Walking Britain Thurgoland Boundary Walk from Oxspring
Introduction to Walk 2238
County/Area - South Yorkshire
Author - Andy Chaplin
Length - 8.6 miles / 14 km
Ascent - 850 feet / 258 metres
Time - 5 hours 10 minutes
Grade - easy/mod
The Thurgoland Boundary Walk takes in part of the upper Don valley as well as some of the tributaries of the river Dove. The route includes a short section on the old Dove Valley railway above the Silkstone tunnels and the route crosses the old Woodhead rail route twice. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
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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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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