Leader: Zoe

Co-leader: Emma

Difficulty: Moderate

Start time: 9.30am

End time: 11.30am

Start and end point (circular route): Stony Ridge Car Park GR277806

Distance (in miles): 4.1

Ascent (in meters): 160

Is your walk dog friendly?: No

Full description: 

We’ll be walking through Plantation Forest northeast from the car park for the first 1.5km. Then we’ll cross over Hathersage Road and climb 60m up Houndkirk Hill, to (hopefully) some lovely views of the moorland. We’ll be descending off the back of the hill and then turning southeast down the byway past the Parson House outdoor centre. We’ll continue along to the Fox House for a coffee stop, before doubling back on ourselves on the Sheffield country walk marked way for 1km. We’ll take the path heading northwest at the second road crossing back towards Stony Ridge Car Park.

Public transport or car sharing options: 

Emma and I can both drive so we can give lifts from Abbeydale Road and/or Asda Queens Road (S2). It seems very unlikely there’ll be more than 2 cars of people free on a Wednesday morning but it’s also possible to catch the 272 peak link to a 5-minute walk from the start. We’ll arrange lifts in the Meetup comments.