Thurs Walk 7 Nov: Rivelin and Loxley Valleys

[John Barnard]

This week’s Thursday walk offers autumn colours (with a green tinge) and opportunities for bird-spotting and industrial archaeology, all in a semi-urban setting. Meet on Malin Bridge over the River Loxley at the junction of Stannington Road (B6076) and Holme Lane (opposite Lidl) for 11.0. We will walk up the wooded Rivelin Valley (herons and kingfishers have been seen) past the sites of old mill-wheels, cross over fields just above Stannington, and return down the Loxley Valley (where there is a recent Archimedes screw electricity generator) – 8 miles. Arrive by public transport: Blue line tram to Malin Bridge terminus every 12 mins, or buses 81 and 82. An 82 from Dore via town is due about 1045 and an 81 from Millhouses via town about 1055. Several other buses (18, 31, 52, 57, 58, 59, 97, 98) and the Yellow route tram also serve Hillsborough (1/2 mile along Holme Lane). If you must come by car, there is a (free) Park and Ride carpark on Holme Lane (often quite full), or parking at the bottom of Rivelin Valley Road A6101 (do not obstruct fire station). Several tea/coffee shops available in Hillsborough for afterwards.
JB (07985 465330)

[John Barnard]

Grid ref for start point: SK 325894 (not actually on my Dark Peak Outdoor Leisure 1:25k map, but on Landranger sheet 110). Postcode for the Lidl is S6 5FL

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