Cuckoo Way from Kiveton Park

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Overview

An easy out and back walk along the pretty Cuckoo Way (Chesterfield Canal).

Wednesday, 20 May 2026

Start time:: 10:15 am
Estimated finish time:: 2:30 pm

Difficulty:: Leisurely
Distance:: 12.9km / 8.0mi
Ascent:: 36.6m / 120ft
Type:: circular

We will join the canal at the eastern portal of the Norwood Tunnel which collapsed over a hundred years ago and follow the Cuckoo Way to Turnerwood before turning and retracing our steps. This eastern section of the canal is still navigable out to the River Trent at West Stockwith.

Features

Car parking available
Dog friendly

Starting point

Grid reference:: SK 49003 82808
Nearest postcode:: S26 6QX
what3words:: inspected.inversely.thundered

Start time:: 10:15 am

Colliery Road, Kiveton Bridge. Take the M1 to Junction 31.

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