Taking advantage of the coach making a `comfort stop' at the Langsett Barn car park before heading off to Oughtibridge we will start our walk from the car park and enjoy the natural beauty of the area in the process. The whole area is naturally hilly so it will be no surprise that the walk will be an energetic one. The start-point is at a higher elevation than it is at the end of the walk so, statistically, there will be more descent than ascent! !
After skirting around the eastern end of Langsett Reservoir we'll drop down to its feeder stream for the Underbank Reservoir but then shortly afterwards we'll veer away from it to go up to the Midhope Reservoir -
this involves a bit of a climb but, once there, the views are glorious. After walking along `Edge Cliff we eventually reach Mortimer Road where, unfortunately, we will have to walk along it for a distance of 0.9 miles. After 20 minutes or so we'll leave the road and head off in a generally easterly direction to end up on the edge of Whitwell Moor and the highest point of our day - the trig point on `The Height' ! ! !
The next three miles are all downhill as we pass Broomhead and More Hall Reservoirs after making use of the permissive paths around the waters. We leave the relative low-levels of the reservoirs now and head up to Brightholmlee and the higher ground of Wharncliffe Side. Passing through Glen Howe and having a possible break allowing the atmosphere near the Packhorse Bridge to sink in, we then head towards Onesacre and Coldwell 
before heading down into Oughtibridge and our awaiting coach and fellow members.
I would highly recommend the use of a walking pole if you have one as some of the downhill bits warrant the use of one as some of them are quite steep and, naturally, water runs down them so could be a bit slippery - better to have one than not! ! !
This is a great opportunity to sample the area again with this linear walk which we last did in February 2023 (for those of you that can remember it) - I hope you will enjoy it again.
Fingers crossed for good weather.
'B' Walk - Leader- Neil Thornton. Distance - 8 miles. Ascent - 1040 ft. Grade - mod.Clockwise
This is an interesting walk, a large part of which will take us through woodlands,
passing the Hobb Stones and the Birley Stone at the top of Jawbone Hill. Beside the Birley Stone is the Festival Stone erected to celebrate the Festival of Britain of 1951. The top of Jawbone Hill lying at 816 feet above the Don valley between Grenoside and Oughtibridge affords a wonderful vantage point. To the south and south-west there are clear views over Sheffield including such easily identified landmarks as Hillsborough Stadium, the University Arts Tower, the whole of the city centre with the town hall and two cathedrals, and beyond to the Gleadless valley, Norton Water Tower and Herdings flats.
The Walk
We start our walk today in Oughtibridge crossing the railway bridge with care and in single file as it is quite narrow with no pavement. Turning left immediately after the bridge we head northwards to the woodland boundary and join the Barnsley Boundary Walk path for a short distance until we turn northwest with a gradual climb towards Oughtibridge Hagg. We then continue in a north-westerly direction passing some small waterfalls on our way. We walk through Wharncliffe Wood until we reach the Hobb Stones beside the TV mast. We then head in a north easterly direction across Broom Royd to Hallfield Head Farm. After passing through the farm buildings we turn south east along Woodhead Road to reach the halfway point of our walk at Greno Knoll and Greno Wood. After walking through the woods we cross the Sheffield Country Walk path at which point we head south west towards Prior Royd to Hunter House Farm. We are now well on our way to the highpoint of Whalejaw Hill and the Birley Stone. We continue walking along the ridge which has a quite narrow path which also drops away quite steeply on our right, so care must be taken at this point. After a mile we descend to Royds Row and head west until we reach some steep steps to Rocher Bridge. We then head north west along a very pleasant flat path along the weir to return to Oughtibridge where refreshments are available in several pubs and cafes.
During this walk there is quite a high ladder stile and several stone stiles to negotiate. There are also a few quite steep, albeit very short, ascents and descents it is therefore recommended that walkers consider using walking poles especially as it can be very muddy and slippy.
'C' Walk - Leaders-Colin & Andy. Dist-5.5 miles. Asc-450 ft. Mod+ linear walk
A rare treat for us C walkers today. A linear woodland walk! 
After decanting the 'A' and 'B' gang, the coach will continue to Wortley where we will be dropped off close to our cafe.
There is plenty of seating inside and under cover outdoors, and they are expecting us at 10am.
So after coffee, tea, toast, scones and/or bacon rolls we’ll head off on our walk.
Passing the Church we descend along a grassy, then flagstone path with beautiful views, passing a farm and reaching Finkle Street (might be a bit muddy here, it was on the recce, a fine place to drop my phone which I did) which we cross and enter the Trans Pennine Trail.
We continue along the trail for the majority of what remains of the walk. The path is wide and formed of crushed stone. We are surrounded by woodland with a sometimes deep ravine to our right.
Unfortunately there is no seating throughout, so we’ll have to improvise for our lunch break.
There are one or two inclines along the trail, but nothing to bother our intrepid group as we’ll take it steady and it’s mostly flat or descending.
Eventually by one of the several pylons we’ll encounter, we turn off the trail onto a grassy path dropping down past a factory and then up to the road to descend into Oughtibridge. We will take care here as there is a short section with no pavement.
We pass the Pheasant pub, which is an option, or we continue down, over the river to the Cock Inn or the cafe a little further along, while we wait for the coach.
There are one or two kissing gates but no stiles, and it’s mainly an easy straightforward ramble, so see you there!
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Angela Nagel
It is always very sad to hear that one of our members has passed away but it is perhaps particularly so when this occurs unexpectedly.
Angela has walked regularly with our group for many years, rarely missing a walk. Until fairly recently she always preferred to join the 'B' group on the more challenging walks, some covering distances up to 10 miles long. Only in the last year or so has she reluctantly joined the 'C' group to do shorter less demanding walks. However, she sometimes had difficulty walking at the 'steadier' pace and as a consequence would often be well in front of the group, keeping the leader of the day on their toes!!
Often quiet and unassuming, she had nevertheless, strong opinions on various issues. Some of you may recall an occasion several years ago when one of our leaders took a wrong turn which created some undeserved comments from certain members of the group. Angela was quick to point out that leading a group involves many responsibilities and that it is quite remarkable that so few problems arise.
Not only did she like to be at the front of the group when walking, she also preferred to sit in the front seat of the coach, which over the years she made her own. It will be very strange boarding the coach not to see her in her usual 'spot'.
Walking clearly meant a great deal to Angela and her determination to push herself to the limit, when often she was far from well, tells you a lot about her strength of character.
Angela will be fondly reme
mbered by all who walked with her.
November 2025