Updated April 2024
For the first bit take the Five Weirs Walk, National Cycle Network Route 6 from Blonk St to Meadowhall (One section is closed so follow diversions)
It’s easy to pick up from outside Sheffield Station, follow the blue signs. The route past Meadowhall is a bit tricky – follow past the shopping centre, under the bridges then do a U-turn to cross Meadowhall Way. If you get a bit lost head for the Travelodge and pick the route up there.
That gets you onto route 67 heading north along the Chapeltown Greenway. The routes towards Penistone & Manchester diverge to the left at Grange Lane, while for the route to Barnsley turn off to the right at Butterthwaite Lane. We continue on tarmac as far as Loicher Lane. Although the tarmac continues as far as the Cowley Lane Business Park, the section through the Business Park is unfinished and currently a Rough Track. (April 2024) so if you want to stay in the saddle, walk your bike down the ramp to get onto Loicher Lane, turn left here and it becomes Station Rd. going into Ecclesfield. You’ll have to go r. on the main road for a bit here unfortunately, and over a bit of a hill, down into Chapeltown. At the station turn right onto Station Rd, then left onto Cart Rd, and Route 67 magically reappears.
If you don’t mind bumping along for a bit, continue through the Business Park up to Cowley Lane. At the northern end cross the at roundabout and continue along the railway trail to Station Rd.
The future route along the railway alignment is dead ahead but for now, take a left then immediately right onto Cart Rd, along to the roundabout and r. up the hill about 100 yards where the railway path begins again.
This will take you through the woods to Tankersley although the surfaces aren’t very good – might be a case of walking some of it. It does take you right through Tankersley Manor though and you can follow it through to Tankersley Village. From here there is a walking and cycling bridge across the M1, or you can double back on yourself to go to Wentworth, follow the TPT route to Wortley, or take to the road through Birdwell for Worsborough and Barnsley.
Q: Why go such a long way round to get from Sheffield to Tankersley? It looks as though there is a much more direct route via Sheffield Lane Top.
A: Yes as long as you don’t mind cycling up big hills on busy roads you can do that. Our route is flattish (Actually a steady climb from Meadowhall to Tankersley – if a steam engine can do it, you can) and mainly off-road on good surfaces.