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Steps to Health Walk


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Walking is a great way to improve your health and just about anyone can do it. Walking 30 minutes a day 5 days a week can bring substantial health benefits. An ideal way to achieve this is to take a walk in your local park or green space. This route has been designed through Rotherham Council's Steps to Health initative and is exactly 1 mile. The start of the route is marked by a walking man sculpture.
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How to get there:

Steps to Health Walk can be started from Church Lane entrance in Dinnington Community Woodland. Dinnington is the nearest town or village.

Turn onto A57 Sheffield Road, signposted for Worksop. At Todwick crossroads turn left onto B6463 Dinnington Road, which becomes Todwick Road. Follow until a right turn onto Church Lane. Follow for approximately a quarter of a mile. The site gate is just before the housing estate on the right hand side of the road.

OS Grid Reference: SK 518 863
For details of public transport visit http://www.transportdirect.info

User Comments

4 Stars 4 Stars

lived in anston & dinnington all my life (68 years). I know anston stones wood like the back of my hand but it wasn't till yesterday I discovered what was on my "doorstep". fantastic views

wacker, 26/Feb/2012
4 Stars 4 Stars

excellent used to live behind this area for 22 years stumbled across it after walking on the pit tip i had not been down there for 10 years should be publised more had a great walk will be doing it again only for longer next time

Anonymous, 9/Jul/2009

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Walking man at Dinnington Community Woodland, South Yorkshire

Facilities and Activities

InformationOther Facilities
Walking

Trail

Grade of trail

Sensible footwareEasyeasy access

Trail waymarking

Metal plaque with footprint

Length of trail

1 miles

Approximate time of trail

30 minutes

Open or closed

open

Contact

South Yorkshire Community Rangers
01623 822 447
e-mail: enquiries.sherwood@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

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