Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting Borrowash and Sandiacre.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Borrowash and Sandiacre.
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This route has been reviewed by 4 people.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 4
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - Yes (4)
There are currently no problems reported with this route.
Downloads - 7
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| Grade 3: Route includes rough surfaces that may include small boulders, potholes, shallow ruts, loose gravel, short muddy sections. Access grade X: At least one stile, flight of steps or other obstacle that is highly likely to block access for wheelchair and scooter users. |
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Facilities
Facilities in the middle third of this route.
Challenges
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Obstacles
Obstacles on this route.
Accessibility
Is this route step and stile free?
Measurements
Surveyors were asked to measure the narrowest and steepest parts of paths.
The narrowest part of the path is 38.0cm (1)
The steepest uphill gradient East: no data
The steepest uphill gradient West: no data
The steepest camber: no data
How clear is the waymarking on the route: Clear (1)
Successfully completed
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Recommended by an expert
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Terrain
We asked route surveyors to estimate how much of the route goes through different kinds of terrain.
40.0% of the route is on roads (1)
40.0% of the route is lit at night (1)
40.0% of the route is paved (1)
There is no data on muddiness
60.0% of the route is over rough ground (1)
20.0% of the route is through long grass (1)
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Geography information system (GIS) data
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Start and end points
Borrowash
Grid Ref
SK4169934542
Lat / Lon
52.90672° / -1.38144°
Easting / Northing
441,699E / 334,542N
What3Words
certainly.stencil.beads
Sandiacre
Grid Ref
SK4790236445
Lat / Lon
52.92331° / -1.28894°
Easting / Northing
447,902E / 336,445N
What3Words
epic.foam.drank
Borsan One's land is
| Borrowash | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SK4169934542 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.90672° / -1.38144° |
| Easting / Northing | 441,699E / 334,542N |
| What3Words | certainly.stencil.beads |
| Sandiacre | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SK4790236445 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.92331° / -1.28894° |
| Easting / Northing | 447,902E / 336,445N |
| What3Words | epic.foam.drank |
| Arable | 44.7% |
| Pasture | 11.1% |
| Urban | 44.3% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Ken
07 Mar 2022Perfectly adequate as a Slow Way journey between towns but not a walk I would choose to do again. Roadside pavements, a bit of cross field work and a very good wide cycle track along the course of the Derby canal. Perhaps I'm being mean offering just 4 stars, I'm not an urban walker.
Husk
31 Dec 2021A good route between Sandiacre and Borrowash with a mix of roads, fields, and ex-canal cycle paths. A more direct on-road route is available by just staying on the Derby Road but where's the fun in that? If you want a little more field and less road, you can do the Risley section on a footpath that runs parallel to the route – join it at the top of the hill on Rushy lane (if coming from Sandiacre) or opposite the Risley Park Pub (if coming from Borrowash).
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Lynn Jackson
30 Nov 202129/11/21 - THIS ROUTE HAS RE-OPENED.
Now that the canal has been repaired and reopened, Borsan One becomes the better route between Borrowash and Sandiacre. Although it has pavement walking at either end, these paths are wide and safe to walk on. The canal paths and fields in the middle are clear and well tended.
As expected, good addition to the network now that the restoration work has been completed.
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Lynn Jackson
23 Jun 2021 (edited 10 Dec 2021)THIS RATING APPLIES UNTIL AUGUST 2021.
A good route that has been temporarily blocked for Canal reconstruction (to be reopened 31/07/21). I will survey the second half once reopened but Borsan_2 can be used in the meantime.
EDIT 9/12/21: THIS ROUTE HAS BEEN REOPENED.
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