Another first. “The Black Track?” Is it really Nuneatons version of Disneys “The Black Hole?” Never knew it existed, and I have lived in my hometown of Nuneaton for nearly 70 years!
I have visited (at some time or other) all the districts that form the town of Nuneaton. So what have I missed in my hometown all theses years?
“The Black Track” is a green corridor in Nuneaton that follows part the line of the Stockingford Branch Line, a freight route which closed in 1959, the name presumably alluding to coal mined from the collieries that the line once served.
The route runs between Chapel End at its north terminus, to just outside of Stockingford, near where the train line would once have connected to the Birmingham-Nuneaton-Leicester line. It is sandwiched between Galley Common to the west, and Whittleford to the east.
It is a traffic-free shared use route, although it has significant issues for everyday cycling. However, there is a lot of potential in the roughly 1.7km / 1.1mi pleasant route.
In addition to the problems of mud, parts of the route can become very narrow, to under 2.5m in places which can exacerbate potential conflict between users. Of course, pedestrians have priority here.
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