Walking
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Did you know?
Walking a mile in 20 minutes uses as much energy as:
- 10 minutes of swimming breaststroke or running a mile
- 12 minutes of football
- 16 minutes of cycling or aerobics
- 17 minutes of weight training
The Council is working in a number of ways and for a variety of reasons to enable and encourage increased levels of walking in Sheffield. For example, increased levels of walking can:
- Reduce car use and congestion
- Make routes feel safer
- Improve the population’s health
- Combat social exclusion and access to services
- Generally improve the local environment and play a role in attracting visitors to the area
Sheffield Walking Map
The Sheffield Walking Map has recently been produced, providing information on walking routes across the city. An electronic version is available to download at the bottom of this page. Hard copies are available at local libraries or see the contact details below to have one sent to you.
Footpath Maintenance
Street Force is responsible for maintaining all adopted highways in Sheffield. For information about the repair and maintenance of public footpaths, telephone 0114 273 4567.
Public Rights of Way
Follow the link to the Public Rights of Way page for information relating to rural footpaths, bridleways and byways, including claimed paths, enforcement, signposting, way marking, maintenance and the Adopt-a-Path scheme.
Parks, Woodlands & Countryside
Sheffield contains one of the most varied and rich landscapes to be found in any city in the UK. These landscapes range from the city centre and local neighbourhood centres over Sheffield's hills and through it's river valleys to the open countryside that surrounds the city.
The Council's Parks, Woodlands and Countryside section provide further information on walks in the city, including round walks, health walks, women's only walks and walking generally.
Sheffield Healthy Walks
A very successful weekly programme of 16 walks of varying length takes place across the city. The aim of the project is to help improve the health of local communities by encouraging walking in the local environment. Follow this link for more information about Health Walks in Sheffield.
Easy Going Trails
A popular book of 20 short walks on good paths in and around Sheffield is available to purchase for £2.50 from the Tourist Information Centre and other selected outlets.
Walking to School
The number of pupils walking to and from school in Sheffield compares favourably with the national average. However, in line with national trends the numbers of children walking to and from school in Sheffield is declining and levels of car use are going up. The City Council is working with schools in a number of ways to try and halt the trends of increasing car use and declining walking levels.
See the following pages:
- School Travel Plans - for schools thinking about how to tackle the school run and encourage environmentally friendly ways of travelling like walking, cycling and public transport. This includes information about WOW (walk once a week).
- Child Pedestrian Training - child pedestrian training is available for Primary Schools.
- Walking Bus - how to organise children travelling together to school - walking bus stops and timetables included.
Contact
For more information contact us as follows:
Telephone (0114) 205 3303
Transport Planning
Development Services
Howden House
1 Union Street
Sheffield
S1 2SH
Downloads
The North sheet of the Sheffield Walking Map. (2.14 MB)
The souh sheet of the Sheffield Walking Map. (700 KB)
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