Lancaster to Carnforth
A station-to-station walkLancashireNorth of England
Recommended: The magnificent Lune Aqueduct; a canalside view of the sea, with mountains beyond. A long but very easy route, canal towpath nearly all the way, with short street sections at each end and no stiles, gates or steps. The towpath contours above the Lune valley over the magnificent Lune Aqueduct; surface is tarmac (partly broken) or fine gravel and lumpy in places with a couple of short muddy patches and a short cobbled section. Views across the fields, Morecambe Bay and the Lakeland hills; kingfishers sometimes seen. Cafés at St John's Hospice (Lancaster end) and a shoreside café and micropub at Hest Bank.
Waterway: nine tenths along the Lancaster Canal.
Lunch: Canalside pubs and a supermarket at Bolton-le-Sands and a canalside pub at Hest Bank.
1 end-of-walk reward: the Canal Turn
Warnings: The towpath surface is lumpy where the tarmac has disintegrated, with a couple of slightly muddy patches.
