some ponding occurs after heavy or prolonged rain
Entrance to bridge with central bollard - shared path
Point where Local 4 crosses slip road to A61 to go over bridge
View of CP up Crow Lane from Station
Point where cycle lane joins path to pass central reservation that makes road narrow.
Northbound
N67 re-joins road Northbound after detour onto shared path on bridge over canal
Point where route re-joins road after canal bridge on Brimington Road
View of N67 down towards the canal after joining from Brimington Road.
Southbound view of N67 after joining Brimington Road from Towpath
View from southbound CP to east and entrance to TPT on Towpath.
Drop kerb with A barrier entrance (gap to right around barrier but rough ground)
Closer view o A barrier at start/exit from TPT on Brimington Road - note footpath.
Cycle lane on road in both direction - to Railway Station have to cross road and go right - can be obscured view to left.
Holmebrook Valley Trail crossing Purbeck Avenue.
Shared use track to the southern portal of the A61 underpass from Foxwood Way...lots of leaf litter around making the surface a little slippery
A61 underpass - would benefit from improved LED lighting
Northern portal of the A61 underpass
Exit from A61 underpass onto Sheffield road
Towpath looking south to Wheeldon Mill Lock
Fordbridge Lane access East
Fordbridge Lane heading West
Egress from Events Field at Tapton Lock back onto Towpath and TPT
Narrow towpath under bridge of A619 and Tapton Lock Hill - towpath is liable to flooding (infrastructure cannot be altered to alleviate)
Narrow towpath under A619 and Tapton Lock Hill - path is liable to flooding (infrastructure cannot be altered to alleviate)
Approach to bridge over Tapton Lock Hill and A619 Rother Way (long tunnel)
View of towpath at side of canal exit (on right over low fence) from Mill Bridge heading North
Mill Bridge on Chesterfield Canal (B1)
Divergence of TPT (to left) and towpath. Cyclists should go up onto Brimington Road rather than follow the narrow towpath to right.
Convergence of TPT from right onto canal towpath
Old access bridge to industrial estate - LOW HEADROOM
Old bridge to industrial estate - LOW HEADROOM
Old access bridge parapet to industrial estate - narrow gap and blind bend to right
Old access bridge parapet to industrial estate - narrow gap and blind left corner
Exit right to Brimington Road - note that there is a flight of steps at the road.
Towpath goes to left
Road exit over Lockoford Lane at Tapton Lock for cycles North bound on TPT
TPT cycle path over road to avoid narrow towpath under bridge
Steep ramp from under bridge up to lock at Tapton - cyclists should use alternative route over bridge
Towpath under road bridge at Tapton Lock Northbound showing narrow width and blind corner - hence recommendation for cyclists to follow signposted alternative over the road.
Narrow towpath under road bridge at Tapton Lock - hence cyclists detour over road bridge
Exit over Lockoford Lane at Tapton Lock to avoid narrow towpath under road bridge.
Exit ramp of recommended cycle route over Lockoford Lane at Tapton Lock (southbound) avoiding narrow towpath under bridge
Divergence of TPT at Activities Field Tapton Lock. Cyclists can go down towpath to right or follow path over activities field but there is a narrow rough area at north end back onto towpath through small wooded area.
Towpath converging with path from Activities Field at Tapton.
Railway bridges - bridge 1 showing bridge 2 in distance
Second bridge - note the brickwork in the archway!
Railway bridge 2 south - note the brickwork in the archway!
Tinker Sic side weir - blind left had corner north bound
Tinker Sic side weir bridge, blind corner to right
Brimington Wharf Northbound
Brimington Wharf southbound
Brimington Wharf Bridge Southbound just after the divergence of the TPT onto road and from the convergence with the towpath and recommended cycle path.
Brimington Wharf Bridge Northbound. Note that there is a path to the left of the low wall that technically is the TPT but the egress at the top of the steep path is barred by a gate with a very narrow gap between the fence and wall - ok for
Access to TPT northbound from Station Road at Brimington Wharf
Exit to Station Road from TPT at Brimington Wharf
TPT Brimington Wharf convergence of towpath and cycle path southbound
TPT southbound at CP up to TP and exit to Station Street
TPT recommended cycle route on disused railway southbound under Newbridge Lane railway bridge
TPT recommended cycle route on disused railway line. Path from right comes down off of towpath, to rear is cycle route coming under Fordbridge Lane
Wheeldon Mill towpath showing preferred cycle route avoiding narrow towpath northbound
Wheeldon Mill southbound showing towpath and cycle route to right
TPT recommended route for cyclists off narrow towpath along disused railway track.
Bridges on station link route
Start of station link route (Hipper Valley Trail)
Hipper Valley Trail crossing Park Road
Access to cycle route through Queen's Park to sports centre
Hipper Valley Trail crossing miniature railway in Queen's Park north car park
Shared path crossing Redvers Buller Road
Shared path crossing side road
Cycle access to sports centre
Southern access to Rother Washlands route
Share path crossing of Trevorrow Crescent
Cycle route across Inkerman Park.
Station link, Chesterfield
End of traffic free station link
Cycle entry into Tesco off Stonegravels Way
Hipper Valley Trail in Somersall woods
Shared path over bridge into Queen's Park from Future Walk
Narrow path on Stonegravels Way
Stonegravels Way looking towards town centre
Nice bit of painted cycle parking...
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