FOLD Follow for1 Nearest trainstation:Carnforth-exitthestationandturnsharpleftontoWartonRoad. George WashingtonpubinWartonMainStreet. Start &parking:CarparkforWartonCragNatureReserveupRoadatthebackof 14 miles(22.5km)Moderate/Challenge Warton toArkholme lush flatcountrysideoftheKentEstuarytoreturnHeversham. ride –aglidedownthetree-linedroutethroughDallamDeerParkthenoutonto Wheatsheaf pubinBeetham,ashortclimbsetsyouupforthebestpartofwhole its fulllengthfromKendaltoPreston.Afterpassingtheimpressivefacadeof now sadlyseveredatseveralpointsalthoughtherearelongtermplanstorestore before undulatingthroughtoFarleton.TheridetwicecrossestheLancasterCanal, from theornatechurchatHevershampresentsyouwithasteadyclimbtoWoodhouse with adelightfulflatsectionsuitableforyoungerchildren.Havingsaidthis,thestart The easiestrouteofthefivedescribedbarelyrisesabove50m(165ft),andfinishes Café atBeethamNurseries,Wheatsheafpub,Beetham. Refreshments: BlueBell,Heversham.FarletonviewFisheriestearoom. Sedgwick andHincaster. and jointhisrideatBeetham).AlternativelyheadsouthfromOxenholmeviaNatland, Nearest trainstation:Arnside(followthestartoftoKirkbyLonsdaleride close totheWheatsheafpub. Alternative Start&parking:Beetham–parkontheroadtowardsHeronTheatre, Heversham Gardensandthechildren’splayarea. several carsnorthofthechurchtowardsLevens,onleft-hand(west)sideby Start &parking:Heversham.Nospecificcarparkbutthereison-roadparkingfor 11 miles(17km)Easy/Moderate Heversham toFarleton&Beetham canal andrailwayheadforhomethroughtheYealands. the ridebylimestoneoutcropsofHuttonRoof,swoopdowntocrossmotorway, back outoftheLuneValleyonaseriesdelightfulwoodedlanestohighpoint the B6254isdownhill,dropping200ft(60m)toBayHorsepubinArkholme.Climb of thebestviewsrideeasttowardsIngleborough.Theunavoidabletwomileson pass throughthevillage.ClimbuppastCapernwrayHallandLord’sLotWoodforsome Head eastfromWartonandkeepaneyeoutforthegothicturretsofBorwickHallasyou Arkholme. NewInn,YealandConyers. Refreshments: GeorgeWashingtonpub,MaltShovelWarton.BayHorse 1 ⁄ 2 milesasfartheGeorgeWashingtonpubinWartontojoinroute.
FOLD to thecarparkatstart. Washington pubtoreturn and turnRbytheGeorge a further2milesintoWarton climb steeply.Continuefor go pasttheNewInnand Warton, NCN6.After1mile signposted YealandConyers, of EightAcreLaneturnL At theT-junctionatend 10 Borwick (thisisabusierroad). onto BorwickLanesignposted village. After300mturnR turn Ltogothroughthe T-junction withthemainstreet and turnLdownhill.Atthe Reserve carparkinWarton Exit theWartonCragNature 1 Redmayne, Silverdale. CARE) signpostedYealand with theA6goSA(WITH railway line.AttheX-roads Cross theM6,canaland 9 towards Borwick. roundabout andturnR cross theA6before waymarked cyclepathsto signs forBorwickusingthe the pavement),followbike turn L(pushyourbikealong At theT-junctionwithA6 2 signposted Yealand. Carnforth thenfirstR Dalton LaneturnLsignposted (with theA6070)atendof Long descent. At the T-junction 8 Crooklands. Ignoreturningsto signposted Woodhouse, follow WoodhouseLane From thechurchinHeversham 1 Docker FarmPark. in BorwickturnRsignposted priority) thenattheT-junction Go SAattheX-roads(your 3 gentle climb to the Blue Bell pub. At the T-junction right and left for almost 2 miles. Lovely flat2-milesectionthen 8 bridge overtheRiverBela. immediately aftercrossinga signposted CumbriaCycleway Milnthorpe thenshortlyturnL turn RsignpostedKendal, church inHeversham tofinish. SA (WITHCARE)towardsthe At theX-roadswith theA6go 7 (with the B5282)
FOLD After 1 4 * Milnthorpe. Godownthroughparkland. National CycleNetworkRoute6,Kendal, and takethenextroadtoR*signposted Ignore aleftturntoStorth.Continue uphill 6 turn RsignpostedStorth,Arnside. towards HeronMill)thenjustbeforethepub Wheatsheaf pubinBeetham(iedonotgo continue towards thememorialcrossand 200yds totheendofpavementand opposite andturnL.Pushyourbikefor Nurseries cross go SAsignpostedMilnthorpe. right andleft.AttheX-roadswithA6070 go throughFarleton,ignoringturningsto R overastonebridgeLuptonBeckand road bearRthenshortlyataT-junctionturn Cross thecanal,atanunsignedforkin 3 (TAKE CARE)thenshortlyfirstL(nosign). then attheT-junctionwithA6070turnR Go pastFarletonviewFisheries,crosstheM6 the distinctiveoutlineofFarletonFell. At the X-roads with the B6385 go 2 At theT-junctionwithA6byBeetham 5 crossing theRiverBelasignpostedBeetham. the railwaythenfirstLimmediatelyafter B6384 turnRsignpostedMilnthorpetocross ahead for towards the Lakeland fells, continue straight fantastic viewsacross theKentEstuary For ashortthere-and-back detourforsome 1 ⁄ 4 milesattheT-junctionwith 1 ⁄ 4 miletothetopof this hill. further 1 Holme, Docker’thenaftera bend, bearLsignposted‘Keer mile, on a sharp right-hand Lancashire Cycleway’. After 1 Lane signposted‘Docker, and turnLontoKeerHolme SHORT CUT:Crosstherailway Instruction 7 Burton West’andrejoinat L signposted‘HuttonRoof, 4 signposted Docker. the Bay Horse pub in Arkholme After almost2miles,turnLby towards Ingleborough. Descend withgoodviews 5 Burton West,Keerside. signposted HuttonRoof, West. After1mileturn1stR signposted Docker,Burton take thenextlanetoL Cross therailwaylineand 6 of theride(1 (no sign)tothehighestpoint turn Ltocontinueuphill At theT-junctionattop Descend steeply, climb steeply. 7 the B6254turnL(nosign). 430ft) highpoint of the ride climb steadilytothefirst go pastCapernwrayHalland Cross the railway, the River Keer, ( WITH CARE . AttheT-junctionwith 1 ⁄ 4 milestakethenext 57m/51 ) to the pavement SA 5ft). (130m/ towards
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Holme toHuttonRoof across lushpasturetoreturnHolme. descent leadstoatotalcontrast–flatlane the limestonecragsofFarletonFell.Afast rides described, amighty630ft(192m)southof miles toreachthe highest point of any of the forgotten laneclimbsthenundulatesforfour the springandsummer.Thisnetworkof the middleandvergesfullofwildflowersin on toatiny,gatedroadwithgrassgrowingup flat sectionnorthofHolmetoFarletonleads have toworkearnyourrewards!Aneasy northwest towardstheLakelandFells.Butyou southwest acrossMorecambe Bayand Ingleborough andtheYorkshireDales, north towardstheHowgills,east Newbiggin Crags and Hutton Roof Crags: at Hutton Roof church and the summit between fine viewsinalldirectionsfromthehighpoints park by the Spar shop or along North Road. Centre andtakethefirstlefttowardsHolme. the crossingofA6byOasisWildlife start oftheArnsidetoKirkbyLonsdaleride Nearest trainstation:Arnside–followthe Refreshments: SmithyInn,Holme. 1 Street. of GeorgeWashingtonpubinWartonMain Nature ReserveupCragRoadattheback Start &parking:CarparkforWartonCrag 13 miles(20km)Moderate Nearest trainstation:Silverdaleislessthan This short steep ride is rewarded with some very Start &parking:Holme,eitherinthesmall 11 miles(17km)Challenge road calledTheRow. left towardsSilverdaleandfirstrightona Longlands Hotel, Greenlands Farm, Tewitfield. Oasis WildlifeCentretearoom(ontheA6). the routeatLeightonMossVisitorCentre. Malt Shovelpub,Warton.Tearoomsjustoff Refreshments: GeorgeWashingtonpub, to Warton. leaving thecanalrideheadswestback locks alongtheLancasterCanal.Shortlyafter stone towpath alongside the series of disused before longyoujointhebroadgrassand of theA6byOasisWildlifeCentreand Centre. Woodedlanesleadontoacrossing divert offtheroutetoLeightonMossVisitor Crag Quarry,nowdisused.Youmaywishto soon youcometothegreatwallsofWarton are greatviewsacrossMorecambeBayand a shockandyoumayprefertowalk–there The hillatthestartofridemaycomeas Information Centre. or bydroppingintoLancasterVisitor from www.waterscape.com/cycling/permit canal towpath.Thesecanbedownloaded Waterways cyclingpermittorideonthe Cycling permit.Youwillneeda(free)British ⁄ 2 milefromtheroute–exitstation,turn
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FOLD After again ontoNorthRoad. Inn inHolmeturnLthen With yourbacktotheSmithy 1 Farleton Fell. gorse-covered slopesof Old LaneturnRtowardsthe At theT-junctionatendof 2 railway andafterabout Go through a tunnel under the T-junction turnL(nosign). Pass throughatunnel.Atthe 8 turn Rtoreturnthestart. the SmithyInnandSparshop B&B. AtthenextT-junctionby L (nosign)pastMarwinHouse At the T-junction in Holme bear the bay then after great views to the left towards uphill. Shortsteepclimb, Reserve carparkandturnR Exit theWartonCragNature 1 9 first R(nosign). about 200ydsahead,takethe with themainroadinsight * L Arnside thenshortlyturnfirst turn RsignpostedStation, of grassandaGiveWaysign At theT-junctionbyatriangle 3 This isabusierroad. signposted bottom ofalonghillbearR at the end of Crag Road at the After 2miles,attheT-junction 2 amazing WartonCragQuarry. onto OldLane. the housesinHolmeturnL take the first road to the right. continue straightaheadand Nature Reserve(tearoom) OR, tovisitLeightonMoss * onto a road called The Row. 1 ⁄ 2 mile,attheendof Silverdale, Arnside 1 ⁄ 2 mile go past 1 ⁄ 2 mile, .
high hedges(nosign). the turns and take the next road to Easy tomiss:ignoretwoleft go SAsignpostedFarleton. At theX-roadswithA6070 3 After 1 5 Cycleway, Arnside. L signpostedLancashire at thenextT-junctionturn opposite) turnR.Shortly, of TheRow(withacarpark At theT-junctionatend 4 Beetham, 6ft6inswidthlimit. back onyourselfsignposted take thenextLturningsharply of road.Afterafurther turn toArnside.Busiersection R climbing gently between 1 ⁄ 2 milesignorealeft 1 ⁄ 4 mile then shortlyfirstL. with the A6070 turn Long descent. At the T-junction 7 R
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FOLD (the signisbehindyou). signposted Burton,Carnforth turn Ltocontinueuphill drive toWhinYeatsahead) At theT-junction(with the fellsaboveLongsleddale. the Howgills,BarbonFellsand (192m/630ft) withfineviewsto Climb tothehighpoint 6 After 5 * Clawthorpe, Burton. turn R*uphillsignposted before HuttonRoofchurch Washington pubturnRonto Crag Road to return to the start. immediately before the George Carnforth, Silverdalethen in WartonturnLsignposted the T-junction with Main Street At theendofBorwickLaneat 12 R Leighton Beck Road turn sharp At theT-junctionatendof 6 with theA65. Biggins Road,atthejunction the bollardsatendof enter KirkbyLonsdalevia Lonsdale’ then‘Biggins’to L followingsignsfor‘Kirkby Lonsdale goSAthenturnfirst OR forrefreshmentsinKirkby signposted 1 ⁄ 2 mileandimmediately Yealand, Carnforth .
the pavement if you prefer) turn At theT-junctionwithA6 road roundtotheright. signposted Hale.Followthe a GiveWaysignandturnL Descend toaT-junctionby 7 After 8 signposted Burton,Holme. then shortlyturnfirstL continue uphill. signposted HuttonRoofto the topofalongclimbturnR over 2miles.AttheX-roadsat Follow thisgatedroadforjust 4 Turn RontoBorwickLane. towards Lancasterfor150yds. your bikealongsidetheA6 pavement andturnL,pushing cross theA6toopposite then usethetrafficislandto A6 turnLontothepavement At theroundaboutwith (A6) andsooncrosstheM6. sign turnRsignpostedWarton At theX-roadsbyaGiveWay 11 yourself. AttheroadturnL. R uphillsharplybackon (no. 138) pass underthenextbridge (there maybemooredbarges), the towpathpastmarina (refreshments). Continueon turning forLonglandsHotel road bridgeyouwillpassthe tarmac pathbelowtheA6070 parallel withtheM6ona the locks. Shortly after running Follow the canal down past 10 canal toyourleft. parallel tothecanal.Keep onto a wide tarmac/stone path bear Lthroughawoodengate authorised vehicles.Shortly signposted Noentryexcept immediately turn After 9 the LancashireCyclewaysigns. Shortly turnLagainfollowing is inthehedgerowtoleft). Lancashire Cycleway(thesign after 100ydsturnLsignposted the climbturnR(nosign)then At theT-junctionattopof railway bridge(nosign). before passingunderthe Lancaster R 3 3
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