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Doncaster

South Yorkshire


Slow Ways linking Doncaster and Adwick le Street, Armthorpe, Askern, Conisbrough, Finningley, Marr, Rossington, Wadworth

England / South Yorkshire / Doncaster

Doncaster’s eight Slow Ways are 53% checked

Drawn: 8/8
reviewed: 4/8
verified: 3/8
and surveyed: 2/8

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Walk to Doncaster from further afield

Slow Way Route To do
Adwick le Street—Doncaster
Adwdon one

Double check Distance 8km/5mi Ascent 39m Descent 34m
Adwick le Street—Doncaster
Adwdon two Enjoy me Distance 8km/5mi Ascent - Descent -
Askern—Doncaster
Askdon one Pioneer me Distance 15km/9mi Ascent 31m Descent 40m
Conisbrough—Doncaster
Condon one Review me Distance 9km/6mi Ascent 91m Descent 141m
Conisbrough—Doncaster
Condon two Enjoy me Distance 12km/7mi Ascent 201m Descent 147m
Doncaster—Armthorpe
Donarm one Pioneer me Distance 6km/4mi Ascent 35m Descent 33m
Doncaster—Finningley
Donfin one Pioneer me Distance 22km/13mi Ascent 100m Descent 92m
Doncaster—Rossington
Donros one Survey me Distance 10km/6mi Ascent 50m Descent 46m
Marr—Doncaster
Mardon one Pioneer me Distance 11km/7mi Ascent 110m Descent 66m
Marr—Doncaster
Mardon two Review me Distance 10km/6mi Ascent - Descent -
Wadworth—Doncaster
Waddon one Pioneer me Distance 9km/5mi Ascent 48m Descent 85m

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Collective progress

50% of Doncaster’s eight route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified

11/11

drawn

6/11

reviewed

2/11

surveyed

3/11

verified

9 people have contributed to Doncaster’s Slow Ways

0 people have pledged to walk and review a route

2 people have surveyed a route in Doncaster

56km out of 118km have been walked and reviewed

130km of reviews have been shared in Doncaster

Latest Updates

Some steps and narrow paths but no cattle seen only cropped fields. The plot offers the walked route rather than the recorded paths so it is a little longer than it should be. After crossing the river we take a path along the north bank. There is a path across the fields but this is unused so we stay on the open bank following the river to Newton lane Farm. The path then passes behind houses but the land to the south is open so it’s a pleasant and well used route. The plot sticks to the right of way but there are many other paths across the unused ground until we meet cultivated fields then our path is well defined....

Ken

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Marr—Doncaster

Ken added Mardon two, a new walk from Marr to Doncaster

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Once over the other side we start a long use of the bonded surface cycle track but stay alongside the viaduct, the other path offers bikes a better gradient via a longer loop. Passing under the busy A1 road bridge the cycle route turns left along a disused rail route. An alternative direct route would be along the cycle track but I rather enjoyed the contrasting openness of the riverside as it made a gentle curve. An impressive bridge takes a dead end right of way over a branch of the river and would offer a more direct route but we stay on the west bank as the open countryside becomes the back of the hospital and industry....

Ken

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Leaving Doncaster train station is probably the most confusing part, but it is straight forward after that....

Lucy Montgomery

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Inevitably this is a mostly urban walk, although it uses the Doncaster greenway where it can. The most interesting section of the walk was Lakeside, with its attractive lake and the Doncaster rugby/football stadium. When you get to the first lot of water coming from Rossington (a small marina, with flats opposite), keep to the path right on its edge rather than crossing the park – which is shown as the route but is now being built over....

Pete Belsey

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Access to the Doncaster Cycleway was from just before the roundabout, and had a cycle barrier restricting the available width. The track continued past the back of some houses and eventually brought us out by a retail park on the north side of Doncaster centre. We stayed on the north east side of North Bridge Street over the railway, and used stairs to get down into the car park, in order to cross underneath the road through arches, and into the bus station. The only alternative, from the north, would be to detour through some of the open shopping area and come in to the station square from the east....

Mary Oz

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This route is impossible because there is no way from the south west side of North Bridge Road directly into the bus station then rail station....

Mary Oz

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It was mainly fine except one stretch of path which was over ankle deep and I took my shoes and socks off to wade through which wouldn't be all that nice in winter! A mix of national cycle path, footpaths and urban walking with plenty to keep you interested along the route as well....

Dan Barron

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A short pavement walk from the station via the attractive stone church leads to Doncaster Road, which tells us we are heading the right way. We fork left from Sustrans route 62 and after passing through a retail park, hopefully gates never closed we arrive at a major road crossing. We cross water and rails then take steps to the lower level which allows us to pass under the bridge and enter the subterranean bus station which may not be accessible 24 hours so the road tunnel might be the only midnight route....

Ken

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No direct access to Cycle route at Great North Road and no access to bus station as shown....

Ken

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Just before the roundabout we leave the road to turn left along the signposted cycle track, then left again onto an old railway. Either way we cross through an archway under North Bridge Road and into the bus station, then follow signs for Trains to reach the meeting point outside Doncaster station....

Hugh Hudson

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Adwick le Street—Doncaster

Mary Oz added Adwdon two, a new walk from Adwick le Street to Doncaster

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Unfortunately the route from North Bridge Road to Doncaster station cannot be followed as plotted, as the route down through the bus station goes from the east side of the road not the west - there is no exit from the west side other than the road tunnel....

Hugh Hudson

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River work is being done currently at Marsh Gate prison however you can still stay Riverside from Newton Farm to the works fencing and then follow the River Don to the cement works at Marsh Gate. From Connisborough Viaduct walking from Doncon you can stay on TP2 all the way to Liverpool!!...

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New route in Bessacarr through the new housing estate and under the railway line isn’t signposted but as I knew the area I was able to find it. Good footpaths all the way suitable in all weather conditions, with very little traffic for the main part....

Goodisongirl

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The stretch adjacent to the Dolomite Quarry near Warmsworth is particularly bad as the track is shared with quarry traffic and also involves passing through 2 narrow gates, see photo. There is a short section of road up the hill from Sprotbrough Flash and then the route passes through Hexthorpe Flats park and the streets of Hexthorpe....

Mike Gornall

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Conisbrough—Doncaster

Mike Gornall added Condon two, a new walk from Conisbrough to Doncaster

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Adwick le Street—Doncaster

Slow Ways added Adwdon one, a new walk from Adwick le Street to Doncaster

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Askern—Doncaster

Slow Ways added Askdon one, a new walk from Askern to Doncaster

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Conisbrough—Doncaster

Slow Ways added Condon one, a new walk from Conisbrough to Doncaster

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Doncaster—Armthorpe

Slow Ways added Donarm one, a new walk from Doncaster to Armthorpe

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Doncaster—Finningley

Slow Ways added Donfin one, a new walk from Doncaster to Finningley

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Doncaster—Rossington

Slow Ways added Donros one, a new walk from Doncaster to Rossington

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Marr—Doncaster

Slow Ways added Mardon one, a new walk from Marr to Doncaster

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Wadworth—Doncaster

Slow Ways added Waddon one, a new walk from Wadworth to Doncaster

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Doncaster, Sat 9 November

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Doncaster’s Slow Ways starting point

Grid ref

SE5717303166

Lat / Lon

53.52208° / -1.13913°

Easting / Northing

457,173E / 403,166N

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