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Lancashire-Lakeland Link

Cumbria, Lancashire

114 km / 71 miles

A route northerly from Preston to Windermere, that takes in significant sections on the Lancaster Canal towpath and also uses former railway lines, parkland and riverside, providing easy access to castles, pele towers and mansions. En route it visits Garstang, Galgate, Lancaster, Carnforth, Silverdale, Milnthorpe, Levens and Kendal.

The route links with the Dales Way at Burneside.

The book is out print but used copies may be found on Amazon.

Details:

Path Type:	Other Paths
Attributes:	Average Gradients Former Railway Canal River
Start:	SD527301 - Preston, Lancashire
Finish:	SD413987 - Windermere, Cumbria

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Guidebook

Lancashire-Lakeland Link (Jack Jowett - 1994 )

Maps:

You can use the interactive controls to zoom in and out and to move around the map, or click on a path or a marker for more info.(interactive map help)

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	90, 96, 97, 102
OS Landranger Active	90, 96, 97, 102
OS Explorer	7, 41, 286, 296
OS Explorer Active	7, 41, 286, 296

Accommodation within 5 km of this Path:

From
Path

Along
Path

Hostel Accommodation

Yealand Old School (Information and photos)

1 km

62 km

Group Accommodation

FSC Castle Head

4 km

72 km

Bunk House

Witherslack Cycle Barn

3 km

82 km

Hostel Accommodation

Kendal Hostel, 118 Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria

2 km

95 km

Hostel Accommodation

Windermere YHA, Troutbeck, Windermere, Cumbria

2 km

112 km

Hostel Accommodation

Station Lodge, Windermere (Information and photos)

< 1 km

114 km

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Connected Paths:

Paths Marked on OS mapping

Dales Way Lancashire Coastal Way Lune Valley Ramble Wyre Way

Other Paths

Blackpool to Bridlington (Aerospace Way) Bowland-Dales Traverse Breath of Fresh Air Comedy Way Cumbria Coastal Way Fairtrade Way Furness Way Head to Head Historical Walks through Lancashire and Yorkshire Joining The Seas Kendal Limestone Way Kendal to Lancaster Canal Walk Lake District Boundary Walk Lakeland Tour Lancashire Monastic Way Cockerham Priory to Furness Abbey Lancashire Way - Northern Loop Lancashire Witches Walk Lancaster Canal Limestone Link (Cumbria) Lunesdale Walk North of England Way Northern Crossway Palatine Plod Pendle Witches Way Preston Guild Wheel Rail To Trail Walk - The Bentham Line Red Rose Trail Richmond Way Thirlmere Way Tidewater Way Tops of the North (Three Shire Heads to Carlisle) Tour of the Lake District Trans Pennine Way Wainwright Memorial Walk Wainwright's Remote Lakeland Wainwrights Way Way of the Roses Westmorland Heritage Walk Westmorland Way William Wordsworth Way Windermere - Walking Around the Lake Windermere Way Woodland, Sea and Wildlife Click to show 40 more Other Paths

Anytime Challenges

Abbott's Hike Lakeland Pilgrimage

Downloads:

GPX Route File

Lancashire-Lakeland Link GPX Exchange Format Route File

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MemoryMap Route File

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Route Profile:

124.3 km (77.2 miles)
1,715 m (5,627 ft) ascent
230 m (755 ft) maximum height

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