Eckington (Sheffield) — Staveley (Derbyshire)
Ecksta two
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By paul.scholey on 15 Feb 2023
Description
Proposed alternative route from Eckington to Staveley using the Trans Pennine Trail and avoiding the safety issues flagged by Ken on Ecksta one
Proposed alternative route from Eckington to Staveley using the Trans Pennine Trail and avoiding the safety issues flagged by Ken on Ecksta one
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Geography information system (GIS) data
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Start and end points
Eckington (Sheffield)
Grid Ref
SK4228679026
Lat / Lon
53.30652° / -1.36688°
Easting / Northing
442,286E / 379,026N
What3Words
beak.soldiers.lizards
Staveley (Derbyshire)
Grid Ref
SK4324874600
Lat / Lon
53.26667° / -1.35304°
Easting / Northing
443,248E / 374,601N
What3Words
tribes.stay.kinds
| Eckington (Sheffield) | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SK4228679026 |
| Lat / Lon | 53.30652° / -1.36688° |
| Easting / Northing | 442,286E / 379,026N |
| What3Words | beak.soldiers.lizards |
| Staveley (Derbyshire) | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SK4324874600 |
| Lat / Lon | 53.26667° / -1.35304° |
| Easting / Northing | 443,248E / 374,601N |
| What3Words | tribes.stay.kinds |
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reviews
StephenWalker
15 Jan 2024I walked this route from Eckington. I chose to leave on the route of Eckclo2, which joins the golf course and the Trans-Pennine trail more directly. I walked the T-PT rather than the Cuckoo Way, reckoning that it would be a better surface after the wet weather we have recently experienced. Getting from the T-PT onto the canal bank is not obvious, because the paths have been changed and there is an area of dereliction to cross. However, with the aid of the trusty 1:25000 map I managed on the second attempt. The new works on the Chesterfield canal are impressive, and when completed will provide good boating facilities. I used the direct path from the canal, which climbs eastwards towards the church to join Church Street into the town centre. I enjoyed this route. Surfaces were good and progress swift.
Paul.scholey
13 Mar 2023A pleasant and largely straightforward route that makes use of canal paths and disused railway lines before heading across fields and a golf course before arriving in Eckington.
Some care needs to be given to route finding upon leaving Staveley. The canal comes to an end at Staveley basin and there are various sign posts for the Trans Pennine Trail and the Cuckoo Way - they all should arrive at the same point the other side of a major road bridge and it is then the Trans Pennine Trail that you will want to follow towards Renishaw and Rother Valley Country Park (incidentally the Cuckoo Way will also take you on the same route albeit slightly more circuitously).
Just beyond Renishaw the route diverts away from the Trans Pennine Trail (it is worth carrying on 100 yards past the turning point to see the abandoned Renishaw station platform which make a good resting point) and crosses fields, the current train line via a bridge and then across the River Rother before an indistinct and poorly marked path crosses Eckington golf course before you follow roads to the meeting point in Eckington.
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