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This is a Slow Ways route connecting South Harefield and Northwood.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting South Harefield and Northwood.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 3
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - Yes (3)
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Downloads - 4
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Grade 4: Route includes very rough surfaces including deep ruts, steep loose gravel, unmade paths and deep muddy sections. Wheelchairs may experience traction/wheel spin issues. 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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Facilities
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Challenges
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Accessibility
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Measurements
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The narrowest part of the path is 75.0cm (1)
The steepest uphill gradient walking East 14.0% (1)
The steepest uphill gradient walking West 12.0% (1)
The steepest camber gradient across the path 7.0% (1)
How clear is the waymarking on the route: Unclear in places (1)
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Terrain
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10.0% of the route is on roads (1)
10.0% of the route is lit at night (1)
15.0% of the route is paved (1)
85.0% of the route is muddy (1)
15.0% of the route is over rough ground (1)
15.0% of the route is through long grass (1)
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Geography information system (GIS) data
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Start and end points
South Harefield
Grid Ref
TQ0538788941
Lat / Lon
51.58948° / -0.48013°
Easting / Northing
505,387E / 188,941N
What3Words
urban.chins.assets
Northwood
Grid Ref
TQ0923791459
Lat / Lon
51.61138° / -0.42380°
Easting / Northing
509,237E / 191,459N
What3Words
client.tries.riches
Soutnor One's land is
South Harefield | |
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Grid Ref | TQ0538788941 |
Lat / Lon | 51.58948° / -0.48013° |
Easting / Northing | 505,387E / 188,941N |
What3Words | urban.chins.assets |
Northwood | |
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Grid Ref | TQ0923791459 |
Lat / Lon | 51.61138° / -0.42380° |
Easting / Northing | 509,237E / 191,459N |
What3Words | client.tries.riches |
Arable | 0.7% |
Pasture | 22.5% |
Urban | 25.0% |
Woods | 51.8% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Derick Rethans
30 Apr 2022I walked this from Northwood to South Harefield, and it was a cracking route! It started off with a few residential streets in Northwood, but then it crosses a gold course (watch out for balls!) before it starts following the Hillingdon Trail for a while through Ruislips Wood. It diverged a little from that trail that I walker in March (https://derickrethans.nl/hillingdon-trail.html), through much narrower parts on the west side of "Mad Bess Wood", where it simply could have followed it instead. From there on there is some HS2 work. I didn't fancy walking north along Harvil Road (because the path was hard to find), but as I was continuing onwards to Gerards Cross (gersou2), I simply continued going along a temporary bridleway to meet up with U34 before heading North. This probably was my most favourite walk that I have done so far.
Strider
24 Dec 2021I walked from Northwood to South Harefield, a lovely walk.
After a short walk through Northwood suburban streets it is woods all the way till a short road walk at the end. The green starts alongside a golf course, then into coppiced hornbeam woodland with oak and beech. Across a road into Ruislip Nature Reserve, more lovely woodland. Again across a road into Bayhurst Wood, muddy paths, and open woods. The mapping is sloppy but most paths are clear all along this walk. Across a field, the on a muddy path parrallel to pylons to the final road part. Not a route for wheels due to narrow kissing gates, barriers, and stiles.
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Gilgul
05 May 2021This is a beautiful and easy to follow route, which runs mostly through woodland and green spaces. There were a couple of places where the gpx file was a short distance off the route on the ground, but this did not cause a problem. The final stretch leading into Harefield is marked on Harvil road, but one can easily walk alongside the adjacent field border instead. I would happily walk it again and recommend to others. The woodland did not feel unsafe to me but it is fairly isolated and I would not recommend walking there alone in the dark.
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