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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Coventry and Bedworth.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Coventry and Bedworth.
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This route has been reviewed by 3 people.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 3
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - Yes (3)
There are currently no problems reported with this route.
Downloads - 2
Surveys
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| Grade 3X based on 1 surveys | Sign up or log in to survey this route. | ||
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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. | Grading is based on average scores by surveyors. This slow way has 1 surveys. | ||
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Facilities
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Challenges
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Obstacles
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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 70.0cm (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: Unclear in places (1)
Successfully completed
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Terrain
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15.0% of the route is on roads (1)
50.0% of the route is lit at night (1)
80.0% of the route is paved (1)
15.0% of the route is muddy (1)
15.0% of the route is over rough ground (1)
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Start and end points Coventry Grid Ref SP3360079200 Lat / Lon 52.40979° / -1.50747° Easting / Northing 433,600E / 279,200N What3Words strong.client.manage
Bedworth Grid Ref SP3628186910 Lat / Lon 52.47893° / -1.46723° Easting / Northing 436,281E / 286,910N What3Words remark.tune.comet
Covbed One's land is
| Coventry | |
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| Grid Ref | SP3360079200 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.40979° / -1.50747° |
| Easting / Northing | 433,600E / 279,200N |
| What3Words | strong.client.manage |
| Bedworth | |
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| Grid Ref | SP3628186910 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.47893° / -1.46723° |
| Easting / Northing | 436,281E / 286,910N |
| What3Words | remark.tune.comet |
| Arable | 12.8% |
| Pasture | 2.3% |
| Urban | 84.9% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
Reviews
Marion Frankland
16 May 2021A lovely route along the canal, and the change to explore the art and sculpture trail along the way.
Potentially enhanced by starting at the canal basin, although this will add distance to the journey.
Edsimmonds
08 May 2021Walked 6th May 2021. Dry, cool breeze with intermittent sun. As previously reviewed there is a good tarmac path alongside the canal all the way to Hawkesbury Junction where Oxford Canal and Coventry Canal join. After track changes to gravel but then becomes increasingly rutted although fine for walking. Not so easy for push chair and wheel chair users. There are two bridges (series of shallow steps) to navigate - one in the Stoke Heath area and one at Hawkesbury Junction.
The scenery is varied, a mix of old and new industries, old and new housing developments interspersed with areas of urban vegetation, hedges/trees/rough grassland through the Coventry section of the walk. Some of this was pleasant and interesting but inevitably, given its urban situation, both the canal and canalside were blighted in parts by litter particularly beer cans. However there have been efforts by the Canal and River Trust to give this section an uplift. It is a designated conservation area and there are several areas of access from the local housing estates which are new and well looked after. Several artworks/sculptures have been installed (see uploaded photo). This section was used by quite a few people, walkers, cyclists and scooter users. The only downside was a speeding motorbike which had no right to be on a narrow canal path.
Beyond Hawkesbury Junction the surroundings become more rural. Here the walk feels more like a country footpath ramble, albeit beside a canal.
Overall I think a suitable route for Slow Ways.
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Marion Frankland
16 May 2021http://covcanalsoc.org.uk/?page_id=53 here's some info on the art/sculpture trail
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Cpwaite
06 May 2021This route is mainly along the Coventry Canal towpath. I have walked it many times (during the day - I don't think its suitable for night walking), and it gradually gets more beautiful as you reach the outskirts of Coventry. The section beyond Sutton Stop is particularly lovely. Most of the towpath has recently been resurfaced from the centre of Coventry until Sutton Stop. The photo is from the section just before Bedworth that is potentially muddy depending on the weather. I'm going to do a full survey as soon as I can.
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