Walk the Houghton Main Branch by Train
There are 9 stations within reach of the Houghton Main Branch: within 5 miles of it, or half a mile in towns.
The Houghton Main Branch follows a disused railway line, with about 9 miles of path along the old line in our route data. The stations below are in order along it.
Houghton Main Branch train stations
- Thurnscoe1.6 mi (about 2 mi on foot) · closest
- Goldthorpe1.7 mi (about 2 to 2.5 mi on foot)
- Bolton-Upon-Dearne2.0 mi (about 2.5 mi on foot)
- Dodworth2.8 mi (about 3.5 to 4 mi on foot)
- Elsecar3.3 mi (about 4 to 4.5 mi on foot)
- Moorthorpe3.6 mi (about 4.5 to 5 mi on foot)
- South Elmsall4.1 mi (about 5 to 5.5 mi on foot)
- Fitzwilliam4.1 mi (about 5 to 5.5 mi on foot)
- Silkstone Common4.3 mi (about 5 to 6 mi on foot)
Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.
Station-to-station walks
Walk the path from one station and catch the train back from another. Each station is shown with its nearest walk in each direction along the Houghton Main Branch, from 4 to 20 miles. Miles include the walk to and from each station.
| From | To | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silkstone Common | Fitzwilliam | 15 to 16 mi | about 5 to 5.5 hours |
| Dodworth | Fitzwilliam | 13 to 14.5 mi | about 4.5 to 5 hours |
| Fitzwilliam | Bolton-Upon-Dearne | 13 to 14 mi | about 4.5 hours |
| Fitzwilliam | Elsecar | 14.5 to 15.5 mi | about 5 hours |
Times use Naismith's rule and don't include stops.
Old railway lines and the paths along them © OpenStreetMap contributors.