A good route, though Mousehole Lane is unsurfaced, muddy and steep in places. The walk round the reservoir is well surfaced popular and scenic, and I agree that it is the best thing on this route. We leave the crowds to go straight on on another surfaced path into Thrybergh, where the street route has a shop - there is also a slightly shorter footpath option here. The lane is unsurfaced and quite muddy, and evidently very popular with motorbikes (fortunately I didn't meet any)....

Hugh Hudson

The pavement disappears once we leave the houses, but apart from two very short sections (one just beyond the 40 limit sign and one near the junction with Sheffield Road) there is a walkable verge on the south side, and the road was not too busy on a weekday morning....

Hugh Hudson

There is a longish walk through residential areas before you get to open country, after which wellies are good if there’s been a lot of rain. There’s a dodgy road crossing at the top of this slope, after which there’s a short walk through some residential roads, including a well-hidden footpath between the backs of houses....

Susan

As the two routes are linked by a nice pub in Hooton Roberts (The Earl of Strafford), it’s easy enough to walk from Rotherham to Conisborough in a day....

Susan

It was a pity it was such a busy road because there were splendid rural views all around....

Mary Oz

This was the highlight of the walk, with a good path all round it, plentiful wildfowl, and a café at the end. This was followed by the lowlight of the walk – nearly a mile of walking along the narrow pavement of a busy road, where conversation was very difficult due to traffic noise and having to walk single file....

Mary Oz