WillenhallDarlaston

Wildar three
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By David Sanderson on 23 Nov 2021


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4km/2mi

Ascent

33m

Descent

44m

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Walkable version of Wildar one. Follows the main B4464 east from the meeting place in Willenhall and then cuts down Birmingham Street. Goes across some green space at the back of the Robin Hood Pub and then down Willenhall Road. It follows the towpath of the Walsall Canal for a short section and then leaves to go along Willenhall Street in Rough Hay. Navigates through to Church Street and then King Street, the main shopping drag in Darlaston. Cuts across the Asda car park to get to the meeting place by the bus stops

Walkable version of Wildar one. Follows the main B4464 east from the meeting place in Willenhall and then cuts down Birmingham Street. Goes across some green space at the back of the Robin Hood Pub and then down Willenhall Road. It follows the towpath of the Walsall Canal for a short section and then leaves to go along Willenhall Street in Rough Hay. Navigates through to Church Street and then King Street, the main shopping drag in Darlaston. Cuts across the Asda car park to get to the meeting place by the bus stops

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Willenhall
Grid Ref SO9641098386
Lat / Lon 52.58329° / -2.05441°
Easting / Northing 396,410E / 298,386N
What3Words cook.twig.works
Darlaston
Grid Ref SO9762596621
Lat / Lon 52.56743° / -2.03647°
Easting / Northing 397,625E / 296,621N
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David Sanderson

23 Nov 2021 Autumn

I walked this route as "Wildar one" from Darlaston to Willenhall before following Wildar two back, so there was a comparison to be made immediately. This is an attempt at a "pretty way" but ends up feeling unnecessarily long. The plus point of this route is that it includes Kings Street, the focal point of Darlaston, which has a couple of interesting shops. You also get to walk past St Lawrence's Church, which is a rather splendid building. The route cuts through Rough Hay, which is a predominantly residential area. You then join the Walsall Canal which abounds in wildlife, but sadly also in rubbish. I couldn't decide if the amount footballs in the cut was due to the locals being football mad, or just really bad at it! Or both! No craft go along it, so the water is clear, it's a canal with more potential than it fulfils. The next section follows the busy Willenhall Road until getting to the Robin Hood Pub (a Black Country Ales pub for any of you collectors). There it cut down a footpath across a green area to the rear of the pub garden. According to the map, and Wildar one, the footpath is supposed to emerge out on to Bilston Lane but this actual footpath is fenced off and overgrown. Instead there is an alternative, which this route follows, which comes out through some green iron railings marked "private property". But we've all seen that trick before! The rest of the walk is along residential Birmingham Street and then along the very busy, Walsall Street. I can see what the designer was trying to do, I felt safe throughout and there are plusses to this route, but imagination doesn't buy much round here, and I was actually happier to walk the more direct Wildar two.


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