Walk · South Yorkshire

Chesterfield Canal towpath from Kiveton Park

Kiveton Park · S26 6PD

3.2MILES

1h 35mON FOOT

25mCLIMB

Out & backSHAPE

Off-road 95% 5% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 45%Lane & track 50%Road with traffic 5%

Our drawing of the route — the shape of the walk, not a navigation aid. Carry OS Explorer on the hill. Off-lead information here is what walkers reported or what signage allows — never our advice. Whether and when a dog is off the lead is the owner’s decision and legal responsibility; keep dogs under control near livestock and follow signs on the day.

Starts at

Canal and River Trust car park just south of Kiveton Park, by Dog Kennel Bridge S26 6PD

Parking

Free Canal and River Trust car park at the Kiveton Park end of the towpath, small and popular with anglers from early morning. Kiveton Park station is a couple of minutes away, which is the easier arr

Directions to the start →

The South Yorkshire end of the Cuckoo Way, the towpath of the Chesterfield Canal, walked east from the Canal and River Trust car park just south of Kiveton Park. Dog Kennel Bridge is the first bridge and Kiveton Park station is a few yards from it, so this is an easy one to reach by train from Sheffield or Worksop. East of the bridge the canal drops through a long flight of locks towards Turnerwood and Thorpe Salvin, with information boards on the stone that went from these quarries to build the Houses of Parliament. It is flat, well surfaced and sheltered, which makes it the wet-weather option for anyone based around Dinnington.

THE SMALL PRINTThe Canal and River Trust's Towpath Code is the landowner's rule here: "Keep dogs under close control and clean up after them", along with "Pedestrians have priority", "Cyclists must slow down for others" and "Take extra care when passing people, pets and wildlife". Locks, lock gates and unfenced canal edge are the real risk, not the rules. Rotherham Council's only dog order is the borough-wide Dog Fouling Public Spaces Protection Order in operation from 29 January 2025 for three years, fixed penalty up to £100 or a fine up to £1,000 on conviction; there is no lead order and no exclusion order in Rotherham.

REGION · SOUTH YORKSHIRE

GRID · 53.3358, -1.2440

SOURCE · HTTPS://CANALRIVERTRUST.ORG.UK/SUPPORT-US/OUR-CAMPAIGNS/STAY-KIND-SLOW-DOWN/OUR-TOWPATH-CODE

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