Trans Pennine Trail - Dunford Bridge to Wortley (via Penistone)
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The Route
The entire route is very easy to follow and is essentially one track all the way through to Wortley.
Start at Dunford Bridge car park and head towards Penistone.
Soon after leaving Dunford Bridge you'll encounter the Wogden Foot Nature Reserve with wildflower-rich grassland with heath on the fringes has developed on these former railway sidings. Over 86 plant species have been identified including the rare Jacob’s ladder. To maintain species-richness, the site is managed by conservation grazing using native breed sheep and cattle.
At Penistone you'll see the showground ("rec") and the new Tesco store. Toilets are available near the church.
Past the Showground is Penistone railway station (on the Sheffield to Huddersfield line) - carry on past this towards Oxspring.
At Oxspring travellers have a choice of two routes, one leading directly east along the Dove Valley Trail to Silkstone Common, Stainbrough and Worsbrough, with links to Wakefield and Leeds. The other continues south through the Thurgoland Tunnel to Finkle Street, where there is a choice of two routes.
One goes via the Timberland Trail to Wortley, Tankersley and Elsecar before joining the Dove Valley Trail again, and the other travels south through Wharncliffe Woods to Sheffield.
Details about this route (not the whole TPT)
Distance (one way):
10.1 miles (as calculated by Google)
Places on the route or nearby:
Dunford Bridge, Hazlehead, Bullhouse, Millhouse Green, Thurlstone, Penistone, Springvale, Oxspring, Thurgoland, Wortley.
Facilities: Toilets at Winscar Reservoir (near Dunford Bridge); toilets and shops in Penistone and Wortley.
Links and other info:
For more information about the Trans Pennine Trail visit the official website, www.transpenninetrail.org.uk
An illustrated PDF about this section of the walk (from which some of this information has been taken) can also be found on the TPT site.
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