West Bridgford — Keyworth
Weskey one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021
Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting West Bridgford and Keyworth.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting West Bridgford and Keyworth.
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This route has been reviewed by 2 people.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 2
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - Yes (1) No (1)
Problems reported - Accuracy (1)
Downloads - 11
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| Grade 3: Route includes rough surfaces that may include small boulders, potholes, shallow ruts, loose gravel, short muddy sections. 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. |
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How clear is the waymarking on the route: Unclear in places (1)
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20.0% of the route is on roads (1)
20.0% of the route is lit at night (1)
20.0% of the route is paved (1)
30.0% of the route is muddy (1)
10.0% of the route is over rough ground (1)
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Start and end points
West Bridgford
Grid Ref
SK5866837708
Lat / Lon
52.93360° / -1.12860°
Easting / Northing
458,668E / 337,708N
What3Words
shady.plenty.opens
Keyworth
Grid Ref
SK6181631159
Lat / Lon
52.87439° / -1.08301°
Easting / Northing
461,816E / 331,160N
What3Words
debate.inches.dispenser
Weskey One's land is
| West Bridgford | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SK5866837708 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.93360° / -1.12860° |
| Easting / Northing | 458,668E / 337,708N |
| What3Words | shady.plenty.opens |
| Keyworth | |
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| Grid Ref | SK6181631159 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.87439° / -1.08301° |
| Easting / Northing | 461,816E / 331,160N |
| What3Words | debate.inches.dispenser |
| Arable | 18.3% |
| Pasture | 7.5% |
| Urban | 74.2% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Hugh Hudson
11 Jul 2022I have now walked all of this route apart from the short section between Melton Road and Rectory Road, which as Lynn rightly says is impossible - the GreenLine track does not go any further north than just before Melton Road, and it goes east at this end to join Melton Road opposite Glebe Road. Since she has now provided a better alternative (Weskey 2) that uses all of the best parts of this one, and this sloppy plotting is very misleading, I can't see any reason to prefer this version of it. The choice of paths through Plumtree is more of a matter of personal choice - I am happy with that part either way (I would prefer to use the footpath from Station Road south of Plumtree to Crossdale Drive in Keyworth, but I don't think that is a good enough reason to create a Weskey 3).
Lynn Jackson
04 Apr 2022NOTE: ADD PHOTO LAYER ON MAP TO SEE LOCATIONS ALONG THE ROUTE.
We walked from Keyworth to West Bridgford on a cold, sunny day with a little cloud. The route is reasonable but with confusion at Tollerton and Edwalton Golf Course.
We began the walk out of Keyworth on the Plumtree Road using the roadside pavement (photo 1). The road took us into Plumtree and onto our first footpath (photo 2) – with a gate that had a large sign saying ‘WARNING – FREE ROAMING DOG’ (I didn’t think it wise to take a photo at this point). Fortunately there was no dog so we hurried the short way to the other gate to get to the footpath.
We then went through a couple of hay fields and over a stile to get to the A606 (photo 3). Across the road and onto another footpath and more stiles (photo 4) which led us close to a stream hidden by trees. There we got a bit confused because the route took us straight across a ploughed field – we decided to follow the local’s route and walked the around the edge of the field, not a long detour (photo 5).
We then walked through Tollerton before finding the footpath once again to take us out of the village (photo 6), much of the footpaths take you next to the fields rather than through them (photo 7).
There are a few footbridges to walk over on this route, but the steps to them are not high (photo 8). Also some of the fields are arable, but the paths clearly show whether to walk next to them or through them (photo 9).
We had to walk down steps (photo 10), cross the A52 and walk up the other side but the road was manageable.
Almost straight away we were at the side of Edwalton Golf Course where the next confusion appeared (photo 11) – stay on the right-hand paths, they’ll get you quickly through the course and onto the footpath on the other side.
We came out of Edwalton and crossed the A606 again to get onto the footpath leading to the West Bridgford Green Line – this was an unexpected treat as it took us almost to the centre of West Bridgford (photo 12).
There are steps at either end of the Green Line, photo 13 show the steps at the end of the line.
The last confusion came once we had crossed the Melton Road (photo 14) – the footpath seems to be blocked by a large black wooden gate – there were no signs and I didn’t think to try opening it.
So instead we walked to the corner of Melton and Musters Road (photo 15) to get to the West Bridgford meeting point, not quite the ending we expected, but you can continue onto Glebe Road where we crossed, and get to the meeting point via quieter streets – it’s only ½ Km to the end.
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