Kingswinford — Dudley
Kindud two
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By David Sanderson on 14 Nov 2021
Description
Leaves Kingswinford centre via the main road south and then heads through a quiet residential area. Joins the pavement of Bromley Lane and eventually reaches Fens Pool Nature Reserve, the paths of which can get quite boggy. On the other side there's a short bit of residential pavements before joining the Stourbridge Road and then crossing into Woodside. A series of streets and footpaths then lead to the edge of Canal Park, where you join the cycle path and then cross the A461 via the pedestrian crossing. The rest of the route takes you around the cemetery and then via a slight diversion to avoid following the main road, before delivering you on to Dudley High Street and then through the market to the meeting point by Dudley Bus Station
Leaves Kingswinford centre via the main road south and then heads through a quiet residential area. Joins the pavement of Bromley Lane and eventually reaches Fens Pool Nature Reserve, the paths of which can get quite boggy. On the other side there's a short bit of residential pavements before joining the Stourbridge Road and then crossing into Woodside. A series of streets and footpaths then lead to the edge of Canal Park, where you join the cycle path and then cross the A461 via the pedestrian crossing. The rest of the route takes you around the cemetery and then via a slight diversion to avoid following the main road, before delivering you on to Dudley High Street and then through the market to the meeting point by Dudley Bus Station
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Kingswinford
Grid Ref
SO8861388839
Lat / Lon
52.49735° / -2.16915°
Easting / Northing
388,613E / 288,839N
What3Words
pushes.marinated.ultra
Dudley
Grid Ref
SO9462190374
Lat / Lon
52.51124° / -2.08068°
Easting / Northing
394,621E / 290,374N
What3Words
sheep.nests.hurt
| Kingswinford | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SO8861388839 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.49735° / -2.16915° |
| Easting / Northing | 388,613E / 288,839N |
| What3Words | pushes.marinated.ultra |
| Dudley | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SO9462190374 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.51124° / -2.08068° |
| Easting / Northing | 394,621E / 290,374N |
| What3Words | sheep.nests.hurt |
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review
David Sanderson
14 Nov 2021Quite a good route out of Dudley. Having started along the High Street, it detours slightly to avoid following the main road. The views at this first section are rather marvellous. Having passed through a couple of streets around the cemetery, a couple of crossings take you into Canal Park. You follow the cycle route around the periphery and then join the adjacent street. The next section, comprises of a series of streets, until you get to Fens Pool Nature Reserve. The tracks here can be quite muddy. On the other side, it's back to walking on the main road. The last section before the final walk along the main road into Kingswinford, includes probably my favourite part of the walk. A climb up the appropriately named "Knowle". The view west into Staffordshire is spectacular. This route is undoubtedly safe, quite well connected to public transport and makes the most of offroad opportunities. However, it doesn't feel very direct and I didn't find the offroad sections particularly enjoyable to walk. I think there's a better version out there.
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