Best walks to or from Barrow-in-Furness
Lancashire · North of England | Walks by train
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Barrow-in-Furness Station.
Barrow-in-Furness Station to Askam Station
A mainly flat walk along an estuary and a dune nature reserve, with the last two miles along the beach.
Tough: steep ascents. 12km.
Last two miles along the beach can sometimes be wet.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Ulverston Station to Barrow-in-Furness Station
A mixed route, much of it hard-surfaced, along lanes, the coastal A road and a concrete promenade; last part industrial.
Tough: 25km, steep ascents.
Stretches alongside the coastal A road.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Barrow-in-Furness Station to Dalton Station
A pleasant walk between the two towns with a green interlude in the middle on good footpaths. It opens with a long, gradual uphill pavement walk beside a busy main road, then quiet roads and footpaths through the lush Vale of Nightshade and with a few low railway tunnels. Footpaths can be muddy in spots. Furness Abbey is well worth a visit (English Heritage; restricted opening). The route runs through the Vale of Nightshade.
Easy: 6km, moderate ascents.
Crossing the busy Abbey Road near the abbey is tricky, on an uphill bend with poor visibility; the long pavement walk runs alongside a heavily trafficked road; footpaths can be muddy and lack ramps or low kerbs.
End-of-walk reward: the Brown Cow.
Documented by Slow Ways — download GPX route
Barrow-in-Furness Station to Roose Station
Largely pavement through Barrow-in-Furness and its docklands, the Dock Museum and the Cavendish Dock seawall.
10km.