West BromwichGreat Barr

Wesgre one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021


Distance

7km/4mi

Ascent

81m

Descent

92m

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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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This route has been reviewed by 2 people.

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Route status - Live

Reviews - 2

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Is this route good enough? -  No (1) Maybe (1)

Problems reported -  Accuracy (2)

Downloads - 5

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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

Green urban 35.4%
Urban 64.6%

Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018

reviews


Dave4

07 Apr 2022 Spring

For 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 2022 Spring

Started 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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