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Sheffield Round Walk - Dams,Weirs And Goits.

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Exploring the Sheffield Round Walk: Endcliffe Park and along the Porter Valley.  The Sheffield Round Walk is a 14 mile circular walk made up of four sections in the south-west of the city. It's a fantastic walk that encompasses the very best of Sheffield, introducing the stunning countryside on our doorstep and contrasting it against the concrete and green spaces of the urban environment. If you're a local resident perhaps you've seen the route's waymarks with their distinctive acorn. The walk begins in the popular Endcliffe Park, following the Porter Valley out to the edges of the Peak District at Ringinglow. The route then turns back towards the south of the city along the Limb Valley, before emerging out of Ecclesall Wood onto Abbeydale Road South at Dore train station; that covers the first and second sections. The third and fourth sections resume from Dore station through Ladies Spring Wood, passing Beauchief Abbey before crossing Graves Park; Gleadless Vall...