Todays walk in detail

0.0 miles - 15 of us set off from the Castle and walked down to the River Don then along the bank heading upstream. We then walked through The Crags, a pleasant area with a miriad of tarmac paths. Over the road and dropped down through Denaby Wood and into Old Denaby village. 
3.3 miles - Down Ferry Lane, we reached the railway crossing footbridge - a substantial structure - novel. We had the coffee stop sitting on the steps of the footbridge. Across the River Don and onto the Mexborough Canal where we followed the tow path, eventually reaching the Bottom Lock, where we crossed the canal.    
5.0 miles - We joined the TPT heading east, passing the former Earth Centre complex.
6.0 miles - Lunch stop. The weather so far had been fine and we managed lunch in the dry. Almost immediately after we set off again the rain arrived, as had been predicted. Fortunately it was not too bad and only lasted for an hour. We crossed the Conisbrough Viaduct and continued along the TPT.
7.0 miles - We turned off the TPT and headed for Martinwell Lakes, then a right and along field edges to Drakehead Lane and back into Conisbrough.
9.4 miles - Back at the cars.
Welcome replenishment fluid was taken at The Terminus micro-pub in Conisbrough.