Cuckoo Way
A 46-mile long-distance walk from Chesterfield to the village of East Stockwith in Lincolnshire following the route of the old Chesterfield Canal. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Start: Chesterfield
Grid Ref: SK 388 713
Distance: 46 miles (74 km)
Grid Ref: SK 388 713
Distance: 46 miles (74 km)
Climbing: 350 metres
Time: 20–30 hours
Duration: 2–4 days
Time: 20–30 hours
Duration: 2–4 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
269 Chesterfield and Alfreton
270 Sherwood Forest
271 Newark on Trent, Retford, Southwell and Saxilby
278 Sheffield, Barnsley and Rotherham
279 Doncaster, Conisbrough, Maltby and Thorne
280 Isle of Axholme, Scunthorpe and Gainsborough
Summary
The Cuckoo Way is a long-distance walk along the 220-year-old Chesterfield Canal, known locally as the Cuckoo Dyke. The path passes through or close to Staveley, Worksop, and Retford.