Walking Britain Hordron Road and the Little Don without a car
Introduction to Walk 1401
Nat Park - Peak District - Black Hill Dovestone
County/Area - South Yorkshire
Author - Peter Schofield
Length - 5.0 miles / 8.1 km
Ascent - 720 feet / 218 metres
Time - 3 hours 10 minutes
Grade - easy/mod
Hordron Road and the Little Don is a Peak Ditrict walk that can be reached by public transport. This half day route visits a beautiful moorland area which is little known by most visitors to the area. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
Please maintain social distancing - keep at least 2 metres away from other walkers.
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL1 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL1 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 110 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 110 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
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Penistone to Shepley linear
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Thurgoland Boundary Walk from Oxspring
Grade - easy/mod
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Back Tor, Bradfield Moors and Reservoirs
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Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
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