Updated August 2026
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)
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. The tarmac continues as far as the Cowley Lane Business Park and the section through the Business Park is being surfaced as of August 2026. There is an upper path that you can use until it reopens. Use the shared use path or the road to the roundabout and the railway path continues to Chapeltown Park. There is an annoying kissing gate at the access point to Coppice Rise so veer left through the park which has k-frames. The TPT continues via Station Road, Cart Road (left turn by the railway bridge for Grenoside) and Thorncliffe Road.The future route will be along the railway alignment.
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.