Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting Newport (Telford and Wrekin) and Stafford.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Newport (Telford and Wrekin) and Stafford.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 4
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - Yes (4)
There are currently no problems reported with this route.
Downloads - 3
Surveys
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Grade 2X based on 2 surveys | Sign up or log in to survey this route. | ||
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Grade 2: Mostly smooth and compacted surfaces, but there may be some loose gravel, muddy patches or cobbles. 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 2 surveys. | ||
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Facilities
Facilities in the middle third of this route.
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 100.0cm (2)
The steepest uphill gradient walking East 15.0% (2)
The steepest uphill gradient walking West 15.0% (2)
The steepest camber: no data
How clear is the waymarking on the route: Clear (2)
Successfully completed
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Terrain
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9.5% of the route is on roads (2)
4.0% of the route is lit at night (2)
9.5% of the route is paved (2)
5.0% of the route is muddy (2)
There is no data on rough ground
There is no data on long grass
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2 surveys
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Geography information system (GIS) data
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Start and end points
Newport (Telford and Wrekin)
Grid Ref
SJ7452919181
Lat / Lon
52.76963° / -2.37896°
Easting / Northing
374,529E / 319,181N
What3Words
walking.footballers.larger
Stafford
Grid Ref
SJ9187022930
Lat / Lon
52.80388° / -2.12203°
Easting / Northing
391,870E / 322,930N
What3Words
looked.dose.motel
Newpsta One's land is
Newport (Telford and Wrekin) | |
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Grid Ref | SJ7452919181 |
Lat / Lon | 52.76963° / -2.37896° |
Easting / Northing | 374,529E / 319,181N |
What3Words | walking.footballers.larger |
Stafford | |
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Grid Ref | SJ9187022930 |
Lat / Lon | 52.80388° / -2.12203° |
Easting / Northing | 391,870E / 322,930N |
What3Words | looked.dose.motel |
Arable | 24.9% |
Pasture | 52.8% |
Urban | 22.3% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
David Sanderson
26 Nov 2021I started this route from Stafford. The start from the station is simple and it's not long before you join the Way for the Millennium, which takes you all the way to the edge of Newport, the destination. It runs along an old railway line and is paved so my boots remained clean, with the exception of a couple of cattle crossings (easier to face than a field of inquisitive cows). In the methodology of a Slow Way it's a definite 5 for directness and safety (in the road sense rather than the 24x7 as it's not lit). The actual walking lacks variety but what surrounds it does not. You walk past meadows, houses, gardens, reserves, villages and at one stage, a canal. The route is very popular with dog walkers, joggers and the occasional cyclist and has a very friendly air. The only thing I thought it might fail on was somewhere to stop but almost miraculously at halfway (10km from in Stafford and 9km from Newport) the old railway reaches a spot where a bridge has been demolished and you have to descend and cross the road at Gnosall Heath, where there is a pub! The only vaguely difficult road crossing is the A41 when you arrive in Newport. Very easy to follow. Designed for people to enjoy with multiple benches overlooking views and even a bench which spans the crossing from Staffordshire into Shropshire. Wildlife abounds! 5 Stars!.
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Sukydee
03 May 2021This is a well used route along a disused railway track. Many local people use it for exercise and commuting on foot and by bike. It is generally flat, well surfaced with a couple of sections that can be very muddy after prolonged wet weather. There are numerous benches along the route. There is a brief section at the Stafford end that appears to go along a private road and says ‘No Cycling’ but this is universally ignored. Travelling from Stafford to Newport, after crossing the main road on the outskirts of the town, walk across the retail park in front of McDonalds and Greggs to find the way into the town.
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Doomzero
01 May 2021Old railway line. Pretty much flat. Lots of walkers, runner, cyclists and the occational horse.
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