Penistone — Stocksbridge
Pensto two
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By Ken on 04 Feb 2024
Description
A safe route linking the Trans Pennine Trail at Rumtickle viaduct
A safe route linking the Trans Pennine Trail at Rumtickle viaduct
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Reviews - 2
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (2)
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Penistone
Grid Ref
SE2509103288
Lat / Lon
53.52568° / -1.62299°
Easting / Northing
425,091E / 403,288N
What3Words
pavilions.trifle.playback
Stocksbridge
Grid Ref
SK2707398482
Lat / Lon
53.48238° / -1.59351°
Easting / Northing
427,073E / 398,482N
What3Words
diplomats.helped.climbing
Penistone | |
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Grid Ref | SE2509103288 |
Lat / Lon | 53.52568° / -1.62299° |
Easting / Northing | 425,091E / 403,288N |
What3Words | pavilions.trifle.playback |
Stocksbridge | |
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Grid Ref | SK2707398482 |
Lat / Lon | 53.48238° / -1.59351° |
Easting / Northing | 427,073E / 398,482N |
What3Words | diplomats.helped.climbing |
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reviews
Rob G
30 Apr 2024A pleasant walk that myself and a couple of colleagues followed for an away day having downloaded the gpx file to our phones.
The first couple of miles are a flat walk along the trans pennine trail taking in pleasant countryside views. As it was a Thursday in mid-April the trail was quiet with a just the odd passer-by and cyclist.
After you leave the trail, there's a short walk through some very picturesque countryside before a steady climb up a hill to the communication tower. This climb was very manageable but did get the heart rate up. At the top of the hill where the communication tower is situated there was some lovely highland cows that we did have to be in quite close proximity to. Not a problem for us but something to be aware of. From here you get an excellent view of Stocksbridge.
We then headed down the hill towards the town, with the descent on the steeper side compared to the other side of the hill we'd just walked up. We found a route through the gauze bushes keeping slightly left and made our way into the town for some refreshments. After lunch we decided to follow the same route back to our starting point in Penistone.
Overall a nice, relatively flat walk along well signposted footpaths.
Ken
04 Feb 2024This route takes the direct path onto the Trans Pennine Trail so stock up because there is nothing along the way. It’s an easy walk along the trail for a good two miles passing the site of the engine turntable early on and later the crossing keepers house at Blackmoor Crossing. The route was busy with walkers, most had a dog, child or both but not a single bike to be seen.
Approaching our leaving point we cross a tall viaduct where there is no vertical link to the footpath that passes underneath so we leave the trail and take to Old Mill Lane. While researching the viaduct name I discovered “Barnsley Council sign-boards call this Romticle Viaduct, local newspapers call it Rumtickle Viaduct and the LNER plans from the 1940s call it Romptickle Viaduct.“ Old OS maps show Rumtickle so that’s my choice.
The lane is very quiet, I saw no traffic, so it offers a pleasant route leading to a path across a narrow meadow with a footbridge over the fresh looking River Don. There is then a good climb to Hunshelf Hall, here a stand of Eucalyptus trees were an unexpected find in Yorkshire especially in such an exposed location.
The climb continues, now on road, to Hill Top Farm but not quite the hill top. A footpath through the farm leads up to another stand, this time communication masts. From here we can look over the whole of Stocksbridge with the steel works filling the valley bottom and housing climbing the hillside.
The path down started well along a fence line but gorse obstructed a direct route as shown on the map so it was a twist and turn looking for accessible gaps before locating a signed stile at the crossing track. After that challenge it’s easy going across pasture then excellent steps for a crossing of the bypass which needs care but sight lines are good.
A path which would make an excellent ‘Last of the Summer Wine’ location leads down to another track where the Summer Wine feel continues to the road. A short walk along the main road takes us to the meeting place.
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John Johnson
05 Feb 2024I like the name "Rumtickle" Very "Last of the Summer Wine"
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