West Bromwich — Great Barr
Wesgre one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021
Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting West Bromwich and Great Barr.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting West Bromwich and Great Barr.
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Status
This route has been reviewed by 2 people.
This route has potentially been flagged (2 times) for reasons relating to accuracy.
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Information
Route status - Live
Reviews - 2
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - No (1) Maybe (1)
Problems reported - Accuracy (2)
Downloads - 5
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
West Bromwich
Grid Ref
SP0046791013
Lat / Lon
52.51702° / -1.99454°
Easting / Northing
400,467E / 291,013N
What3Words
quick.axed.drips
Great Barr
Grid Ref
SP0449194206
Lat / Lon
52.54570° / -1.93520°
Easting / Northing
404,491E / 294,206N
What3Words
arts.smooth.foil
Wesgre One's land is
| West Bromwich | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SP0046791013 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.51702° / -1.99454° |
| Easting / Northing | 400,467E / 291,013N |
| What3Words | quick.axed.drips |
| Great Barr | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SP0449194206 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.54570° / -1.93520° |
| Easting / Northing | 404,491E / 294,206N |
| What3Words | arts.smooth.foil |
| Green urban | 35.4% |
| Urban | 64.6% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Dave4
07 Apr 2022For my comments on this route see Wesgre 3 which is a more accurately plotted version of the route with a slight deviation at the West Bromwich end to give a more visually interesting way from the bus station.
Wesgre 1 can be followed using common sense but the plotting is very vague - for instance taking a long diagonal crossing of Newton Road, a fast moving dual carriageway near the end point at Great Barr, crossing the river in Sandwell Country Park where there is no bridge.
3 stars because the pop mapping is outweighed by the very pleasant surroundings of the main section of the walk.
David Sanderson
01 Apr 2022Started this route from Great Barr. The idea behind the route is sound but it suffers from some very vague plotting. Most of this was forgivable apart from a section in Mayer's Green which put us on the wrong side of the road without a crossing. The tin hat had to be the final section which, rather than following the High Street to the Bus Station, deliberately puts you on a side of the road with initially no pavement, and then a pavement clearly designed to deter pedestrians. It was clearly a bust then. I've tidied, corrected and improved the route in Wesgre three.
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