Brierley HillRowley Regis

Brirow two
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By David Sanderson on 24 Oct 2021


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8km/5mi

Ascent

188m

Descent

174m

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Walkable version of Brirow one. Leaves Brierley Hill and follows main road past Merry Hill and leaves it at Netherton Reservoir. It then follows the Dudley Canal, leaving it at Darby End. After a series of roads and footpaths around Mouse Sweet, it rejoins the Dudley Canal as far as Rowley Regis. The route from there is a sharp climb past the cemetery and the hospital, the last section of which is a single lane road which requires walking with some care. A crossing of Britannia Park and some further residential streets is the last section before getting to the meeting place at Rowley Regis Railway Station

Walkable version of Brirow one. Leaves Brierley Hill and follows main road past Merry Hill and leaves it at Netherton Reservoir. It then follows the Dudley Canal, leaving it at Darby End. After a series of roads and footpaths around Mouse Sweet, it rejoins the Dudley Canal as far as Rowley Regis. The route from there is a sharp climb past the cemetery and the hospital, the last section of which is a single lane road which requires walking with some care. A crossing of Britannia Park and some further residential streets is the last section before getting to the meeting place at Rowley Regis Railway Station

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Brierley Hill
Grid Ref SO9187087150
Lat / Lon 52.48222° / -2.12114°
Easting / Northing 391,870E / 287,150N
What3Words affair.taken.agenda
Rowley Regis
Grid Ref SO9796486571
Lat / Lon 52.47708° / -2.03140°
Easting / Northing 397,964E / 286,571N
What3Words trucks.bunks.keys

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David Sanderson

24 Oct 2021 Autumn

The route starts well from the meeting place at Rowley Regis Station and it's not long before you're wandering the pavements of residential Rowley Regis. After crossing Britannia Park, you climb Ross(?) and enter the pavementless, single lane Moor Lane which then widens but lacks a pavement for most of the rest of its length. Unlike a country lane, the speed limit is 20mph and drivers did seem to take care, but I wonder if there is a better route that avoids this. Saying that, the views across into Worcestershire and Shropshire are spectacular, so I felt there was some reward for the risk. Having passed the hospital and cemetery, you join the Dudley Canal, just north of Old Hill. Despite some of the industrial and post industrial surroundings, it's a really pleasant stretch of canal with some very entertaining art along the way. You leave the canal by the site of the Doulton toilet factory and there is a diner nearby which I did not investigate but is a stopping option. The walk through the industrial units of Mouse Sweet is not very pleasant but is safe, and as you cross over from Sandwell into Dudley you use a combination of pavement and footpath through a residential area. It's not long before you rejoin the Dudley Canal for what is an even nicer stretch, leaving it at Lodge Farm Reservoir. The final section follows the main road through to Brierley Hill and involves a sharp descent and then ascent before joining the pavement by what has become a dual carriageway. Crossing is made simpler by the fact that pedestrian crossings are not dependent on the button being pressed and a green man comes up whenever the traffic flow allows. There is the option of stops and shops at Merry Hill if you don't want to take a chance on Brierley Hill High Street. Overall, it's a well conceived Slow Way. My only reservation is Moor Lane, which was the only place I felt even vaguely unsafe. Four stars.


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Distance

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Ascent

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Descent

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