platty at North Wingfield
welcome hope you enjoy your stay here
provides an off-road surface for walkers cyclist,and horse riders. The
trail is 5.5 miles linear
route from Grassmoor country park toTibshelf ponds Passing mainly through an agricutural land and woodland .
The trail can be extended to 7.5 miles by following the route through Williamthorpe pond and Holmewood woodlands The trail was created between 1979 and 1989 it follows mainly the route of the Great Central Railway and linked the mineral railways which served the five main collieries of Grassmoor,Williamthorpe,Holmewood , Pilsley and Tibshelf
It also offers pleasent picnic areas which are accesable with a car and parking where you can join the trail
Map Of The Trail
The trail starts at Grassmoor Country Park and goes south till you get to the Wolfie Pond where you can turn left and go round the Williamthope pond and Holmewood Woodlands (or carry straight on ) and then rejion the main trail just before the Timber Lane picnic site.Then the trail procceds on to the ponds at Tibshelf.
There are a lot of footpathes leading of the trail that you can also explore along the way
The trail starts at Grassmoor Country Park and goes south till you get to the Wolfie Pond where you can turn left and go round the Williamthope pond and Holmewood Woodlands (or carry straight on ) and then rejion the main trail just before the Timber Lane picnic site.Then the trail procceds on to the ponds at Tibshelf.
There are a lot of footpathes leading of the trail that you can also explore along the way
Going through one of the many woodland site this one is called
Broom Riddings Wood on the way to Pilsley
with a good showing of
Bluebells in the Wood
Broom Riddings Wood on the way to Pilsley
with a good showing of
Bluebells in the Wood
A commermoration to Tom Hullatt
Tom's local village of Tibshelf have dedicated a one mile section of the 5 pits
trail between Pilsley and Tibshelf with two marker stones in coal measures sand
stone kindly donated by the National Trust. In reconising his achievment in
finshing third in Roger Bannister's famous sub four minute mile race at Iffley
Road Oxford 50 years ago
trail between Pilsley and Tibshelf with two marker stones in coal measures sand
stone kindly donated by the National Trust. In reconising his achievment in
finshing third in Roger Bannister's famous sub four minute mile race at Iffley
Road Oxford 50 years ago
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Links were you can get advice or leaflets etc.
Derbyshire countryside service
A Five Pits Trail leaflet is available from the Countryside Centre
The countryside centre provides a wide range of books ,maps ,leaflets
and advice at 23 market street , Clay Cross Derbyshire S45 9JE
Tel ( 01246 ) 866960
WWW.derbyshire.gov.uk
or email at claycrosscountryside@derbyshire.gov.uk
