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south of Oxenholme Station (Kendal), (Kendal), Station Oxenholme of south
The canal was in use from 1819 to 1942. 1942. to 1819 from use in was canal The
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point of the Heversham ride is about 6 miles miles 6 about is ride Heversham the of point
Preston. and Kendal between miles 57 the on
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Silverdale and Carnforth. The northernmost northernmost The Carnforth. and Silverdale
locks only the were These mile. a half in 75ft
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The nearest train stations are at Arnside, Arnside, at are stations train nearest The
locks at Tewitfield raised the Lancaster Canal Canal Lancaster the raised Tewitfield at locks . Designed by by Designed . Cotton Nick by Produced All the routes can be found on Ordnance Ordnance on found be can routes the All
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and Council County Cumbria
Canal Lancaster
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and special offers. special and Council, District Lakeland South
01524 701537 01524 T: accommodation, attractions, food and drink drink and food attractions, accommodation, Tourism, Friends of the Lake District, District, Lake the of Friends Tourism,
& Blackpool Tourist Board, Cumbria Cumbria Board, Tourist Blackpool &
website features cycling routes, comprehensive comprehensive routes, cycling features website most of the debris. the of most
Lancashire from assistance financial with
Board Tourist Blackpool & Lancashire
in the pavement and eventually and pavement the in washed away away washed Silverdale Cycle Hire Cycle Silverdale
Beauty Natural Outstanding of Area
progressively eroded the the eroded progressively fissures or grikes grikes or fissures hire Cycle
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debris. Water filtering through the debris debris the through filtering Water debris. Bridlington.
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which after melting left behind a layer of glacial glacial of layer a behind left melting after which Way of the Roses from Morecambe to to Morecambe from Roses the of Way 3.
ago the rock was scoured by a thick ice sheet, sheet, ice thick a by scoured was rock the ago Bolton-le-Sands, Morecambe and Lancaster. and Morecambe Bolton-le-Sands,
Available from Tourist Information Centres. Centres. Information Tourist from Available
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years 10,000 some age ice last the During There are cycle shops in Kendal, Carnforth, Carnforth, Kendal, in shops cycle are There
the cycling possibilities within the county. county. the within possibilities cycling the
Kendal. to Lancaster
shellfish from which it was originally made. made. originally was it which from shellfish shops Cycle
, offers an overview of all all of overview an offers , Guide & Map Cumbria
National Cycle Network Route 6 links links 6 Route Network Cycle National 2.
contains fossils of the ancient corals and and corals ancient the of fossils contains Cycling Cycling publication, Council’s County Cumbria
movements within the earth’s crust and and crust earth’s the within movements through Arnside & Silverdale AONB. AONB. Silverdale & Arnside through
by bike! by The rock has been folded and tilted by by tilted and folded been has rock The The 260-mile Lancashire Cycleway passes passes Cycleway Lancashire 260-mile The 1.
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station railway Silverdale nr. The extensive limestone pavements in this area area this in pavements limestone extensive The mainly on cycle paths. cycle on mainly
Knott Farleton Centre Visitor Reserve Nature Moss Leighton
leaflet describes six rides from Lancaster, Lancaster, from rides six describes leaflet All
Morecambe Promenade. Morecambe 3.
Gait Barrows, Hutton Roof Crags and and Crags Roof Hutton Barrows, Gait Cycling for for Cycling The countryside. surrounding the to
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to Morecambe. to leading out from the city’s Millennium Bridge Bridge Millennium city’s the from out leading
Morecambe Central, Road Marine
Bridge Millennium the from spur a There is an extensive network of cycle paths paths cycle of network extensive an is There
01524 582394 01524 T: www.arnsidesilverdaleaonb.org.uk with Dock Glasson to Lancaster through Lancaster
Lancaster Lane, House Meeting Lune Valley from Caton (on the A683) A683) the (on Caton from Valley Lune
of the last strongholds of the bittern. bittern. the of strongholds last the of
Centre, Industries Creative Storey The A railway path runs southwest down the the down southwest runs path railway A 2.
The reed beds of Leighton Moss provide one one provide Moss Leighton of beds reed The
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Tourist Information Centres: Centres: Information Tourist grasslands. lush and cliffs limestone to woodlands has been improved to a high standard. high a to improved been has
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c area, drop into or phone one of the following following the of one phone or into drop area, broadleaf mixed and marsh salt from ountryside from Carnforth to Hest Bank and Lancaster Lancaster and Bank Hest to Carnforth from
nevertheless a rich mixture of contrasting contrasting of mixture rich a nevertheless accommodation and visitor attractions in the the in attractions visitor and accommodation The towpath of the Lancaster Canal south south Canal Lancaster the of towpath The 1.
& Silverdale is one of the smallest. It has has It smallest. the of one is Silverdale & For the most up-to-date information about about information up-to-date most the For literature on cycle routes. routes. cycle on literature
Easy, traffic-free family cycling family traffic-free Easy,
Centres Visitor Arnside and Britain in AONBs 46 are There cycling and produces an extensive range of of range extensive an produces and cycling
Other nearby cycling nearby Other / Centres Information Tourist AONB Silverdale & Arnside has a website on on website a has Council County Lancashire
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Five circular rides of 11 to 26 miles Arnside to Kirkby Lonsdale between Arnside and Kirkby Lonsdale
26 miles (41km) Moderate/Challenge 13 12 11 10 9 7 1 Ignore turns to right and At the T-junction with the A6 by Beetham Nurseries cross the At the T-junction with the After 2 ⁄4 miles on this gated At the T-junction at the top of After visiting Kirkby Lonsdale Start & parking: In Arnside, along the waterfront left through Storth. At the road (WITH CARE) onto the pavement opposite and turn L. B6384 turn R to cross the lane, at the T-junction at the the third climb turn R sign- (churchyard, Ruskin’s View, T-junction with Carr Bank Push your bike along the pavement parallel with the A6 for railway bridge signposted bottom of a gentle descent, posted Lupton. Ignore the first riverside walk, Devil’s Bridge, 1 Train station: Arnside Road turn L. At the T-junction 200yds then at the end of the pavement continue towards the Milnthorpe then after ⁄4 mile with a hedge ahead, turn L left turn immediately after cafés and pubs) return via at the end of Carr Bank Road memorial cross and the Wheatsheaf pub in Beetham (ie do not turn first L signposted Beetham. (no sign) towards the buildings Hutton Roof church. After Biggins Road to its end and 1 Refreshments: Lots of choice in Arnside, café at Oasis Wildlife Centre turn R (no sign). Cross the go towards Heron Mill). Just before the pub turn R signposted in Farleton. At the X-roads ⁄2 mile of gentle descent take WITH GREAT CARE recross 1 on the A6, lots of choice in Kirkby Lonsdale, café at Beetham Nurseries, railway line to return to Storth, Arnside. After ⁄2 mile turn first L (same sign). (with the A6070) go SA the next L signposted the A65 on to the lane the start in Arnside. signposted Milnthorpe. Newbiggin. opposite signposted Hutton Cycle & See Wheatsheaf pub in Beetham. Cross the canal and the M6. Roof, Burton. After 400yds Arnside & Silverdale Leave behind views of the Kent Estuary and the Lakeland fells as you 8 take the first lane to the R Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty turn inland into the broadleaf woodland of the area. The busy exit from Climb then descend. At the (by a wooden bus shelter) Arnside is soon replaced by quiet lanes and a broad stone-based byway T-junction turn L uphill signposted Biggins. going by the wonderful name of Dollywood Lane. Emerge on the A6 signposted Unsuitable for with a chance to visit the Oasis Wildlife Centre. This really is the heavy vehicles. Second climb north–south transport corridor as you cross the A6, the West Coast and descent. mainline, the Lancaster Canal, the M6 and the A6070 in the space of two miles. Climb steeply beyond Burton up onto the limestone crags of Hutton Roof before dropping down to the delights of Kirkby Lonsdale with fine views towards Ingleborough. The return route takes a more northerly course including fine views north towards the Howgills from a gated lane with grass growing up the middle. There is a last climb beyond Beetham to Storth leading back to Arnside.
1 Exit Arnside keeping the estuary to your left, following signs for Silverdale. This first * Winter alternative: To section is the busiest of the avoid a short section of muddy 1 whole ride. About ⁄2 mile track, do not turn left on Storth 2 after crossing the railway line, Road but continue straight Follow this broad, stone-based 4 5 6 1 3 3 1 1 ignore the first left on Carr ahead. After ⁄2 mile, at the track for ⁄4 mile. It will be muddy 3 After ⁄4 mile pass beneath the After almost 1 ⁄2 miles, at the About 1 ⁄4 miles after the Bank Road. Shortly, on a sharp T-junction turn left signposted in winter and after prolonged At the T-junction at the bottom railway bridge then on a sharp T-junction at the top of a long highpoint turn L signposted right-hand bend take the next ‘Yealand’ then shortly turn left rain. At the T-junction with of a gentle descent by a Give left-hand bend take the next climb turn L signposted Kirkby Lonsdale. After a further 1 L* on Storth Road signposted again, sharply back on yourself, tarmac turn L uphill. At the Way sign turn L signposted SHORT CUT: Shortly after turning left off the A6, take the lane to the R by a small Hutton Roof, Kirkby Lonsdale. 1 ⁄2 miles, at the X-roads with Storth. Easy to miss: after 400yds signposted ‘Beetham’. Climb, T-junction at the end of Hale. At the T-junction with first lane to the L (no sign). At the T-junction in Holme bear L triangle of grass. Cross the Climb, descend then climb the A65, cross WITH GREAT turn sharp R onto a wide stone then at the T-junction at the Leighton Beck Road turn the A6 turn R signposted (no sign) past Marwin House B&B. At the next T-junction by motorway. At the start of again to the summit near the CARE and go between the 1 track signposted Public Byway, end of Leighton Beck Road sharp R signposted Yealand, Lancaster (push your bike the Smithy Inn turn R then L onto North Road. After ⁄2 mile, Burton-in-Kendal turn first sawmills. bollards onto the lane opposite. great Dollywood Lane. turn right. Go to Instruction 3. Carnforth. along the pavement if you at the end of the houses in Holme turn L onto Old Lane. L onto Tanpits Lane. At the Remember this point as you in Cumbria & Lancashire prefer) then shortly turn first At the T-junction at the end of Old Lane turn L and rejoin at X-roads with the A6070 go will return here after visiting cycling L signposted Burton, Holme. Instruction 11. SA onto Vicarage Lane. Kirkby Lonsdale. FOLD FOLD FOLD FOLD
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All route maps reproduced from from reproduced maps route All South-eastern area. South-eastern
south of Oxenholme Station (Kendal), (Kendal), Station Oxenholme of south
The canal was in use from 1819 to 1942. 1942. to 1819 from use in was canal The
Explorer map OL7 The English Lakes - - Lakes English The OL7 map Explorer
point of the Heversham ride is about 6 miles miles 6 about is ride Heversham the of point
Preston. and Kendal between miles 57 the on
. . Smith Caroline and Cotton Nick Morecambe or on Ordnance Survey Survey Ordnance on or Morecambe
Silverdale and Carnforth. The northernmost northernmost The Carnforth. and Silverdale
locks only the were These mile. a half in 75ft
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The nearest train stations are at Arnside, Arnside, at are stations train nearest The
locks at Tewitfield raised the Lancaster Canal Canal Lancaster the raised Tewitfield at locks . Designed by by Designed . Cotton Nick by Produced All the routes can be found on Ordnance Ordnance on found be can routes the All
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used in the Warton & Silverdale ride. The eight eight The ride. Silverdale & Warton the in used
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and Council County Cumbria
Canal Lancaster
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01524 701537 01524 T: accommodation, attractions, food and drink drink and food attractions, accommodation, Tourism, Friends of the Lake District, District, Lake the of Friends Tourism,
& Blackpool Tourist Board, Cumbria Cumbria Board, Tourist Blackpool &
website features cycling routes, comprehensive comprehensive routes, cycling features website most of the debris. the of most
Lancashire from assistance financial with
Board Tourist Blackpool & Lancashire
in the pavement and eventually and pavement the in washed away away washed Silverdale Cycle Hire Cycle Silverdale
Beauty Natural Outstanding of Area
progressively eroded the the eroded progressively fissures or grikes grikes or fissures hire Cycle
http://wayoftheroses.info/
First published by Arnside & Silverdale Silverdale & Arnside by published First
debris. Water filtering through the debris debris the through filtering Water debris. Bridlington.
www.cumbria.gov.uk
which after melting left behind a layer of glacial glacial of layer a behind left melting after which Way of the Roses from Morecambe to to Morecambe from Roses the of Way 3.
ago the rock was scoured by a thick ice sheet, sheet, ice thick a by scoured was rock the ago Bolton-le-Sands, Morecambe and Lancaster. and Morecambe Bolton-le-Sands,
Available from Tourist Information Centres. Centres. Information Tourist from Available
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years 10,000 some age ice last the During There are cycle shops in Kendal, Carnforth, Carnforth, Kendal, in shops cycle are There
the cycling possibilities within the county. county. the within possibilities cycling the
Kendal. to Lancaster
shellfish from which it was originally made. made. originally was it which from shellfish shops Cycle
, offers an overview of all all of overview an offers , Guide & Map Cumbria
National Cycle Network Route 6 links links 6 Route Network Cycle National 2.
contains fossils of the ancient corals and and corals ancient the of fossils contains Cycling Cycling publication, Council’s County Cumbria
movements within the earth’s crust and and crust earth’s the within movements through Arnside & Silverdale AONB. AONB. Silverdale & Arnside through
by bike! by The rock has been folded and tilted by by tilted and folded been has rock The The 260-mile Lancashire Cycleway passes passes Cycleway Lancashire 260-mile The 1.
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arriving those to reserves the to entry Free ago. years million 350 some sea shallow
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station railway Silverdale nr. The extensive limestone pavements in this area area this in pavements limestone extensive The mainly on cycle paths. cycle on mainly
Knott Farleton Centre Visitor Reserve Nature Moss Leighton
leaflet describes six rides from Lancaster, Lancaster, from rides six describes leaflet All
Morecambe Promenade. Morecambe 3.
Gait Barrows, Hutton Roof Crags and and Crags Roof Hutton Barrows, Gait Cycling for for Cycling The countryside. surrounding the to
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to Morecambe. to leading out from the city’s Millennium Bridge Bridge Millennium city’s the from out leading
Morecambe Central, Road Marine
Bridge Millennium the from spur a There is an extensive network of cycle paths paths cycle of network extensive an is There
01524 582394 01524 T: www.arnsidesilverdaleaonb.org.uk with Dock Glasson to Lancaster through Lancaster
Lancaster Lane, House Meeting Lune Valley from Caton (on the A683) A683) the (on Caton from Valley Lune
of the last strongholds of the bittern. bittern. the of strongholds last the of
Centre, Industries Creative Storey The A railway path runs southwest down the the down southwest runs path railway A 2.
The reed beds of Leighton Moss provide one one provide Moss Leighton of beds reed The
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Tourist Information Centres: Centres: Information Tourist grasslands. lush and cliffs limestone to woodlands has been improved to a high standard. high a to improved been has
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c area, drop into or phone one of the following following the of one phone or into drop area, broadleaf mixed and marsh salt from ountryside from Carnforth to Hest Bank and Lancaster Lancaster and Bank Hest to Carnforth from
nevertheless a rich mixture of contrasting contrasting of mixture rich a nevertheless accommodation and visitor attractions in the the in attractions visitor and accommodation The towpath of the Lancaster Canal south south Canal Lancaster the of towpath The 1.
& Silverdale is one of the smallest. It has has It smallest. the of one is Silverdale & For the most up-to-date information about about information up-to-date most the For literature on cycle routes. routes. cycle on literature
Easy, traffic-free family cycling family traffic-free Easy,
Centres Visitor Arnside and Britain in AONBs 46 are There cycling and produces an extensive range of of range extensive an produces and cycling
Other nearby cycling nearby Other / Centres Information Tourist AONB Silverdale & Arnside has a website on on website a has Council County Lancashire
FOLD
Five circular rides of 11 to 26 miles Arnside to Kirkby Lonsdale between Arnside and Kirkby Lonsdale
26 miles (41km) Moderate/Challenge 13 12 11 10 9 7 1 Ignore turns to right and At the T-junction with the A6 by Beetham Nurseries cross the At the T-junction with the After 2 ⁄4 miles on this gated At the T-junction at the top of After visiting Kirkby Lonsdale Start & parking: In Arnside, along the waterfront left through Storth. At the road (WITH CARE) onto the pavement opposite and turn L. B6384 turn R to cross the lane, at the T-junction at the the third climb turn R sign- (churchyard, Ruskin’s View, T-junction with Carr Bank Push your bike along the pavement parallel with the A6 for railway bridge signposted bottom of a gentle descent, posted Lupton. Ignore the first riverside walk, Devil’s Bridge, 1 Train station: Arnside Road turn L. At the T-junction 200yds then at the end of the pavement continue towards the Milnthorpe then after ⁄4 mile with a hedge ahead, turn L left turn immediately after cafés and pubs) return via at the end of Carr Bank Road memorial cross and the Wheatsheaf pub in Beetham (ie do not turn first L signposted Beetham. (no sign) towards the buildings Hutton Roof church. After Biggins Road to its end and 1 Refreshments: Lots of choice in Arnside, café at Oasis Wildlife Centre turn R (no sign). Cross the go towards Heron Mill). Just before the pub turn R signposted in Farleton. At the X-roads ⁄2 mile of gentle descent take WITH GREAT CARE recross 1 on the A6, lots of choice in Kirkby Lonsdale, café at Beetham Nurseries, railway line to return to Storth, Arnside. After ⁄2 mile turn first L (same sign). (with the A6070) go SA the next L signposted the A65 on to the lane the start in Arnside. signposted Milnthorpe. Newbiggin. opposite signposted Hutton Cycle & See Wheatsheaf pub in Beetham. Cross the canal and the M6. Roof, Burton. After 400yds Arnside & Silverdale Leave behind views of the Kent Estuary and the Lakeland fells as you 8 take the first lane to the R Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty turn inland into the broadleaf woodland of the area. The busy exit from Climb then descend. At the (by a wooden bus shelter) Arnside is soon replaced by quiet lanes and a broad stone-based byway T-junction turn L uphill signposted Biggins. going by the wonderful name of Dollywood Lane. Emerge on the A6 signposted Unsuitable for with a chance to visit the Oasis Wildlife Centre. This really is the heavy vehicles. Second climb north–south transport corridor as you cross the A6, the West Coast and descent. mainline, the Lancaster Canal, the M6 and the A6070 in the space of two miles. Climb steeply beyond Burton up onto the limestone crags of Hutton Roof before dropping down to the delights of Kirkby Lonsdale with fine views towards Ingleborough. The return route takes a more northerly course including fine views north towards the Howgills from a gated lane with grass growing up the middle. There is a last climb beyond Beetham to Storth leading back to Arnside.
1 Exit Arnside keeping the estuary to your left, following signs for Silverdale. This first * Winter alternative: To section is the busiest of the avoid a short section of muddy 1 whole ride. About ⁄2 mile track, do not turn left on Storth 2 after crossing the railway line, Road but continue straight Follow this broad, stone-based 4 5 6 1 3 3 1 1 ignore the first left on Carr ahead. After ⁄2 mile, at the track for ⁄4 mile. It will be muddy 3 After ⁄4 mile pass beneath the After almost 1 ⁄2 miles, at the About 1 ⁄4 miles after the Bank Road. Shortly, on a sharp T-junction turn left signposted in winter and after prolonged At the T-junction at the bottom railway bridge then on a sharp T-junction at the top of a long highpoint turn L signposted right-hand bend take the next ‘Yealand’ then shortly turn left rain. At the T-junction with of a gentle descent by a Give left-hand bend take the next climb turn L signposted Kirkby Lonsdale. After a further 1 L* on Storth Road signposted again, sharply back on yourself, tarmac turn L uphill. At the Way sign turn L signposted SHORT CUT: Shortly after turning left off the A6, take the lane to the R by a small Hutton Roof, Kirkby Lonsdale. 1 ⁄2 miles, at the X-roads with Storth. Easy to miss: after 400yds signposted ‘Beetham’. Climb, T-junction at the end of Hale. At the T-junction with first lane to the L (no sign). At the T-junction in Holme bear L triangle of grass. Cross the Climb, descend then climb the A65, cross WITH GREAT turn sharp R onto a wide stone then at the T-junction at the Leighton Beck Road turn the A6 turn R signposted (no sign) past Marwin House B&B. At the next T-junction by motorway. At the start of again to the summit near the CARE and go between the 1 track signposted Public Byway, end of Leighton Beck Road sharp R signposted Yealand, Lancaster (push your bike the Smithy Inn turn R then L onto North Road. After ⁄2 mile, Burton-in-Kendal turn first sawmills. bollards onto the lane opposite. great Dollywood Lane. turn right. Go to Instruction 3. Carnforth. along the pavement if you at the end of the houses in Holme turn L onto Old Lane. L onto Tanpits Lane. At the Remember this point as you in Cumbria & Lancashire prefer) then shortly turn first At the T-junction at the end of Old Lane turn L and rejoin at X-roads with the A6070 go will return here after visiting cycling L signposted Burton, Holme. Instruction 11. SA onto Vicarage Lane. Kirkby Lonsdale. FOLD FOLD FOLD FOLD