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Kendal to Lancaster Canal Walk

Cumbria, Lancashire

45 km / 28 miles
A canal walk connecting Kendal with Lancaster, initially urban in Kendal the route becomes peaceful and rural, passing through or close to a series of villages and later towns until it finally crosses the River Lune to make its way into the centre of Lancaster. The canal can be followed with minor diversions where motorways cross. In Lancashire the towpath is a permissive path and in Cumbria a right of way. The route was developed by Kendal Ramblers.

The leaflet is provided as a free downloadable pdf, link below, and is also on the Kendal Ramblers website.

Details:

Path Type: Other Paths
Attributes: Easy
Canal
Start: SD515927 - Kendal, Cumbria View on StreetMap
Finish: SD477612 - Lancaster, Lancashire View on StreetMap
Open Date: 2015

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

External PDF Kendal to Lancaster Canal Walk  (Lancaster Group Ramblers ) Download
Guidebook North West & the Pennines: Waterways Guide 5 (Collins Nicholson Waterways Guides)  (HarperCollins  - 2019 )

Maps:

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Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2016.
© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
At high zoom levels the route is indicative only.
Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps:
OS Landranger 97
OS Landranger Active 97
OS Explorer 7, 41, 296
OS Explorer Active 7, 41, 296

Accommodation within 5 km of this Path:

 
 
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Old Stable Cottage  (bookable online)
1 km
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Carus House  (bookable online)
2 km
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Carus Town House No.7  (bookable online)
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The Golf Apartment  (bookable online)
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The Penthouse  (bookable online)
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Gateway Inn  (bookable online)
3 km
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Five Oaks Studio  (bookable online)
4 km
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Burrow Cottage  (bookable online)
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Hylands Holiday Apartment  (bookable online)
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Sonata Guest House  (bookable online)
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Riverside Hotel  (bookable online)
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Highgate Hotel  (bookable online)
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Bridge House  (bookable online)
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Wainwright House  (bookable online)
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Kendal Hostel, 118 Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria
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Kendal Hostel  (bookable online)
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The Castle Green Hotel in Kendal  (bookable online)
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Sundial House  (bookable online)
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Glenholme Guest House  (bookable online)
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Riversleigh Guest House  (bookable online)
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The Glen  (bookable online)
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Stonecross Manor Hotel  (bookable online)
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Tranquility at Labbay  (bookable online)
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The Lodge  (bookable online)
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3 km
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Plumtree House  (bookable online)
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The Wheatsheaf Inn  (bookable online)
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Sunnyhill  (bookable online)
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Hawes Bank  (bookable online)
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Newlands Farm Stables  (bookable online)
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Bunk House
Lumley Fee Bunkhouse, Helsington (Information and photos)
2 km
6 km
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Lumley Fee Bunkhouse  (bookable online)
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6 km
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The Old Stables  (bookable online)
1 km
7 km
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Birslack Cottage  (bookable online)
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8 km
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The Hare & Hounds, Levens  (bookable online)
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9 km
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Joiner's Mews  (bookable online)
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10 km
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Dovestone Cottage  (bookable online)
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12 km
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Pear Tree Barn  (bookable online)
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14 km
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Crooklands Hotel  (bookable online)
< 1 km
14 km
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Farletonview Caravan Site  (bookable online)
1 km
15 km
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Plough Inn  (bookable online)
2 km
16 km
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Knott View Barn  (bookable online)
< 1 km
17 km
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The Cross Keys  (bookable online)
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18 km
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Wych Elm Caravans  (bookable online)
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19 km
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Wych Elm Bungalow Annexe  (bookable online)
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19 km
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The Bull Hull Holiday Cottage  (bookable online)
4 km
20 km
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Fell End Caravan Park  (bookable online)
2 km
21 km
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Hill View Cottage  (bookable online)
< 1 km
22 km
Camp Site
Fell End Caravan Park  (bookable online)
2 km
22 km
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Yealand Old School (Information and photos)
2 km
25 km
Other
Tewitfield Marina  (bookable online)
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26 km
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South Lakeland Leisure Village  (bookable online)
1 km
26 km
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Culdene, Carnforth  (bookable online)
2 km
32 km

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Paths Marked on OS mapping
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Downloads:

GPX Route File
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Route Profile:

44.7 km (27.8 miles)
401 m (1,316 ft) ascent
68 m (223 ft)  maximum height
Kendal to Lancaster Canal Walk - Route Profile
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