Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting Wrexham and Chester.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Wrexham and Chester.
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Status
This route has been reviewed by 2 people.
This route has been flagged (2 times) for reasons relating to safety.
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Information
Route status - Live
Reviews - 2
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - No (2)
Problems reported - Safety (2)
Downloads - 11
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Wrexham
Grid Ref
SJ3297250807
Lat / Lon
53.05032° / -3.00137°
Easting / Northing
332,972E / 350,807N
What3Words
sung.costs.decide
Chester
Grid Ref
SJ4052966286
Lat / Lon
53.19034° / -2.89153°
Easting / Northing
340,529E / 366,286N
What3Words
bridge.assist.chair
Wreche One's land is
| Wrexham | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SJ3297250807 |
| Lat / Lon | 53.05032° / -3.00137° |
| Easting / Northing | 332,972E / 350,807N |
| What3Words | sung.costs.decide |
| Chester | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SJ4052966286 |
| Lat / Lon | 53.19034° / -2.89153° |
| Easting / Northing | 340,529E / 366,286N |
| What3Words | bridge.assist.chair |
| Arable | 23.7% |
| Pasture | 25.9% |
| Urban | 32.1% |
| Woods | 18.3% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Mary Oz
03 Mar 2024Before walking from Wrexham to Chester, I looked on Google Maps Street View and decided there was no way I was going to walk across the A483 by the railway crossing at OS Grid Ref: SJ 33972 54202. It is a busy dual carriageway with a 70mph speed limit.
Jammyscone
03 May 2021Largely good, other than the northernmost section leaving Chester.
Most importantly, I would urge using Wrexham Road with its safe, wide pavements instead of deviating via Rake Lane which has fast moving traffic and no footway making it a much less safe and accessible walk.
I have walked Rake Lane several times but avoid doing so now. The frequency and speed of traffic makes it an uncomfortable walk. In the time taken to walk the full length of the road, it is normal to experience several close passes by fast-moving vehicles unless you repeatedly retreat to the verge.
A keyhole bridge when exiting at Eccleston adds additional difficulty, as it features poor sightlines and no footway.
The route also currently makes an impossible crossing of the A55 where no bridge exists.
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Jammyscone
03 May 2021Just realised that the path cannot be completed. The route crosses the A483 and railway line west of Gresford - but the paths here do not connect as they are severed by the road.
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