Walking in and around Sheffield

Sheffield Group of the Ramblers

The Ramblers exists to further the enjoyment and discovery that walking outdoors can bring to everyone, and to promote respect for the life of the countryside. We encourage walking; protect rights of way; defend the beauty of the countryside and have campaigned for many years for freedom to roam over uncultivated, open country.

Other pages Group Annual Report To read about what the Group did in 2008 in the Annual Report, please click here . About the Ramblers Find out about the Ramblers, and HOW TO JOIN. About Sheffield Group Find out about what Sheffield Group does, and about its walks programme. The current walks programme 2009 main walks programme These are pdf files. You need Adobe Reader on your computer to open pdf files. If you haven’t got it on your computer already, download it free from here . Walking Out in Sheffield programme of shorter walks - click here Contact us For information about walks email our Rambles Secretary. For other information and comments, email sheffield.ramblers@googlemail.com

Bus change – Thursday 2^nd July evening walk The bus for the evening walk on Thursday 2nd July will now leave Angel Street at 1834, 8 minutes earlier than in the programme. Please let anyone know if they are planning to go on the walk. Try something different – Doncaster Group’s new ‘Heron Way’ Doncaster Group has just launched a series of linear walks through pleasant countryside, nature reserves and country parks in the Borough, under the title ‘the Heron Way’. The route is about 30 miles in 8 sections. The Group is hosting a Festival of walks on the route over the month of June. To find out more about the route and the Festival, please click here. New to walking with us? We have a wide and varied programme of walks – from a couple of hours at a gentle pace up to 12-15 miles. Most weeks we have 3-4 walks. To see the full programme, click on the walks programme links on the left hand side of this page. Our short ‘Walking Out in Sheffield’ walks programme is designed for people new to walking or coming back to it after a break, or people who would just like a shorter walk. Each walk is about two or three hours at a gentle pace. There is a walk on the first Saturday of each month, and the third Thursday. For more info, click here or ring Bill McGuinness on 01226 283598. Each month we also have a Themed Short Walk of about 5 miles or so at an easy pace. Besides enjoying the walking, these are an opportunity to learn a bit about local history and the landscape. These are on Sundays. See the Walks Programme for more information – links on the left. The Themed Short Walks are in a separate section. You will be made very welcome on any of our walks, including the longer ones. Find out more about us, where to meet and what you need, by clicking on the link. Getting on to the new access land – the Eastern Moors of the Peak District National Park We now have access to vast areas of open countryside and moors. This is an exciting opportunity for all of us. Access areas are marked on the new 1:25,000 Ordnance Survey maps, but the maps don’t show where there are ways of getting onto and off the access land. Sheffield Group has identified access points, by which we mean a stile, gate or field gate (which could be locked and should only be used as a last resort). (You may enter and leave access land at any point but must take care not to damage walls or fences.) To see the list, click here. NEW Thanks to Les Seaman, who has now added points on Ramsley Moor and Leash Fen. Sheffield Visually Impaired Walking Group If you or anyone you know is visually impaired and likes walking, do you know about the Sheffield Visually Impaired Walking Group? The Group has two rambles each month, usually on the second Wednesday and the fourth Sunday. Walks are about 6 or 7 miles. For more information please see their website. Click here . Or contact Betsy Wilson on 0114 234 1271 or Ken Bower on 0114 281 5510. Many of the guides and leaders are from the Ramblers. If you are fully sighted and would like to help in this way, please ring Betsy or Ken. ‘Walking with the Ramblers’ walks leaflets We have recently produced a set of high quality leaflets for people wanting to explore the area round Sheffield – perhaps for the first time. Each walk was chosen by one of our members as one of their favourites, with special points of interest. The leaflets can be downloaded from this site – just click on the walk below. The walks are: 1. Deepcar circular 7 miles 2. Mayfield and Porter Valleys 4 miles 3. ‘Iron Age to Steel Age’ 3 miles 4. Herdings circular 4 miles 5. Lodge Moor circular 8 miles 6. Moscar Moor 5 miles – suitable only for experienced walkers You need Adobe Reader on your computer to open these pdf files. If you haven’t got it on your computer already, download it free from here . The Ramblers’ Association is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales. Company registration number: 4458492. Registered Charity in England and Wales number 1093577. Registered Office: 2^nd Floor, Camelford House, 87-90 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TW

Links The Ramblers national site An excellent site, with lots of news and information. Other South Yorkshire and North-East Derbyshire groups Click here. Sheffield Walking Group (for people in their 20's and 30's) Click here Public transport information Click here Walk magazine For more walking news, visit the website of Walk magazine. For more, click here Ramblers Holidays Ramblers Holidays provide a wide range of walking and sightseeing holidays in the UK and abroad. For more information click here. Good Companions Rambling Club click here Parkwood Springs Click here