Walk · South Yorkshire

Wharncliffe Woods

Grenoside · S35 8PR

2.9MILES

1h 45mON FOOT

130mCLIMB

CircularSHAPE

Off-road 100% 0% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 35%Lane & track 65%

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

Forestry England car park on Woodhead Road just north of Grenoside, grid reference SK 324 952, S35 8PR S35 8PR

Parking

Free Forestry England car park with no charges of any kind and no height barrier; it is shared with the bike trails and Go Ape so it is busy from mid-morning at weekends and in school holidays, and th

Directions to the start →

Forestry England conifer and broadleaf woodland climbing from Woodhead Road north of Grenoside towards Wharncliffe Crags and the Don valley, with waymarked walking trails, three graded mountain bike routes and a Go Ape in the middle of it. Parking is free and there are no charges anywhere on the site. Forestry England's Forest Dog Code applies rather than any order: dog close and in sight, on a lead if recall is unreliable, kept from approaching or chasing people and animals, and signs followed where forest operations or wildlife work are under way. Timber harvesting closes sections at short notice, so read the boards at the car park before setting off.

THE SMALL PRINTForestry England's Forest Dog Code applies: "Keep your dog close and in sight", "use a lead if they don't always return when called", "prevent your dog from going up to (or chasing) people or animals", clean up and bin or take home the waste, and "follow signs to avoid injury and protect forest wildlife and farm animals" and "take care around other visitors, bikes and horses". Three downhill and cross-country mountain bike trails run through this forest and Go Ape operates here, so bikes come fast and often. Sheffield has no dog control PSPO; the council's £50 fixed penalty for fouling still applies.

REGION · SOUTH YORKSHIRE

GRID · 53.4526, -1.5136

SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.FORESTRYENGLAND.UK/WHARNCLIFFE-WOODS

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