About This Event

**Walk leader:** Gergely **Difficulty:** Moderate **Start time:** 11am **End time:** 4pm **Start point:** Summer House at Dore & Totley Station **Start point - What 3 Words:** https://w3w.co/bend.admits.jungle **Route type:** Linear **End Point:** Endcliffe Park Cafe **Distance (in miles):** 8 **Ascent (in meters):** 300 **Which Ethels are included in your walk, if any?:** No Ethels **Is your walk dog friendly?:** Yes, well-behaved dogs kept on a lead **Full description:** We meet at the Summer House near Dore & Totley station for a coffee and a chat. Then we depart on the West part of Sheffield Round Walk, through Ecclesall Woods, Whirlow and Ringinglow Road to the Porter Brook trail. If there's considerable interest, we visit the Mayfield Alpacas Farm. Then we descend to Forge Dam Cafe to sip an afternoon coffee and to have a comfort break. The last part is an easy walk down to Endcliffe Park Cafe, our end point. **Public transport or car sharing options:** Dore & Totley station is accessible by train from Sheffield railway station and the Hope valley line. Buses 97 and 98 stop there, also the 218. At the end point, Endcliffe Park, a number of buses stop: the 65, 81, 82, 83, 88 and the 272. If you come by car to the start point, from the Endcliffe Park Cafe end point it is a quarter an hour walk to the Psalter Lane / Stretton Road bus stop, where you can take bus 218 to Dore & Totley station. Check the timetable upon arrival as this is not a frequent bus service. **Be prepared:** Please remember to dress appropriately for the time of year, with enough layers, sun protection if required, a waterproof, as well as food and water. Further information on what to bring can be found on our website here: [https://www.sheffieldwalkinggroup.org.uk/be-prepared](https://www.sheffieldwalkinggroup.org.uk/be-prepared) **Sign-up:** Sign-up for this walk opens 5 days before the event. If you sign up and can no longer make it, please be respectful of others and remove yourself from

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