Todays walk in detail

On a snowy morning, five brave walkers set off from Bolsterstone to conquer some of the ups and downs of Stocksbridge. The route took us down to Fox Valley, along the Steel Valley Way then into Tin Mill Woods. We then tackled a steep ascent up towards Green Moor and had our coffee stop in The Delft playing field. Afterwards, we crossed the cricket field and started our descent back down towards Fox Valley, stopping on the way to admire and pat a donkey who nibbled on Sandra's jacket! After swapping ghost stories on the bridge over the by-pass we headed towards Underbank along the cycle trail. We rested our legs and ate our lunch at the Activity Centre then, after a short stretch of road walking, headed along the footpath to Windhill Farm before tackling the (steady) ascent to the Trig point. It was then all downhill back to Bolsterstone. Refreshments and more jovial conversation took place in the Castle pub.