Friends of Dore and Totley Station(FoDaTS)
Trips from the Station

Walking, Running and Cycling from Dore and Totley Station

Dore and Totley station has some outstanding locations near to the station which can be reached by walking and or cycling.  These include Ecclesall Woods, Chatsworth House, Longshaw and Whirlowbrook Hall.  There are also a number of public parks suitable for families.  These include Millhouses, Graves and Endcliffe Parks.

There are a number of websites with different types of routes from Dore and Totley station.  The website Komoot provides a number of these trips including:-

• Cycling ( Road, Mountain and Touring)
• Hiking
• Running

Komoot provides routes throughout the country and allows you to choose the maximum distance e.g. 3 miles,  of the route start from the chosen location e.g. Dore and Totley station.  It also allows you to choose the length or time, and difficulty of the event.

It provides a map of the route together with pictures and descriptions of the highlights. Once you have chosen which of the routes you want to follow you can see an outline of the route together with an elevation and surface description.  A GPS file of the route together with how to get to the start point can be exported onto your Smartphone or Sat Nav device e.g. Cycle Computer, to help you follow the route.

Sheffield Botanical Gardens

4 miles

Komoot Options

Here are some of the Komoot activities

• Bike Touring
• Mountain Biking
• Road Cycling
• Walking/Hiking
• Running

Other Walking Options

Sheffield Round Walk goes past Dore and Totley station.  It is a 15 mile walk which can be done is stages.  It passes through:-

• Endcliffe Park
• Porter Brook
• Limb Brook
• Ecclesall, Ladies Spring, Chancet and Brincliffe Edge Woods;
• Shepherd Wheel
• Mayfield Alpacas
• Beauchief Abbey
• Bishops House
• Graves, Meersbrook and Chelsea Parks.

Sheffield Round Walk website provides a PDF description of the walk and the public transport options of joining and leaving the walk.  A GPS file is also provided to allow you to load it to your Smartphone or Sat Nav device to provide you with directions.

Goggle maps provides a facility for planning different types of routes including walking routes.

Sheffield City walking pages provides a number of ideas about walking  routes and groups in Sheffield.

Lets go Peak District provides 5 walking routes which can be accessed from stations on the Hope Valley line.

Cycling.  There is a covered cycle shelter in the Park and Ride near to the entrance to the platform.  There are no lock and chains provided so please bring your own.  The NHS advice on cycling says “Cycling is one of the easiest ways to fit exercise into your daily routine because it's also a form of transport. Cycling also saves you money,  gets you fit, helps the environment.”

Sheffield City Council have produced information for cyclists in the city.  This provides information on maps, routes, donating and borrowing bikes etc.

Online versions of the cycle map covering different parts of the city are available on the Sheffield City cycle map page.

Cyclestreets.net is a online  site which provides custom cycling routes in many cities including Sheffield and the surrounding areas.  It will provide three routes (fastest, quietest and balanced) for each journey showing the distances, journey time, metres climbed, turn by turn directions etc.  A GPS file can be produced if required.

Some 10KM runs from the station

10km jogging Routes by Hannah Embury

3 jogging routes around 10km each starting at the station with a route outline and a GPS file which can be downloaded.

Several of the parks including Millhouses Park have park runs at 9am on a Saturday morning