th March Easy Going Thursday 15th August Striders Rother Valley Country Park 6 miles - 4 hours Saturday 1st June Striders A thorough explorati on covering the scenic variety of this Cemetery 2 miles - 2 hours The Kirklees Way & Holme Valley Walk 5 miles - 3 hours interesti ng Country Park. This walk starts with a look round Abbeyfi eld Park, then on to Ulley Country Park 5 miles - 3 hours A linear walk from Shepley to Brockholes via Fulstone & Biggin. Leaders: Cath and Malcolm MacKay - Tel: 0114 232 3494 Burngreave Chapel and cemetery for a guided tour led by the A thorough explorati on of Ulley Country Park and the Leader: David Woodhead - Tel: 0114 245 2202 Friends of Burngreave Cemetery. surrounding countryside. Tuesday 22nd January Easy Going Leader: Rob Haslam - Tel: 0114 287 9466 Leader: Vera Large - Tel: 0114 242 1411 Tuesday 27th August Strollers *Meet at 10.30am Bishops’ House, Trams, White Horses & City Farm Saturday 6th April Striders Thursday 20th June Striders *Meet at 9.45am Longshaw at Leisure 3 miles - 2 hours 2 miles 3 hours We’ll wander around the trails of Longshaw and hope for good There is a lot to see on this short downhill linear walk from A Journey to Hidden Places 5 miles - 4 hours Fox House to Grindleford Stati on - the scenic route weather and blooming heather! Park, beginning with a guided tour by the Friends of We search for 18 pieces of creati ve artwork, old and new, hidden 4.5 miles 3 hours Leader: Judy Gathercole - Tel: 0114 229 5476 Bishops’ House. We visit an old tram shed and the Millennium around the greenest parts of and Wincobank. A walk over moorland and through a quarry with one short but Leader: Rob Haslam - Tel: 0114 287 9466 quite steep and someti mes slippery downhill secti on. Park and fi nish with a guided tour of Heeley City Farm. Saturday 7th September Striders *Meet at 10.15am Leader: Rob Haslam - Tel: 0114 287 9466 Leader: Margaret Armitage - Tel: 0114 266 9965 Thursday 18th April Striders The Cuckoo Way Canal Walk 5 miles - 3 hours Saturday 2nd February Striders *Meet at 9.45am Tuesday 25th June Strollers Linear walk from Kiveton Park stati on to Worksop, with the Denby Dale to Penistone 5 miles - 3 hours opti on of fi nishing at Shireoaks aft er 3 miles for a return Hathersage Road to Crimicar Lane 5-6 miles - 3-4 hours A linear walk from Denby Dale to Penistone via Upper Denby Blackburn Meadows 3 miles - 3 hours to Sheffi eld. A rare opportunity to explore the hidden recesses of the Nature A fairly sheltered walk through Rough Standhills to and Ingbirchworth. Leader: Charlott e Biggins - Tel: 0114 250 7418 then on through Lady Cannings Plantati on to an open secti on Leader: David Woodhead - Tel: 0114 245 2202 Reserve in the company of ecologist Ziggy. over moorland, bringing us to the lanes and footpaths around Leader: Rob Haslam - Tel: 0114 287 9466 Thursday 19th September Striders *Meet at 10.30am Fulwood. We may alter the route if the weather is bad, but in Tuesday 23rd April Easy Going any case ‘be prepared’. Saturday 6th July Striders Fox House to Hathersage 6 miles - 4 hours Leader: Judy Gathercole - Tel: 0114 229 5476 Views and Woods 3 miles - 2 hours A linear walk with lots of great views! Fox House to Upper An easy going walk with gentle gradients round Parkwood Springs Anston Stones 6 miles - 4 hours Burbage Bridge and then slowly down into Hathersage, visiti ng Thursday 21st February Easy Going and Roe Wood in the knowledgeable company of the Friends of A circular walk through the SSSI designated Anston Stones Nature Litt le John’s grave (Robin Hood!) on the way. Some rough paths. Parkwood Springs. Surprisingly near the city centre, the walk has Reserve to one of the fi nest orchid meadows in , Leaders: Christi ne Whitt aker/Steve Hughes - Tel 01433 650705 The Five Weirs Walk 3 miles - 2 hours fi ne views and some lovely woodland. returning along the pretti est stretch of the Chesterfi eld Canal. A fascinati ng walk without sti les from the Interchange, out Leader: Neill Schofi eld - Tel: 0114 272 4499 Leader: Rob Haslam - Tel: 0114 287 9466 along the river and back along the canal with local historian Les Tuesday 24th September Strollers Seaman. Thursday 25th April Striders Thursday 18th July Striders to Ecclesfi eld 4 miles - 2 hours Leaders: Les and Margaret Seaman - Tel: 0114 266 7723 On this fi ne walk (with gentle gradients and a couple of sti les) An ancient woodland walk 6 miles - 3-4 hours Carr House Meadows 4 miles - 3 hours we follow part of the Sheffi eld Country Walk through Greno A circular country walk on natural paths and with plenty of ups Tuesday 26th February Strollers Through and Prior Royd, returning along Edge. Woods and across the fi elds, fi nishing at Ecclesfi eld. Leader: Judith Wilford. Tel: 0114 266 9532 and downs from Wharncliff e Side, through and Meander around Meadowhall 3 miles - 2 hours Carr House Meadows to see the magnifi cent display of wild Leader: Neill Schofi eld - Tel: 0114 272 4499 We will explore Woolley Wood before returning along an easy Saturday 4th May Striders fl owers in the company of ecologist Be Wiggs from Sheffi eld path back to the shrine of consumerism. One climb. No sti les. Wildlife Trust. Saturday 5th October Striders *Meet at 10.30am Leader: Stan Chandler - Tel: 0114 235 0480 Leader: Rob Haslam - Tel: 0114 287 9466 Treeton Woods 7 miles - 4 hours Hathersage Circular 6.5 miles - 4 hours A fi gure-of-eight walk including Treeton Dyke, 3 ancient A circular walk with good views of Stanage Edge, passing North Saturday 2nd March Striders woodlands, reclaimed land with good views, the River Rother, Lees Hall (home of Jane Eyre?) on the way. Some rough and a lake, Catcliff e Glass Cone and a super lunch stop with proper steepish paths. Oughti bridge Circular 5 miles - 3 hours chairs. Leaders: Christi ne Whitt aker/Steve Hughes - Tel 01433 650705 A circular walk from Coronati on Park via Great Hollins Wood, Leader: Rob Haslam - Tel: 0114 287 9466 Birley Edge and Wharncliff e Woods. Two fairly steep hills. Leader: Lynn Oxlade - Tel: 0114 286 3727