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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Mold and Buckley.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Mold and Buckley.
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Status
This route has been reviewed by 5 people.
This route has been flagged (1 times) for reasons relating to accuracy.
This route has been flagged (3 times) for reasons relating to safety.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 5
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - Yes (1) No (4)
Problems reported - Accuracy (1) Safety (3)
Downloads - 3
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Mold
Grid Ref
SJ2388763986
Lat / Lon
53.16754° / -3.14000°
Easting / Northing
323,887E / 363,986N
What3Words
wriggled.twinkling.rank
Buckley
Grid Ref
SJ2776264023
Lat / Lon
53.16842° / -3.08206°
Easting / Northing
327,762E / 364,023N
What3Words
physical.degree.completed
Molbuc One's land is
| Mold | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SJ2388763986 |
| Lat / Lon | 53.16754° / -3.14000° |
| Easting / Northing | 323,887E / 363,986N |
| What3Words | wriggled.twinkling.rank |
| Buckley | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SJ2776264023 |
| Lat / Lon | 53.16842° / -3.08206° |
| Easting / Northing | 327,762E / 364,023N |
| What3Words | physical.degree.completed |
| Arable | 7.5% |
| Pasture | 36.7% |
| Urban | 55.8% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Hiking Historian
02 Mar 2024Not great, and full of so many errors.
First, it takes a footpath along the river Alyn, which, despite still on OS maps, doesn't look like it's existed for many years due to subsidence and the incursion of back gardens to the riverside.
The path from Leadmills to the A55, whilst walkable, ends in a massive unmarked pond, and the crossing over the A55 can be dangerous if busy.
The rest of the route isn't too bad, albeit muddy and missing the odd stile. Whilst I was able to walk most of the route, I wouldn't recommend it, and preferred MolBuc Two.
Daisy C
19 Oct 2022 (edited 27 Jun 2023)This is an armchair-only review. This route is technically navigable (the riverside path problem is pretty short and looks easy to resolve) and it may be very attractive overall, and have lots of off road sections but it does all that at the expense of being direct (nearly twice the shortest possible route!) and of being safe.
The safety is a particular concern. The Mold Bypass crossing looks bad, it's national speed limit, there are no "pedestrian crossing" type signs, the footpath fingerposts are pretty much invisible at the distance a car-driver would need and the road has 3 lanes, with tarmac edging it;s the width of 4 lanes.
I've uploaded a new shorter version which still has some off road sections but is only 30% longer than the shortest possible route.
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Howard White
26 Jun 2021Riverside path 5 near Leadmills, Mold does not physically exist: Extinguished c 1914. Use back lane nearby instead. Dangerous crossing of 3 lane Mold Bypass A494. Path also very wet in places. Often cows grazing in fields.
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Daisy C
21 Jul 2021Hi Howard. Can you describe exactly which bit of the route is the extinguished Riverside Path 5 please? I'm trying to plot an alternative but I can't get to Mold and although Flintshire have an online Rights of way map I'm not sure if the path numbers fit. https://rightsofway.flintshire.gov.uk/standardmap.aspx
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Yep That Dad
26 Apr 2021The section from Greenhill Farm to Well Street - across the fields, through the horse paddocks and the perimeter of the farm can get a bit boggy, even without bad weather. Stay on Rose lane and turn left onto Well Street to navigate around this small section, it's a relatively quiet road.
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