
Elsecar Rail Station
- Canal
- Disused railway
- Peaks nearby
- 30
- highest 96m
- Walking routes
- 20
- within 10 miles
What's on the doorstep
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.
About Elsecar Rail Station
Elsecar is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It is near to Jump and Wentworth, it is also 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Hoyland, 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Barnsley and 8 miles (13 km) north-east of Sheffield. Elsecar falls within the Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Ward of Hoyland Milton.
Hills, trails and walks from the platform
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.
| Hoyland Lowe | 183m | 1.2 mi (about 1.5 mi on foot) |
| Hoober Stand | 155m | 2.0 mi (about 2.5 to 3 mi on foot) |
| Potter Holes Hill | 165m | 2.6 mi (about 3.5 to 4 mi on foot) |
| Lees Hill | 105m | 3.4 mi (about 4.5 to 5 mi on foot) |
| Keppel's Column | 147m | 3.6 mi (about 4.5 to 5 mi on foot) |
No National Trails within 10 miles.
Route data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL – coverage and route quality vary by area.
| Barnsley Boundary Walk ↗Regional | 40.1 mi | 0.4 mi |
| Trans-Pennine Trail (Silkstone Common to Wombwell) ↗Regional | 7.3 mi | 2.1 mi |
| Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby) ↗Regional | 46.2 mi | 2.2 mi |
| Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds) ↗Regional | 30.0 mi | 2.5 mi |
| Old Salt Road ↗ | 25.0 mi | 2.8 mi |







