We have wanted to cycle on this part of the TPT for a while, and we are so glad we have finally experienced it. It is a really beautiful part of the trail, and we met so many lovely people on our way.

We followed Google maps to Dunford Bridge TPT car park – a really nice car park with plenty of spaces, bike racks, and picnic benches. I did notice it had a bus stop too, actually, so people can travel there in different ways.  

The trail itself – starting at the western end of the Trans Pennine Trail, the route from Dunford Bridge to Wharncliffe Woods offers one of the most scenic and enjoyable stretches of the trail in South Yorkshire. It follows the old Woodhead railway line, giving a largely traffic-free and gently graded path that’s perfect for walkers, cyclists, and families. It is a very social part of the trail, and we met several nice people to chat to along the way.

The first set of people were volunteers from the TPT Conservation Volunteer group, who meet every Wednesday at 10 am – if you want to look at more details, here is the link to their website – Ryan and I had just been commenting on how clean and green this stretch was when we met them. It is lovely to meet people and hear about how people love their local area and are putting time and effort into keeping it beautiful. 

We were amazed at how many entry points there are along the trail, which is why we saw so many people joining it to go about their days, whilst using the trail. I wish we had this as close to use daily too. We are lucky that we can access the TPT not too far from our house, but this is ideal for local people from Dunford and Penistone, and the surrounding places – Millhouse Green, Thurgoland, Wortley.

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