BARNSLEY BOUNDARY WALK Waymarked Walk No. 9 1 Walkers continuing from Tankersley can follow the Wortley Station Upper Don Trail, Wortley walk from The Hollow; visitors using the nearby car The Barnsley Boundary Walk is made up of twelve short WHARNCLIFFE park at Woodhead Road can join the route at Stead walks joined to form a continuous route some 73 miles B WOOD to Spring. (117 km) in length, mainly through the Metropolitan WORTLEY STATION At Woodhead Road turn right onto the footpath through Borough of Barnsley, but also in parts of Kirklees, Stanfield Ash Farm. Follow the path down the farm Wakefield, Doncaster, and Sheffield. Starting Point Wood and Crags ... track turning left then right into the lane to The Hollow. Woodhead Road. You can join the route at any point and enjoy one or The extensive Wharncliffe Woods have long been 2 At The Hollow turn left and follow the footpath into more sections to suit your time and energies, and travel Distance well frequented by walkers, rock climbers and 6.2 miles (9.9 km). Wharncliffe Wood, heading towards Stead Spring, close arrangements. nature lovers. Horse riders and mountain bikers Wharncliffe 8 Time now join them to enjoy this splendid environment to Sough Dike. Crags Cote Green This leaflet is one of a series of six designed not only to Allow yourself half a day or courtesy of the Forestry Commission. longer to explore the wood at The walk enjoys the best of what the woods have to Wharncliffe P Trans Pennine Trail (West) a leisurely pace. 7 show you the route but also to point out and explain offer going deep into the forest, turning northwards Side (Upper Don Trail) many of the interesting facts and features to be Footwear along the well made Plank Gate track and climbing Some sections can have wet, to Wharncliffe Crags with impressive views across discovered along this very popular walking way. muddy or uneven ground. Choose appropriate footwear. the valley of the River Don to the Peak District moorlands beyond. P The walk roughly follows the boundary of the Waymarks ales W Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley through a great The route is waymarked with The area was once covered in dense primeval Plank Gate 5 ood Gate a distinctive B circled with woodland which was gradually settled and cleared in Finkle Street Lane variety of landscapes from the moorland of Dunford, arrows. parts. However, the steep, rugged terrain aided the 6 A629 the wooded environs of Wharncliffe, the historic parks at How to get there survival of large areas of woodland, and although The villages around the route Wharncliffe is a ‘working’ wood it remains rich in Crags Cannon Hall, Bretton and Wortley, and the wetlands of are served by bus services and archaeological and natural history interest. the Lower Dearne. Landscapes rich in social, economic some railway stations. Nearby The village of Wortley just a short way off the end bus stops are shown. and natural history. of this leg of the route has a post office, conference PH You can make your own travel centre (Wortley Hall) village stores selling locally Wharncliffe P As you enjoy the Boundary Walk please respect the arrangements using the South sourced products and cycle hire and repair facilities. Reservoir A616 (T) Stocksbridge By-pass Yorkshire Travel Line; P WORTLEY interests of those who live and work in the countryside. Tel: (01709) 515151. Wharncliffe If you do use a car please use OUGHTIBRIDGE the car parks where these Wharncliffe Wood Chase Cundy Further Information exist, and be considerate of Wharncliffe Houses Wortley Hall others when parking If you have any comments on the Boundary Walk, encounter any elsewhere. Wood difficulties en route, or would like information on other walks and rides Additional Information in Barnsley, including the Trans Pennine Trail, please contact: Barnsley The route is covered by OS Smithy Metropolitan Borough Council, Environmental Services, Public Rights Explorer Maps No’s:- Fold of Way, PO Box 601, Barnsley, S70 9FA. Tel: (01226) 772142. OL1 The Peak District, Wharncliffe E-mail: [email protected]. Dark Peak and map 278 Wood End The 5 Look out for the path diverging; follow the right fork Sheffield and Barnsley Hollow Woodhead Road For details about the Trans Pennine Trail contact The TPT Office c/o A629 climbing Pales Wood Gate track to Wharncliffe Crags. Barnlsey Council, PO Box 597, Barnsley, S70 9EW. Tel: (01226)772574. 4 2 6 Initially the path is below but then climbs to be on E-mail: [email protected]. top of the Crags. The gritstone crags of Wharncliffe have Acknowledgements Hazelshaw long been a favourite venue for rock climbers. A637 M1 A61 HUDDERSFIELD LEEDS WAKEFIELD Produced by: BMBC 2003, 3rd edition 2015 N Stead Spring 1 A628 PONTEFRACT Farm J38 7 At the end of the Crags follow the path down to the Re-designed by: Mike Gibson Royston Darton right and cross the embankment of a small pond. Turn Grimethorpe 3 A popular car park off Woodhead Road serves Illustrations: © BMBC Cudworth A629 A635 HUDDERSFIELD left downhill between ornamental stone gate posts to Cawthorne Wharncliffe, Wheata and Greno Woods. You can follow Printed by: BARNSLEY A616 J37 rejoin Plank Gate track. Hoylandswaine Thurnscoe the main track westward (marked Trans Pennine Trail) A635 Dodworth Darfield A1(M) Greno Goldthorpe to join the Barnsley Boundary Walk at Stead Spring. A61 Wombwell At the end of the wood pass under the A616 Penistone 8 P Trans Pennine Trail 0 mile 0.5 Thurgoland 3 Wood PEAK NATIONAL PARK A633 Stocksbridge By-pass and join the Upper Don Trail (Trans ROTHERHAM 4 The network of tracks through Wharncliffe Wood (South and Forest Loop) Scale A616 Hoyland A628 Wortley J36 can be confusing; following the waymarkers will keep 0 km 0.8 Pennine Trail). Past the former Wortley Station turn J35A A629 you on the right path. Generally the route descends right up the access ramp and right again into Cote Green Waymarked Walk No. 9 M1 A61 SHEFFIELD southwest to Wharncliffe Wood End, then turns north Lane by farm buildings down to Finkle Street Lane. Based upon Ordnance Survey mapping with the WHARNCLIFFE WOOD to 0 2.5 miles west to follow the main Plank Gate track parallel to the There is a small car park next to Cote Green Farm for Scale permission of HMSO © Crown Copyright. WORTLEY STATION 0 4 kms railway line. BMBC Licence Number 100022264. trail users and this is signed off Finkle Street Lane. 1 This section of the walk starts at Cote Green, Finkle Waymarked Walk No. 10 Early morning mist over Langsett village Street Lane. There is a car park which serves the Waymarked Walks 9 & 10 various recreational routes that converge near the WORTLEY STATION to 0 mile 0.5 former Wortley Station. WHARNCLIFFE WOOD B LANGSETT Scale Beyond the former railway bridge take the footpath B 0 km 0.8 across the paddock to Tin Mill Lane, then descend to to LANGSETT Hartcliffe Hill the river footbridge next to an old ford. Starting Point Along Hunshelf Bank and Little Don Valley ... 2 Nearby the attractive village of Wortley is easily Cote Green, Finkle Street Lane. Beyond Finkle Street Lane the walk climbs away reached by following the gritstone slabbed footpath. The Barnsley Boundary Walk from the River Don through the diverse woodland Flouch village is steeped in history; of particular interest are Distance of Tin Mill Rocher to join Hunshelf Bank. The 6.3 miles (10.2 km). busy A616 now provides a sharp divide between the Fullshaw Brockholes St.Leonard’s Church and the magnificent 18th century Time south facing agricultural fields and farm, and the P Doubting Wortley Hall (now a conference centre). The Wortley Allow yourself up to four steelworks town of Stocksbridge along the Little hours for exploring at a Don River. Arms Public House, Café and shops provide for visitors. leisurely pace. Gilbert Hill At Underbank we descend to the valley of the Little A616(T) Alderman’s Head Footwear 3 Bearing right ascend the hill and at two gate posts Don with its imposing reservoirs. Cote Some sections can have wet, take the left fork and ascend the wood at Holly Hall. muddy or uneven ground. Westwards we leave the apparent influence of the 9 Alderman’s Head Cranberry Choose footwear accordingly. steel industry behind to enter the Peak District, the 8 Hollin Here turn left and downhill then right to Low Lathe LANGSETT Farm Waymarks first National Park, designated in 1951. The Park Wood Farm. The route is waymarked with provides protection for this unspoilt and often wild P PH a distinctive B circled with countryside and opportunities for visitors to enjoy. Langsett Barn Sheephouse arrows. Langsett was the main Barnsley host village to the Spring How to get there 2014 Tour de France, the most successful TdF to Wood Trans Pennine Trail The villages around the route date and is a Mecca for cyclists of all standards with THURGOLAND are served by bus services and easy to use trails and challenging moorland routes (West) towards Penistone some railway stations. Nearby that inspire all. Yorkshire Water created the Langsett Reservoir bus stops are shown. A629 immensely popular Langsett Gateway in 2002 that Upper Sheephouse Wood You can make your own travel created a series of paths for all users to enjoy the Underbank Hall Hunshelf Hall arrangements using the South Midhope great outdoors. Green Moor Road Wortley Yorkshire Travel Line; Midhopestones Top Forge Tel: (01709) 515151. 7 6 Langsett Reservoir from Hartcliffe Hill WORTLEY If you do use a car please use Crimbles 5 Edgecliffe P 2 the car parks where these Underbank Reservoir Farm exist, and be considerate of Farm GREEN MOOR 1 Trans Pennine Trail others when parking elsewhere.