Sheffield Walking Group
Walks Programme
Update: Walk cancellations due to risk of Corona Virus
For the health and wellbeing of our volunteers, members, and people we come into contact with on a daily basis, from today 18th March, we will be cancelling all activities until the 31st May, please see the guidance from the Ramblers below:
Ramblers Statement:
'Ramblers GB is suspending all volunteer activities from Wednesday 18 March 2020. This includes group led walks, Walking for Health schemes, all training including walk leadership training, path maintenance working groups, coach trips and holidays, meetings, group and social events. All Ramblers activities must stop until further notice. This applies from Wednesday 18 March, to at least until 31 May, subject to further developments.'
Walking independently
Subject to government advice and restrictions about those who are in households with symptoms or pre-existing health conditions: independent walks can continue and are an excellent way to maintain health and wellbeing - provided independent walkers can keep their distance from others.
Volunteers
Please recognise that whilst we endeavour to provide a high quality service to our members and helpful information about our walks and activities, our walk leaders and organisers of social activities and weekends away are unpaid volunteers who devote a considerable amount of their own time for the benefit of the group. Things will not always go according to plan, so please try to be understanding and supportive when such incidences occur.
Key
dog-friendly - 
challenge - 
kiddy-friendly
fast-paced - 
linear walk
Changes to the printed programme are shown in red.
Cancelled
It's that time of year again!
For those unfamiliar with the Easter Egg Hunt, you will be in teams of 6 and you and your team have to find your clues and chocolate eggs and get to the finish before the other teams. The winning team will win an Easter egg each. You can either form a team of your own or, if you are not in a team, you will be allocated to one.
36 spaces available. Distance approx. 5 miles.
To sign up, message Bryn Croft and pay £2 into the SWG account (see the Weekends away page for bank details)
Public transport details to be added shortly – new bus timetables will be published in March.
Book on by 6pm the day before the walk by texting the walk leader. Call and speak to them if you have any questions.
Cancelled
Start:
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SK207825, Mytham Bridge, Bamford
Transport:
Meet at 10:20 at Sheffield interchange. Catch the 10.20am 272 bus from Sheffield interchange. Bus arrives at 11.00am, Walk starts at 11.05am from Bamford bus stop.
Walk leader will meet at Sheffield interchange
Walk Leader:
Shamsa R
(07772414805)
Backmarker: Volunteer on day
A 7 mile stroll around Bamford Moor. We'll head out of Bamford to walk the edge for views of Ladybower. Then dropping down to Jagger's Clough & across to amble under Stanage edge for a while, before heading back through the fields & woodlands to Bamford.
Return buses are hourly.
Tell the walk leader ALL of the following: (1)Your full name, (2) Where you will be meeting.
Cancelled
Start:
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SK296943, Damasel Lane, Bradfield
Transport:
Meet at 09:40 at Cathedral tram stop. Catch the 9.40am tram from the Cathedral to Middlewood, then connect onto the SL1A bus to Wharncliffe Side. Get off at Wharncliffe Arms and follow signs to Glen Howe Park. Alternatively drive to the walk start (Damasel Lane, S35 0DW). Please note the postcode is not accurate on Google Maps, so type
Walk Leader:
Bryn C
(07958446629)
Backmarker: Volunteer on day
Starting at Glen Howe Park we make our way across More Hall Reservoir and Broomhead Reservoir before heading up to Bolsterstone and Midhop and circling back down to Glen Howe. We can call in at the Blue Ball Pub if there’s interest, which is not far from Glen Howe.
Walk leaders are not expected to reply
to your texts to confirm so don't ask a question in your text.
For our mid-spring weekend away we are heading to the Yorkshire Dales staying in the Barnstead at Stackstead Farm. Stackstead Farm is situated approximately one mile from the picturesque village of Ingleton and only 5 minutes walk from the nearest pub. With panoramic views of Ingleborough (one of the Yorkshire Three Peaks), and surrounded by some of the most beautiful limestone countryside in England. For more information see https://www.stacksteadfarm.co.uk/.
Book on by 6pm the day before the walk by texting the walk leader. Call and speak to them if you have any questions.
Cancelled
****Details coming soon****
Tell the walk leader ALL of the following: (1)Your full name, (2) Where you will be meeting.
Cancelled
A circular walk - starting at Derwent Dam there is a steady climb up to Back Tor and along Derwent Edge for some great views
Walk leaders are not expected to reply
to your texts to confirm so don't ask a question in your text.
Cancelled
A linear walk along the route of Sheffield Country Walk. Following the semi rural edge of the Northwest of the city, we walk from Meadowhall to Middlewood. On the way we take in ancient woodland and old paths around Ecclesfield, Burncross (pub stop), Greno Woods, along Birley Edge and down to Middlewood via Beeley Woods and the River Don. Option to cut the walk short to 5.5 miles by leaving us at Burncross.
Book on by 6pm the day before the walk by texting the walk leader. Call and speak to them if you have any questions.
Cancelled
A walk exploring some of the west of the Peak District. Starting at Lamaload Reservoir we will walk cross country to Tegg's Nose and the old quay works there. We then cut through the top of Macclesfield forest before beginning the assent towards Shinning Tor. The Cat and Fiddle may have reopened as a whiskey distillery by the walk so we may pop in for a sample before the summit. From Shinning Tor we should see Telescope at Jodrell Bank and maybe Snowdonia before returning to the reservoir.
Meet at Fitzwilliam Street Car Park 09:15 or 10:15 at start.
Tell the walk leader ALL of the following: (1)Your full name, (2) Where you will be meeting.
Cancelled
Start:
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SK220684, bakewell
Transport:
Meet at 09:40 at Sheffield interchange. Get the 9.40 bus (218) from Sheffield Interchange to Bakewell (or meet at the walk start at 10.40) I will then aim for the 16:40 bus back.
Walk Leader:
Susan G
(07826786182) – don't call during office hours
Backmarker: Volunteer on day
Starting from Bakewell (outside the Agricultural Business Centre) we walk across to Carlton Lees and then follow the Derwent Valley Heritage Way through Chatsworth and Baslow We then return to Bakewell via Pilsley and Hassop with an opportunity to stop at the Chatsworth farm shop.
Walk leaders are not expected to reply
to your texts to confirm so don't ask a question in your text.
Cancelled
****Online Booking required**** £12 Per person, limited spaces. Follow link.
https://peakdistrict.cinolla.com/ranger/courses/intermediing-grindleford
Saturday 9 May 2020
7 miles
Come and join the Rangers and learn to navigate using a map, compass and route card. Learn aspects of timing; pacing; compass types; route cards; Naismith’s rule; 6 or 8 figure grid refs; three Norths; magnetic variation; more map symbols; taking a bearing; walking on a bearing.
Event Grade: Moderate - moderate walk on ground with sometimes rough and uneven terrain and gradients.
Extra Items: Bring Ordnance Survey OL24 White Peak Map 1:25,000 and Silva Expedition compass, or similar.
Event Terrain: Some rough paths and moorland walking.
Start: 10.30am Finish: 4.30pm
Meeting Point: Grindleford Railway Station.
Grid Reference: SK250 788 Postcode: S32 2JA
Parking: Pay and Display - parking available on the station approach road.
Dogs: Assistance Dogs Only.
Near A Bus Route: Yes
Near A Rail Station: Yes
Cost: £12 per person aged 18 and above. Children aged 17 and below go free on any suitable event.
Book on by 6pm the day before the walk by texting the walk leader. Call and speak to them if you have any questions.
** Being so close to the end of the period (currently 31st May) where we are not undertaking group activities due to the latest Ramblers' Coronavirus / COVID-19 advice, we are keeping this weekend away under review at the moment and may seek to move it to later in the year if we can - keep watching this space! **
To wave goodbye to spring and say hello to summer we are visiting the stunning Northumberland Coast. We will be staying in the Lookout at Springhill Farm by Seahouses. For more information see https://www.springhill-farm.co.uk/the-lookout.
There will be sand (guaranteed), castles (guaranteed), sand-castles (if you make them - bring your bucket and spade), kippers (optional), a beach barbeque (weather permitting) and sunshine (and hopefully no clouds in between).
Tell the walk leader ALL of the following: (1)Your full name, (2) Where you will be meeting.
Join me for a fun-packed weekend in the UK's smiliest city.*
Amble around the city supping the local cider or head further afield for a more challenging hike – scenic coastlines, dramatic cliff tops and beautiful country parks are all less than an hour's drive away. Exact programme tbc.
Book your own accommodation: hostel, Airbnb, five-star hotel, camp baboon – the choice is yours!
Train tickets cost as little as £22 if you buy in advance and have a railcard. Use this nifty site to set a reminder: https://www.thetrainline.com/ticketalert
National Express and Megabus also offer cheap-as-chips coach services.
It'll be gert lush, me babbers!
*http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2776971.stm
Walk leaders are not expected to reply
to your texts to confirm so don't ask a question in your text.
There's a moose loose aboot this bunkhoose! Well there will be some SWGers at least! This August Bank Holiday we are heading north of the border to South West Scotland. We will be staying at Newton Stewart Youth Hostel close to the Galloway Forest Park and within easy reach of the Southern Uplands. We have sole use of the Hostel for 3 nights, so there will be plenty of time to explore the area, socialise and relax. More details to follow.
Book on by 6pm the day before the walk by texting the walk leader. Call and speak to them if you have any questions.
We are returning to the Bury Jubilee Hostel at the base of Helvellyn for our October weekend away, with great opportunity to bag this great mountain. There is plenty of other fantastic walking to be done in the area. Although the hostel is relatively basic, it is in a fantastic location and very reasonably priced. This is always a popular weekend.
Tell the walk leader ALL of the following: (1)Your full name, (2) Where you will be meeting.
Booking onto a walk
Don't forget to book on by 6pm the day before the walk by texting the walk leader with ALL of the following information:
- Your name.
- Where you will be meeting, e.g. at the meeting point or at the walk start.
- Weather you are a current member or new to the group.
If you have any questions phone and speak to the walk leader - they can not be expected to call / text you back.
Please avoid calling walk leaders during weekday working hours, best to try after 6pm.
Becoming a member.
Please feel free to come along to two or three walks to try out SWG to see if it is right for you; after that, if you wish to continue walking with the group we ask that you join the Ramblers and put SWG as your local group. We also ask that members keep their membership up to date for so long as they walk with us or participate in SWG activities.
More Infomation about becoming a member can be found here.
Plan and Leading your own walks with the group
We always need new walk leaders, they are the backbone of the group.
All our walk leaders are volunteers and active members of Sheffiled Walking Group, they offer their time to lead walks for us each month and provide their own style of walk that gives us variety in the walks programme.
More information about becoming a walk leader or possibly shadowing a leader, can be found here.
Any questions regarding becoming a leader, being put on the walk leaders email list, or submiting a walk, please contact Dominic (Vice Chair) via email - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
