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Ramblers Wellbeing Walks Step Out Sheffield

Join Ramblers Wellbeing Walks Step out Sheffield for short, local and accessible walks to help you get more active.

Join your Wellbeing Walks Group

  • Walks are over easy ground and taken at steady pace to suit everyone 

  • Walks range from 10 to 90 minutes in length 

  • At least one short walk a week, starting at the same time and place every week 

  • All walks are accessible on foot or by public transport   

  • You only need to join a group once to access all future walks

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Overview

Sheffield has the very rare distinction of having a large area of ancient woodland well within the city boundary. Why not join us for a walk in these stunning woods? Abbey Lane and Whilowdale Road divide the woods into three distinct areas - creatively named Woods 1,2 and 3. Each of the three woods is sizeable and there is an abundance of wildlife in all of them waiting to be enjoyed, not to mention a carpet of wood bluebells in spring. In wood 3 for example our walk sometimes passes the heronry and in wood 2 there is the wood cutters grave to visit. We host two levels of walk on Thursday mornings, a shorter, slower walk and a longer pacier one. Both walks return to the start within the hour where refreshments, available from the Kiosk, can be enjoyed under cover but outside.

Start time:
10:30 am
Estimated finish time:
11:30 am
Type:
circular
Duration:
01h 00m
Ascent:
31m / 102ft

Features

  • Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
  • Toilets available
  • Accessible by public transport
  • Car parking available
  • No Stiles
  • May be muddy
  • Uneven ground
  • Some inclines
  • Rest stop available

Starting point

Grid reference:
SK 32197 82477
Nearest postcode:
S11 2 QZ
Start time:
10:30 am

Meet in the wooden shelter slightly uphill and to the right of the main Discovery Centre building as you face it. We ask people to assemble there so they don't block access to the main building but we do then have to be careful not to block access to and from wood 3.

Join your Wellbeing Walks Group

  • Walks are over easy ground and taken at steady pace to suit everyone 

  • Walks range from 10 to 90 minutes in length 

  • At least one short walk a week, starting at the same time and place every week 

  • All walks are accessible on foot or by public transport   

  • You only need to join a group once to access all future walks

Upcoming dates for this walk

Step out in Ecclesall Woods on one of a choice of walks (4)

Step out in Ecclesall Woods on one of a choice of walks

Thursday, 26 December 2024

10:30 am

Step out in Ecclesall Woods on one of a choice of walks

Thursday, 2 January 2025

10:30 am

Step out in Ecclesall Woods on one of a choice of walks

Thursday, 9 January 2025

10:30 am

Step out in Ecclesall Woods on one of a choice of walks

Thursday, 16 January 2025

10:30 am