Wednesbury — West Bromwich
Wedwes three
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By David Sanderson on 25 Jan 2022
Description
Corrected version of Wedwes one. Wednesbury end is mainly pavement. West Bromwich end mainly uses the greenway next to the Metro line from Black Lake to West Bromwich Central
Corrected version of Wedwes one. Wednesbury end is mainly pavement. West Bromwich end mainly uses the greenway next to the Metro line from Black Lake to West Bromwich Central
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Geography information system (GIS) data
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Maximum elevation
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Start and end points
Wednesbury
Grid Ref
SO9854294918
Lat / Lon
52.55212° / -2.02293°
Easting / Northing
398,542E / 294,918N
What3Words
flap.crust.outer
West Bromwich
Grid Ref
SP0046791013
Lat / Lon
52.51702° / -1.99454°
Easting / Northing
400,467E / 291,013N
What3Words
quick.axed.drips
Wednesbury | |
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Grid Ref | SO9854294918 |
Lat / Lon | 52.55212° / -2.02293° |
Easting / Northing | 398,542E / 294,918N |
What3Words | flap.crust.outer |
West Bromwich | |
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Grid Ref | SP0046791013 |
Lat / Lon | 52.51702° / -1.99454° |
Easting / Northing | 400,467E / 291,013N |
What3Words | quick.axed.drips |
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reviews
Nigel Cull
11 Apr 2024I took this route rather than Wedwes One or Two as this uses the green way next to the Metro line so much more quieter.
Starting off from Wednesbury you walk through the side streets with repair shops onto the main road before entering residential area and then a series of footpaths lead you eventually to the Metro Station at Black Lake. You follow the Metro Line along footpaths with the Trams passing you every 10 minutes for company before coming into West Bromwich.
Another good Slow Ways easy to follow.
David Sanderson
25 Jan 2022I walked this route from Wednesbury, the first section is slightly questionable as it goes via side streets with a lot of repair garages and tyre centres. My concern is that mechanics manoeuvring vehicles, and drivers parking lorries in a street where they don't necessarily expect a pedestrian to be walking along is less safe than walking the pavement of an admittedly busier main road, there may be an alternative. That's only the very first kilometre, once you join the main road (briefly) cross the Tame Valley Canal, you turn right into a residential area. A series of footpaths lead you eventually to the Metro Station at Black Lake. From there, that's the path you take. It occasionally swaps sides but it's traffic free and the only transport passing you are the trams which run in either direction about every 10 minutes. The route runs as far as West Bromwich Central where the road level is only slightly higher than the Metro line. Apart from the horrid start, from Black Lake this is a superb slow way with lots of the hallmarks. Direct, safe, easy to follow and with lots of links to transport.
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