What to do and see in South Yorkshire, England: The Best Hiking Trails

April 2, 2022 Fernanda Pittenger

Discover the best top things to do in South Yorkshire, United Kingdom including Chancet Wood, Peak District Boundary Walk, Sheffield Round Walk, Potteric Carr Nature Reserve, Trans Pennine Trail, Five Weirs Walk, Sheffield and Tinsley Canal Trail.
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1. Chancet Wood

Sheffield S8 7TR England https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/chancet-wood/
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5.0 based on 4 reviews

Chancet Wood

Reviewed By Chastravelman - Sheffield, United Kingdom

We love this walk between meadow head and bocking lane. Most of the solid paths are always dry due to the tree cover. It's a really nice walk with a couple of paths that branch off to different exits. There is a lovely stream that flows through the bocking lane side. It's really good for dog lovers and never very busy.

2. Peak District Boundary Walk

Sheffield S2 2SF England http://www.friendsofthepeak.org.uk/boundary-walk/
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5.0 based on 1 reviews

Peak District Boundary Walk

3. Sheffield Round Walk

Endcliffe Park Rustlings Road Sheffield, Sheffield S11 7AB England +44 114 221 1900 http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/sheffieldroundwalk
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4.5 based on 71 reviews

Sheffield Round Walk

Reviewed By Chastravelman - Sheffield, United Kingdom

We walked the chancet wood part of the round walk from chesterfield road to bocking lane. It's a great walk fairly flat apart from the beginning and end the paths are firm and clean. It's good for dogs and cyclist and even jogging.A really nice walk and great to see the bluebells.

4. Potteric Carr Nature Reserve

Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Mallard Way, Doncaster DN4 8DB England +44 1302 325736 [email protected] http://www.ywt.org.uk/potteric-carr
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4.5 based on 295 reviews

Potteric Carr Nature Reserve

Nature paths suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs will wind you around a stunning, safe wetland habitat littered with pockets of woodland and wildflower meadows, and a cracking cafe is a great place for you recharge with friends. Hides allow you and your family to get up close and personal with birds such as woodpeckers and kingfishers and during your wander you may also encounter mammals such as roe deer and hedgehogs. The meadows during summer are full of butterflies on the wing in comparison to a snow laden winter where you may be lucky enough to spot our overwintering bitterns - this globally threatened species a real highlight to see for any wildlife watcher.Please note that we close over the Christmas period, check our website for details. We will be open every other day of the year (weather permitting) please see are website for further details. Unfortunately dogs, horses, bike, scooters etc are unfortunately not permitted on site.

Reviewed By IanL528

Always wanted to see a murmuration of starlings, and when we heard it happened here we couldn't wait to go back to this wonderful nature reserve and see it. As always the welcome was friendly, the food in the new cafe great; especially the thrice cooked chips, which are to die for. But the place is the thing. A lovely view over the first lake, sunset over the huge scrapes with thousands of birds. Birds of prey flying over the murmuration. a range of walks with lots to see. Knowledgeable staff. A very tempting little shop. The lot.

5. Trans Pennine Trail

Sheffield England https://www.transpenninetrail.org.uk/?doing_wp_cron=1602873242.1805799007415771484375
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4.5 based on 29 reviews

Trans Pennine Trail

Reviewed By tinylass - Sheffield, United Kingdom

Usually bike around Renishaw, Rother Valley, Poolsbrook and Chesterfield and it is a lovely trail in all weathers. Most of the path is on good surfaces and is accessible to people of all ages and disabilities. It can all be walked or cycled on and a lot of it can be used by horse riders.

6. Five Weirs Walk

The Wicker, Sheffield S3 8HS England +44 114 273 4448 http://www.fiveweirs.co.uk/
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4.0 based on 83 reviews

Five Weirs Walk

Reviewed By AlexSwallow - Sheffield, United Kingdom

We loved this walk- we set off from the centre of town (the 'spider' bridge is one of the highlights) and were amazed by the amount of wildlife we saw- from swallows that we got particularly excited about (note my surname!), to ducklings- and my wife even caught a glimpse of a kingfisher. There are a lot of info boards along the route explaining the area's industrial past, while many were written in an incredibly boring style, it still gave an insight into how much everything has changed. Towards the end of the route we made a slight detour to IKEA and then joined it back again, all the way to the end at Meadowhall. Thanks to everyone who invested in and maintains this walk, it is a joy for the city.

7. Sheffield and Tinsley Canal Trail

Victoria Quays, Sheffield S2 5SY England +44 114 273 4448
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Sheffield and Tinsley Canal Trail

Reviewed By Edward02 - Rotherham, United Kingdom

We decided to walk from home to Ikea. We walked into town then along the Sheffield and Tinsley Canal. We have done the walk along the river several times. It is an interesting walk and generally the paths were good-one or two very muddy patches. Only saw a few people. Really pleased we did the walk. We caught the tram back-a lovely start to 2020.

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