Brierfield — Nelson
Brinel two
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By Mary Oz on 03 Jul 2022
Description
This corrects a small discrepancy at the Nelson end where there is no direct access between the towpath and the road
This corrects a small discrepancy at the Nelson end where there is no direct access between the towpath and the road
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (1)
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The narrowest part of the path is 40.0cm (1)
The steepest uphill gradient walking East 16.0% (1)
The steepest uphill gradient walking West 16.0% (1)
The steepest camber gradient across the path 12.0% (1)
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25.0% of the route is on roads (1)
20.0% of the route is lit at night (1)
100.0% of the route is paved (1)
1.0% of the route is muddy (1)
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Brierfield
Grid Ref
SD8453636433
Lat / Lon
53.82395° / -2.23640°
Easting / Northing
384,536E / 436,433N
What3Words
soft.spell.herbs
Nelson
Grid Ref
SD8601037686
Lat / Lon
53.83525° / -2.21407°
Easting / Northing
386,010E / 437,686N
What3Words
pencils.unimpeded.tries
Brierfield | |
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Grid Ref | SD8453636433 |
Lat / Lon | 53.82395° / -2.23640° |
Easting / Northing | 384,536E / 436,433N |
What3Words | soft.spell.herbs |
Nelson | |
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Grid Ref | SD8601037686 |
Lat / Lon | 53.83525° / -2.21407° |
Easting / Northing | 386,010E / 437,686N |
What3Words | pencils.unimpeded.tries |
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Mary Oz
03 Jul 2022This route passes through several cycle barriers about 1.5m high, 40cm gap at the top, but a lot wider at the bottom. Other than that, this route looks pretty accessible to me as it is mostly on the towpath. At the Nelson end there is a tarmacked footpath, with a dog’s-leg to the right where a road is crossed, and there is a short bit of pavement at either end of the route too. The towpath is pleasant and interesting with lots of converted mills on the opposite side of the canal, and also several colourful mosaic panels of local scenes. There is quite a lot of noise from the M65 although mostly there are woods between the towpath and the motorway, so it is mostly not visible, at least in the summer.
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