Best walks to or from Silkstone Common

Silkstone Common Station to Penistone Station

Trans Pennine Trail along disused railway through the Don Valley, past a Grade II listed 1730s packhorse bridge and Penistone's railway heritage.

6km.

One field can be boggy.

Highlights: Willow Bridge (A Grade II listed packhorse footbridge crossing the River Don, once part of an old packhorse route to Bolsterstone).

Documented by Penistone Line Trail / Penistone Line Partnership (PDF).

Dodworth Station to Silkstone Common Station

Coppiced Silkstone Fall Wood with old bell-pit mining, back lanes and a fine hilltop viewpoint towards the Peak District. A short section.

4km.

Paths can be muddy in wet periods. Adders in Jays Wood; keep dogs on a lead and supervise children.

Highlights: Silkstone Fall Wood (A coppice woodland traditionally managed by felling one compartment a year, with evidence of early bell-pit coal mining).

Documented by Penistone Line Trail / Penistone Line Partnership (PDF).