Manchester Weekend Walkers lead public transport walks into fantastic countryside all year round.
Train-based walk
Leader: Imelda
Meet Point: Near the ticket barriers, or on the platform, at Piccadilly station. Alternatively, meet the group on the train, or at the Walk Start at Bamford station.
Transport to Walk Start: 09:48 train from Manchester Piccadilly (final destination Sheffield).
Suggested Ticket: Off Peak Day Return to Bamford £14.40
Walk Start: Bamford Railway Station at 10.45
Waypoints: Sicklehome Golf Club, Thorpe Farm, Gatehouse, Bole Hill, Bamford Edge, Heatherdene, Yorkshire Bridge, Bamford Mills
Return Services: x;36 until 21:36, then last train at 22:46.
Extra: No toilets at walk start. Toilets around the halfway point at Heatherdene. You are welcome to join us at the friendly community pub (The Anglers Rest) after the walk. It is a 20 minute walk from the pub to the station. Please do not bring your dog (apart from registered assistance dogs).
Before the days shorten, this is an opportunity to enjoy the views and hills of the Peak District. We pass through fields and grassy paths to ascend to Bamford Ridge (no scrambling skills needed) on a wide and well defined stony path. From there we have fabulous views over Ladybower Reservoir and can see the hills of Hope valley. We descend through ferny forests and woods of twisted trees to cross the reservoir and take the Derwent Valley Trail and some single track paths downhill to Bamford Mills and on towards the station, or towards the local pub. Ten minutes either way, making it twenty minutes to the station when leaving the Anglers Rest.
This is a moderate walk suitable for walkers with experience of uphill and walking 9.5 miles. It is not a beginners' walk.
There are stiles and we may pass cattle or sheep on our route.
Some paths may become muddy and present a slip risk, so boots are advised.
No dogs please, except for guide dogs.
