Parson Cross Woodland

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Starts at Wilcox Road, Sheffield, S6 1BR

1 hours 21 minutes | 2.7miles 4.4km | Easy

ID: 170.14 | Developed by: Nicky Johnson | Checked by: Alan Wright | www.walkingroutes.org

This easy 3 mile urban walk visits the woodland area of Parson Cross.

Getting there: Bus Stop – Fox Hill (Sheffield), Fox Hill Road, 21306 (On Wilcox Road) or Fox Hill (Sheffield), Fox Hill Road, 27260 (On Wilcox Road).

These stops are serviced by bus route 17, operator First / TM Travel, which runs between Norton Lees and Meadowhall.

Route instructions

Route Developer: HJ

[1] Depending which direction you have come from and which bus stop you have alighted from in Wilcox Road, head off in an easterly direction along Wilcox Road. Cross over on to the right side of the road at a safe place. Continue to walk down and around the corner to the right bringing you on to Halifax Road. Cross over the dual carriageway at the appointed crossings, turn left and then right to walk down Chaucer Road.

[2] At the end you will come to a very busy roundabout. Turn right around the corner on to Deerlands Avenue. Continue walking along to your right on to Wordsworth Avenue. At the set of traffic lights, cross over the road towards the shops in front of you. Turn left and walk down Buchanan Road, past more shops on your left hand side. Cross over the road and keep walking forward so you are walking next to the wild flowers.

[3] At the crossroads with Adlington Road, you will see Adlington Community Centre. Turn left down Adlington Road, and then cross over the road to your right hand side at a safe place. Walk downhill past the bus stop and cross over Deerlands Avenue ahead and follow the road around to the left to get on to Holgate Avenue. There will be blue Trans-Pennine Trail signs up ahead. Turn right through the gate and on to a woodland path.

[4] Follow the path ahead, which can sometimes be a little muddy. This a woodland path and is not paved. At the first junction, continue straight ahead. Turn left and up the hill at the next fork in the path. Exit the park and turn left on to Holgate Road. Continue ahead and then turn left on to Holgate Avenue. At the end, cross over to the opposite side of the road and turn right on to Deerlands Avenue. Make your way back to Chaucer Road, crossing at Halifax Road to Wilcox Road and proceed to a bus stop for your return journey.

Acknowledgements

Developed by: Nicky Johnson
Checked by: Alan Wright

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