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We are the York Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Overview

We set off from the Car Park at Cannon Hall Country Park (less than an hour from York) and follow the Barnsley Boundary Walk, past a weir and  over a footbridge and up Cinder Hill, through Cawthorne Park to High Hoyland. We then continue on the Barnsley Boundary Walk,  touching Litherop Road, and down the hill to the Lower Lake at Bretton Country Park. We follow the edge of the lake to Smithy Ridge and return back past Bretton Hall and then go east through Middle Park on the Dearne Way. We contnue east past the sewerage works and then turn south on the Kirklees Way until we reach Clayton Hall, where we turn east turn past Bilham Grange and then a short bit of road walking to Lane End Farm. Finally we take a path south through Deffer Wood to Jowett Ho and return to the Car Park

Wednesday, 17 September 2025
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
3:30 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
17.1km / 10.6mi
Ascent:
333.5m / 1094ft
Type:
circular

Car Park Fees - £5 all day

Features

  • Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
  • Toilets available
  • Car parking available

Starting point

Grid reference:
SE 27207 07975
Nearest postcode:
S75 4AR
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Start time:
10:00 am

Cannon Hall Country Park - Car Park Cawthorn Barnsley S75 4AR Please ensure you use the main car park (near the Pavillion Cafe)

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking