Walk's varied landscape is a 'real treat'

There were times on this five-and-a-half mile walk – featuring an ascent to 400 feet – when I go that deja-vu feeling, reassuring, since I’d been here before, but when and why, that’s anyone’s guess, writes Peter Rowsell, of Doncaster Ramblers.

Despite some stretches of road, the walk also encounters forest field and meadow, making this walk a real treat.

Plus some bits require faith in navigation, but following the map, GPS track, or instructions should see you safely through.

I began at St Peter’s Church in Old Edlington, but you can just as easily begin at Asda in Edlington

1. From St Peter’s Church in Old Edlington, walk 1,400 metres north along along the B6376 Edlington

Lane to reach the Asda store.

There is new building taking place, so the route may vary

a. Turn left on Thompson Avenue and follow road right then left on Market Place and continue to reach footpath.

b. Continue along Edlington Lane and turn left on Market Place and continue to reach footpath

c. Continue along Edlington Lane and turn left on Market Place then left again down footpath then right along Thompson Avenue, then right again on Dixon Road and finally left on the footpath.

2. Follow the route for 210m then take path left along edge of lake for 240m before turning right over bridge then left again continuing west for half a mile – the track is heavily rutted by 4x4s - to reach Common Road.

Turn right and after 80m left just before the recycling centre.

There now follows half a mile of overgrown shrubbery, and meadow edge.

At Cliften Hill turn left, then at the Y-junction turn right along Common Lane

3. Walk just more than half a mile south on Common Lane. Then turn right along track making sure to follow the path half right to Conisbrough Park Farm, then immediately left on reaching the farm to climb uphill for quarter of a mile, before turning left for 240m and another steepish climb.

The way may be taped off but it is a right of way

4. The way ahead is unclear, but turn right then right again then left and after 130m turn left to follow a wide track into Clifton.

Continue along Beacon Lane until Back Lane.

Turn left along Back Lane and continue on to field track as it zig zags to reach Carr Lane.

Turn right to reach the roundabout.

Turn left on Edlington Lane and back to the start, St Peter’s Church, or a little further on to Asda.

The Doncaster Ramblers walk programme is currently suspended.

However, for more information about the Doncaster Ramblers and future activity, see doncasterramblers.org.uk

Alternatively, GPS maps of many of past walks can also be found at the group’s Facebook page at fb.com/doncasterramblers