Rosedale Chimney Bank Trail - Moors on Wheels moors-on-wheels the Roman Road

the Roman Road

From here we can see Carlton Bank to the front and the amazing views across the valley to the right you will see the tops of Kirby Bank

one forestry section which can be muddy underfoot at certain times of the year

Distance: 7 miles (11km)

bridleway and single tracks over farmland

Rosedale Chimney Bank Trail - Moors on Wheels moors-on-wheels the Roman RoadThis walk heads off along the old Iron Railway to Sherriffs Pit, a disused mine shaft on the west side of Rosedale. The views are magnificent, as the valley drops steeply away to your right with Rosedale nestled quaintly in the bottom. Walking through heather moorland on both sides the chatter of local birds including the curlew, golden plover, lapwing and nightjar are evident. Yet 160 years ago the air would have been full of soot and steam, with