Mainly follows footpaths across agricultural land but follows pavements through the villages of Ticknall and Hartshorne which both offer refreshment stops. I've altered the route to follow marked tracks but not where the track isn't marked, as it might change....

David Sanderson

I've nothing to add to the previous reviews from Ken and David, other than that there was a lot of vegetation on the day we walked the route....

danravenellison

Leaving the bus station the road is busy but there are light controlled crossing. A path behind houses gradually changes to a rough road before meeting the main road. The route passes the college and then in the town all the major bus stops before heading off to the railway station which I suggest is not the best place in Burton for the meeting place....

Ken

It has an identical problem to one I reviewed last week where it uses a footpath that does not exist near Conkers and so does not run as plotted. The other problem is the plotting at the ends, particularly at the Swadlincote end, which is really poor. I have tidied the plotting and fixed the problem in Tamswa two...

David Sanderson

There are definitely more places to stop at the Swadlincote end with pubs and shops in Netherseal and Overseal....

David Sanderson

As Ken pointed out, the footpath is marked as being for the school, as if it isn't a through route but it's what you need to take. You walk down a series of steps to get to the footpath which takes you across a field and out of Leicestershire. The route takes you around the centre via a series of main roads to the meeting place at the bus station, it's a shame you don't get to see the High Street, although that isn't far if you need anything....

David Sanderson

The route asks you to follow a footpath which runs with a cycle path. The cycleway is badly marked on the OS Map as it actually follows a path adjacent to the railway and is never concurrent with the footpath....

David Sanderson

Having turned left to walk the path which passes over Gresley Tunnel I had a slight issue following the path and started to follow the cycleway instead, but was able to retrace my steps. Having crossed the road and entered Leicestershire near Conkers Discovery Centre I found that the cycleway that this route follows, as opposed to the exclusive footpath was the same route that all the other pedestrians were using. The Ashby Woulds Way is on the route of an old railway and is safe, easy to follow, popular with other users and far more direct than footpath equivalents. The remaining footpaths as far as the A42 were well marked but there was an issue with the footpath not following the marked right of way on the map south of Oakethorpe....

David Sanderson

It would appear that this poorly plotted route is fairly easy to follow Swadlincote to Ashby. Following two other reviews I had hoped to snail the route but the poor plotting when walked east to west proved a need to fail it....

Ken

I walked this route Ashby to Swadlincote on a crisp dry day. Following two other reviews of swaash-1 I had hoped to snail that route but the poor plotting when walked east to west proved a need to fail it....

Ken

When I reached a point where I had to turn back from the other Slow Way I attempted to join this route at the dairy farm at Stanton House....

David Sanderson

Starting from a point in Alrewas which is not far from the Trent and Mersey Canal, the first section is some very pleasant canal walking as far as Barton Turns where it joins the Cross Britain Way. There is a tiny section of verge walking before leaving Walton and crossing into the fields. The path is pretty clear to see and throughout the Cross Britain Way the waymarkers are in good repair. As with Walton, as you get to other end, there is a slightly longer section of lane walking required (about 200m). As this path turns east, leaving the Cross Britain Way, you have the honour of being the Slow Ways walker who is furthest from the sea!...

David Sanderson

The footpath used is being built on at the easterly end and any attempt to rejoin it was met with barbed wire fences. Here I encountered a barbed wire fence with no way through....

David Sanderson

Great concept but comes a cropper where a short cut in Stapenhill runs smack bang into a new housing development and is impassable. Suffers from very bad plotting at the Swadlincote end but this will all be fixed in Burswa Two...

David Sanderson

Passing through the college (literally) you then cross the Washlands and then the Trent by the Stapenhill Viaduct, a magical raised piece of engineering which allows a traffic free walk above the greenery and the river. From here you cross the B5353 then follow a series of paths passing construction sites for new houses until you cross a foot bridge....

David Sanderson

The first thing I noticed when starting this thoroughly enjoyable walk was that the plotting is out, as if the route was submitted when the plotter was not zoomed in properly in the OS app. The route starts at the bus station which is right by the town centre and then heads out through the residential streets of "Swad". From there, it is a very straight route through fields to Ashby de la Zouche....

David Sanderson

In Swadlincote the walk was more urban and got greener as you approached the national forest area/woods. It felt safe (my walk was at midday) but the start of the walk had some neglected looking paths/area....

rachel8370@yahoo.co.uk

It uses a permissive path alongside the Staunton Harold Reservoir then travels along a private lane where walkers are not welcome at all....

histman