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Brownhills

West Midlands


Slow Ways linking Brownhills and Aldridge, Bloxwich, Burntwood, Great Wyrley, Lichfield, Norton Canes, Shenstone

England / West Midlands / Brownhills

Brownhills’s seven Slow Ways are 61% checked

Drawn: 7/7
reviewed: 7/7
verified: 5/7
and surveyed: 0/7

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Slow Way Route To do
Bloxwich—Brownhills
Blobro one

Double check Distance 8km/5mi Ascent 58m Descent 47m
Bloxwich—Brownhills
Blobro two Survey me Distance 7km/4mi Ascent 36m Descent 48m
Brownhills—Aldridge
Broald one

Review me Distance 7km/4mi Ascent 45m Descent 33m
Brownhills—Aldridge
Broald two Survey me Distance 7km/4mi Ascent 64m Descent 52m
Brownhills—Burntwood
Brobur one Verify me Distance 6km/3mi Ascent 44m Descent 28m
Brownhills—Burntwood
Brobur two Survey me Distance 4km/3mi Ascent 20m Descent 36m
Brownhills—Lichfield
Brolic one Review me Distance 10km/6mi Ascent 52m Descent 118m
Brownhills—Lichfield
Brolic two Verify me Distance 10km/6mi Ascent 96m Descent 158m
Brownhills—Shenstone
Broshe one

Double check Distance 9km/5mi Ascent 98m Descent 44m
Brownhills—Shenstone
Broshe two Survey me Distance 9km/5mi Ascent 122m Descent 67m
Great Wyrley—Brownhills
Grebro one

Double check Distance 8km/5mi Ascent 41m Descent 54m
Great Wyrley—Brownhills
Grebro two Verify me Distance 7km/4mi Ascent 53m Descent 38m
Norton Canes—Brownhills
Norbro one Survey me Distance 5km/3mi Ascent 19m Descent 18m

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Collective progress

62% of Brownhills’s seven route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified

13/13

drawn

13/13

reviewed

1/13

surveyed

5/13

verified

7 people have contributed to Brownhills’s Slow Ways

0 people have pledged to walk and review a route

1 people have surveyed a route in Brownhills

95km out of 95km have been walked and reviewed

185km of reviews have been shared in Brownhills

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Starting on the McClean Way at Miner Island along the old railway line named after John Robinson McClean, a 19th century engineer who operated many of the local coal mines and built various railway lines to connect to some of those pits....

Nigel Cull

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Starting in Brownhills along McClean Way, the old railway line from Lichfield to Walsall onto a short stretch of the Anglesey Branch of the Wyrley and Essington Canal....

Nigel Cull

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Easy to follow Slow Ways route along pavements and roads Shops on route and Pubs Overall good route...

Nigel Cull

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They're not likely to be needed on such a short walk but nevertheless there are facilities for eating and drinking along the route and opportunities to pick up public transport if needed....

Dave4

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Besides this green corridor of the rail land it was surprising that often the view is of fields and trees in what I considered would be an urban walk. The walk across first Little Common onto Old Town Lane and finally passing Pelsall Village School offers a historic dream of an otherwise modern residential area....

Ken

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Shame there are no passing boats but the canal is navigable and linked to the nationwide canal network. Authorised in 1794 as a branch of the Wyrley and Essington Canal the lock free Daw End Branch was built to serve Hay Head Limeworks....

Ken

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Once the shops had given way to houses the pavement walk of two miles became a bit of a drag. Crossing the Lichfield road (A461) isn't pedestrian friendly and sections of pavement alongside non domestic property had a tendency to need a good cut back. Onto minor roads and a short section of road without pavement but soon a return to safety, if only residents didn't consider the pavement a good place to park. The new rule states " When overtaking a pedestrian walking in the road (where there is no pavement): Allow 2 metres of space." Drivers appear to think that because I'm on the pavement it's acceptable to buzz me with their mirror....

Ken

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A pleasant tour along well used paths at Chasewater, less use south to Brownhills but still well defined which is useful as the plot is very poor....

Ken

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Heading west along a deserted Coppice Lane on a Bank Holiday I did wonder if the industrial estate at the end would make it busy on working days. I regretted taking the footpath to the canal as the link from path to towpath is a steep bank, a slip could have had me in the canal. The footpath through the site of Wyrley Grove Colliery is signed and a stile by the open gates into the now haulage yard gave confidence but being a Bank Holiday all the trucks were parked up and I failed to locate the path where it left the yard. However a path is signed the 'Timberland Trail' and some work has been carried out to make a path available....

Ken

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A duck and dive to cross the canal and M5 Toll then a path with tree screening from the road before a bridge over the road to meet Pool Road....

Ken

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To keep things simple I suggest the route should use Hednesford Road south of the M6 Toll this removes the weak link from an otherwise excellent Slow Way. The path meets the next road at about the same point as the plot. Back on the plot and it's then road side walking to the meeting point....

Ken

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The first reviewer is correct in that the beginning of the walk (Mc Clean way) cannot be accessed directly from the Brownhills miners roundabout,....

Paul McGill

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The advantage of this version of the route is that it goes through Brownhills high street (plenty of places for refreshments) before joining the canal for the majority of the walk to Aldridge. Overall a picturesque walk and easy to follow slow ways route. Plenty of wildlife to see and will certainly do this walk again....

Paul McGill

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The next section follows Field Road, a busy-ish road and then turns right on to the main Lichfield Road. There is a short walk through another residential section before you join the best part of the walk, the old railway which has been converted to the walking success story which is the McClean Way....

David Sanderson

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The Maclean Way can not be joined by simply crossing the road at the roundabout. They are on two very different levels....

David Sanderson

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Bloxwich—Brownhills

David Sanderson added Blobro two, a new walk from Bloxwich to Brownhills

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The Brownhills end doesn't make clear how you join the Maclean Way and the volunteer seems to have been under the impression that the roundabout is flat where as actually the old railway is under the road level...

David Sanderson

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Great Wyrley—Brownhills

David Sanderson added Grebro two, a new walk from Great Wyrley to Brownhills

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Crossing Lime Lane is easy and you join the not very well maintained Wulfrun Way. There is a bit of a scramble down to the canal which you follow for a while before going back on to Lime Lane to cross the bridge. From there the route is reasonably easy to follow via tracks, crossing a field and then walking along Jones Lane which is open and has a wide enough verge to step on to....

David Sanderson

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The McClean Way can not be accessed from the roundabout at Brownhills as marked. Also plotting of this route is poor...

David Sanderson

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Brownhills—Aldridge

David Sanderson added Broald two, a new walk from Brownhills to Aldridge

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The bridge to cross the canal into Brownhills has stairs and a ramp so is accessible for wheelers. It's not far from there up Brownhills High Street to the meeting place in the shelter, near Jigger the Brownhills Miner....

David Sanderson

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David Sanderson took this photo on Broald two

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My only concern with this walk as intended was the width of the pavement along Lynn Lane at the Shenstone end and also the short section which requires road walking on Lynn Lane....

David Sanderson

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David Sanderson took this photo on Broshe one

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Brownhills—Shenstone

David Sanderson added Broshe two, a new walk from Brownhills to Shenstone

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Leaving Shenstone via Lynne Lane consists of pounding a narrow pavement along a busy road. There is a section of about 200m just before turning into a track where the lane loses the pavement. Mill Lane connects you to Stonnall, half way through the walk where you pass through the village to make the most of the benches, shops and pubs. The only problem was Lynne Lane and I wondered as I passed the footpath, whether there is a better way using the quiet lanes to the south rather than the busy road to the north....

David Sanderson

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David Sanderson took this photo on Broshe two

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On arrival at Chasewater Country Park by Chasewater Heaths Station (2) (tourist railway) you cross the railway line and turn left to join a track (3). The area surrounding the path becomes marshy and I soon found the entire path was under water (6) due to recent rain. Near here the path emerges on to a lane, which you cross and join a path which then runs along the dam (7). The route then goes left to join the end of the Wyrley and Essington Canal at Anglesey Wharf (8)....

David Sanderson

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David Sanderson took this photo on Brobur one

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The Beacon Way follows the route of a an old railway (3) and is straight and raised which makes it a pleasure to walk along even after the amount of rain there was before I walked it. Chasewater was high on the day I walked (7) but the track is raised and set back so was not encumbered by the flood water. The track heads around the West Bank of Chasewater and passes Brownhills West the terminus of the Chasewater Railway (a tourist train that runs around Chasewater as far as Chase Terrace). From there the very walkable track (11) affords views of Chasewater to your right (10)....

David Sanderson

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Brownhills—Lichfield

David Sanderson added Brolic two, a new walk from Brownhills to Lichfield

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The final section in Lichfield takes you past a number of restaurants and pubs along with 15th century buildings...

David Sanderson

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Brownhills

David Sanderson surveyed Brownhills

View facilities

A footbridge takes you over the M6 Toll and into the south of Burntwood where the road becomes the High Street....

David Sanderson

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Good direct route. A descent via steps then takes you down to the north end of the marvellous McClean Way, the old railway line from Lichfield to Walsall that has been spruced up for walkers....

David Sanderson

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Starting ona short stretch of road, you turn left to enjoy a nice tarmac path (Picture 1). After crossing the motorway (Picture 5), the entrance to the beacon way is a bit obscure however access is down the road (Picture 6). After walking down the thin grassy path of the Beacon Way (Picture 7), you'll meet the A5....

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Bloxwich—Brownhills

Slow Ways added Blobro one, a new walk from Bloxwich to Brownhills

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Brownhills—Aldridge

Slow Ways added Broald one, a new walk from Brownhills to Aldridge

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Brownhills—Burntwood

Slow Ways added Brobur one, a new walk from Brownhills to Burntwood

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Brownhills—Burntwood

Slow Ways added Brobur two, a new walk from Brownhills to Burntwood

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Brownhills—Lichfield

Slow Ways added Brolic one, a new walk from Brownhills to Lichfield

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Brownhills—Shenstone

Slow Ways added Broshe one, a new walk from Brownhills to Shenstone

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Great Wyrley—Brownhills

Slow Ways added Grebro one, a new walk from Great Wyrley to Brownhills

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Norton Canes—Brownhills

Slow Ways added Norbro one, a new walk from Norton Canes to Brownhills

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David Sanderson took this photo on Blobro one

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David Sanderson took this photo on Blobro two

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Brownhills, Thu 28 March

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Brownhills’s Slow Ways starting point

Grid ref

SK0442005743

Lat / Lon

52.64942° / -1.93610°

Easting / Northing

404,420E / 305,743N

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Facilities

Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Brownhills's meeting point

Public toilet

Wheelchair accessible toilet

Supermarket or convenience shop

Restaurant, cafe or pub

Accommodation

Accommodation for under £50 a night

Campsite

Bothy

Free wifi

Mobility scooter hire

Off-road wheelchair hire

Disabled Parking

Train station

Bus stop

Ferry

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