Walking Guide 3 - Dearne Valley Park - Barnsley Council Online

e ACTIVE CHOOSE WALKINGWalking Guide 3DEARNE VALLEY PARKStarting Point: Dearne Valley Park,Hoyle Mill.Distance: 2.1 miles (3.2 km).Grade of difficulty: Easy/Moderate.Time: Allow yourself 1¼ hrs.Dearne Valley Park, Hoyle MillInformation in this walking guide can be made available inlarge print. This route has been assessed for mobility andsensory impaired users. Please be aware that some pathsare uneven and stoney, and go up and down slopes.For further information please contact BMBC Planning andTransportation Service on 01226 772655.Information is correct at time of printing - March 2008.1 Start from Dearne Valley Park, Pontefract Road. From thecar park bear left along the tarmac path keeping the RiverDearne to your right. 2 At the junction of paths, bear leftuphill to join the former canal tow path. 3 Bear sharp rightalong the path heading towards the footbridge on the site ofthe Barnsley Canal Aqueduct. 4 Before the footbridge bearright down the sloping path. 5 At the junction of paths, turnleft heading towards the bridge over the river; cross overthen turn right heading towards the ‘dam head crossing’.6 Continue on, keeping the lakes to your left. 7 At thejunction, bear left then cross the small bridge. 8 Bear left,following the path around the lake heading towards the ‘damhead crossing’. 9 Bear right, up the wide stone pathheading towards the nearby settlement. 10 Bear left, alongthe path heading towards the Barnsley Canal Aqueduct.11 Bear left, before the footbridge; go through a woodedarea heading back towards the lake and the start of yourwalk. You may go over the ‘dam head crossing’ if passable;otherwise follow the route back around the lake, to the carpark up a flight of steps or ramp.BARNSLEYMetropolitan Borough Councilbe ACTIVE CHOOSE WALKING

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