At Richmond Road there is a bridge over the Parkway, and very soon after we take to another rough path through woodland which descends to and crosses Car Brook. After crossing the valley of Manor park the route follows Manor Park Crescent to Sheffield Manor, and down Manor Lane to City Road....

StephenWalker

Swakil takes an east path alongside the River Rother and misses any services, this would be be my third choice through the park. I walked from Swallownest, the path starts well but then get trapped behind houses and alongside a road where it’s narrow and can be muddy, part can be avoided by using the estate road but alongside the main road it’s poor and no choice. We cross the road, railway and river by bridges then turn left onto Waleswood Road a wide green fringed track, not a road at all but it might be busy with bikes. After leaving the TPT we pass or in my case go to explore the original Brindley route of the Chesterfield Canal, abandoned in 1898 when the Great Central Railway constructed a more direct line alongside the railway....

Ken

Crossing Conduit Moor the route is on an undefined right of way across the farmland, before heading on a diverted route alongside the motorway to reach a farm-bridge. Immediately over the motorway, the route turns sharply right down a steep bank to follow a diverted route alongside the motorway. Where the route starts to swing away from the motorway there is a walked path straight ahead to join Hardwick Lane. After crossing the railway bridge and at the end of the industrial estate the route turns off along the remains of Church Lane, and shortly joins the cycleway/pavement that skirts the housing and the reclaimed site of Dinnington pit tip (Church Lane becoming Athorpe Road) to reach a roundabout....

StephenWalker

The route through Brookland Park trading estate at Dinnington does not exist as shown on the plot....

StephenWalker

I walked this route from Eckington. I agree with the route author that the path onto the national trail is safer than scrambling down the embankment....

StephenWalker

I started at Sheffield station and finished at Swallownest, 2 hours 10 minutes later with no stops and only a little dithering. I'd characterise the route as having 3 sections: city streets and park paths, woods and fields in the outer part of the city and a section on roads from Woodhouse station to the end. Go to the end of StradBroke at Sheffield Road and follow that to Beaverhill Road and go down there to rejoin the bridleway though Flockton (who were Sheffield architects) Park, or stay on the road to the railway station and rejoin at Furnace Lane. Later on, the path after crossing the railway at Woodhouse station is found by turning 180 degrees at the foot of the steps on the far side. At the top of the climb, Manor Lane, just off City road has a fish and chip shop. The next shops are on Furnace Lane, after Woodhouse station - a chippie and a paper shop....

PeteS

Back down alongside the river the path is mostly good including an excellent section of concrete boardwalk. More shops here as we climb again as the river takes a course around the hill to the east. The Trans Pennine Trail alongside the river looks good on the map but I didn’t find it a welcoming route alongside a high security factory fence. The river here had much evidence of recent flooding but the path is mostly above the high water line....

Ken

Services I'm told at the country park centre just off route. The link path to the Country Park is poor and the right of way that we should follow is across the low ground that was wet on my visit. We meet the long vehicle access road to the Rother Valley Country Park which can be avoided if conditions are right by using the river side but there is a wide grass verge and even a stoned path alongside the road....

Ken

Following the river alongside the Rother Valley access road leads to playing fields, by staying on the embankment you will find a path (not particularly obvious so watch out for it) that goes between houses and leads to Killamarsh where there's a selection of shops and cafes....

Alex Owens

On the roads, there was always pavement, although I did have one issue at the top of Manor Park Crescent, where a lot of building work was taking place....

Tim Ryan

This route reflects my experience of following SHESWA one - it is essentially the same route but plotted in a way that should make it easier to follow, particularly from Sheffield to Swallownest and reflect what the best paths do on the ground. I also made a few very minor changes to streamline the route, so it is not quite what I walked. For a more detailed review with pictures, see SHESWA one....

Hugh Hudson

We turn right and follow a good cycle track across the road and the railway, then down and across Pigeon Bridge Brook, then left up Waleswood Road, another bridleway. Shortly after we turn northwards, we take the path left under an old railway bridge, then follow it round to the right to reach the TransPennine Trail former railway, where we turn sharp left. At Sheffield Road we turn right and cross to follow Station Road (if the road is busy there is a central refuge in the road a little further right than the junction)....

Hugh Hudson

Mostly an enjoyable route, almost a very good one, but there is a safety problem where we leave the old railway path south of Killamarsh - the path we need to join is on a high bridge and although there is evidence that some people have scrambled up the steep bank, there is a better avoiding path that should be used a little further south. I have submitted a new route ECKSWA two, which shows the avoiding line, and I will post a detailed review with pictures there....

Hugh Hudson

We follow the tarmac paths uphill, turning left below the steps then right along Raynald Road. The sharp left turn down to Archdale Road starts further south than the GPX file (which may show a path that used to exist but was blocked by new houses) suggests. We turn left down Fretson Road then right round The Circle and Circlc Close to a small park, which we cross to reach Prince of Wales Road, the A6102 dual carriageway, which can be safely crossed using pelican crossings to the left. We continue down Ravencarr Road and turn right past the Alison Business Centre on a tarmac path which leads us into a park and across Castlebeck Avenue. We cross Richmond Road and turn left over the A57, then take the TransPennine Trail cycle path right, which follows the A57 down into Smelter Wood....

Hugh Hudson

From Kiveton Bridge station, we head left along the main street of Wales, then right up Chestnut Avenue and left on Storth Lane. At the corner by Nickerwood Farm we turn right - here the right of way goes right of the hedge but the cut line looked very narrow and there were traces of a path on the clear field to the left. Note that there is no path left where the right of way line should be, and in retrospect it would have been better to take the lower path into the field rather than the one in the far corner....

Hugh Hudson

The next 3 miles are very green following a stream which may well flood if standing water alongside and damage to the path surface in places is an indication. At Smelter Wood the green corridor narrows and is joined by a busy road but here we join a tarmac path before meeting a minor road which allows a safe crossing of the main road. Some estate road walking and a climb then a dip across another large green patch with a view of the vast cemetery and a final climb to the remains of The Manor after which the area is named....

Ken

I walked from Kiveton Park where the meeting point is confusing located at Kiveton Bridge station not Kiveton Park station. The route through the houses was a mix of roads and paths although it appears I didn't follow the plotted route which stays on roads only. Back on roads with firm boundaries it's an easy walk downhill to the meeting place along Mansfield Road, is that named after the rather distant destination or just a town theme I wonder?...

Ken

The route leaves the Swallownest hub, crosses the main road (crossing provided) and passes downhill between the houses, before following a stream up to where the road has been constructed....

StephenWalker

It begins on the pavement of the main road and then along quiet residential streets....

StephenWalker

Great views, great places to eat and a real mix of urban and green sections on this route. Definitely bring waterproof footwear if it has been raining....

Magid