Welwyn Garden City — Oaklands
Weloak one
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Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting Welwyn Garden City and Oaklands.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Welwyn Garden City and Oaklands.
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Status
This route has been reviewed by 5 people.
This route has been flagged (1 times) for reasons relating to access.
This route has been flagged (2 times) for reasons relating to accuracy.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 5
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - Yes (2) No (3)
Problems reported - Access (1) Accuracy (2)
Downloads - 9
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Measurements
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The narrowest part of the path is 60.0cm (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)
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Terrain
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5.0% of the route is on roads (1)
50.0% of the route is lit at night (1)
60.0% of the route is paved (1)
15.0% of the route is muddy (1)
20.0% of the route is over rough ground (1)
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Geography information system (GIS) data
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Start and end points
Welwyn Garden City
Grid Ref
TL2394412898
Lat / Lon
51.80101° / -0.20389°
Easting / Northing
523,944E / 212,898N
What3Words
sits.emerge.gross
Oaklands
Grid Ref
TL2452017479
Lat / Lon
51.84205° / -0.19389°
Easting / Northing
524,520E / 217,479N
What3Words
path.serve.eggs
Weloak One's land is
Welwyn Garden City | |
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Grid Ref | TL2394412898 |
Lat / Lon | 51.80101° / -0.20389° |
Easting / Northing | 523,944E / 212,898N |
What3Words | sits.emerge.gross |
Oaklands | |
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Grid Ref | TL2452017479 |
Lat / Lon | 51.84205° / -0.19389° |
Easting / Northing | 524,520E / 217,479N |
What3Words | path.serve.eggs |
Arable | 24.5% |
Pasture | 3.4% |
Urban | 71.2% |
Woods | 1.0% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Slowfie
04 Feb 2024The route isn't accurate in places as others have pointed out and though it would be the most direct route it takes you through some shady areas (eg. between Tesco HQ and the train tracks; through the car park where youths loiter). The other two routes seem more suitable and aren't significantly longer.
Anthony
02 Feb 2024As others have noted, the route isn't right for the part nearest Welwyn Garden City - and the bits going through the car parks and by the Tesco HQ (if you get on the east side of the trainline as was probably intended) aren't that pleasant.
The Harmer Green Lane section lacks pavements for much of it so might be worth going up New Road and across Adele Avenue if you want to keep away from cars for as long as possible - you can't avoid cars for the last part but it is *meant* to be 20mph now (which some people even stick to!).
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Heather S.
14 Jan 2023Unfortunately the whole section between Welwyn Garden City and Welwyn North is a bit of a mess. You start by walking through a private car park, then the map shows a route on the wrong side of the track, then it indicates a footpath between Knightsfield and Bessemer (that is also shown on my map) that effectively doesn't exist as it's overgrown, full of rubbish, and blocked by trees. This needs a bit of scouting to find a good alternative. If you want to do this, best to just go to Welwyn North and take it from there.
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Gail Maisey
19 Aug 2021Quite a bit of road walking in the first part but along pleasant tree lined streets. The second part is a lovely walk along footpaths and through woods.
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MB
03 May 2021A good, direct walk between Welwyn Garden City and Oaklands. There were a couple of minor alterations to the map I may have spotted – walking north, I believe that the section connecting Digswell Rise and Knightsfield actually runs along the eastern side of the railway, rather than the western side as currently depicted and the section to the north of Knightsfield emerges out onto Byfield, but can be followed round to rejoin at Sewells and then continue on to Bessemer Road. There are some sections without pavements on Digswell Lane and Harmer Green Lane to be aware of. The section of the walk between Harmer Green Lane and Oaklands was a very nice end to the route.
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