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
Finish:	SD477612 - Lancaster, Lancashire
Open Date:	2015
Web Sites:	Wild Walking UK - Lancaster Canal Walk [blog]

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

External download	Kendal to Lancaster Canal Walk (Lancaster Group Ramblers )
General Interest Book	North West & the Pennines: Waterways Guide 5 (Collins Nicholson Waterways Guides) (HarperCollins - 2023 )

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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Hostel Accommodation

Kendal Hostel, 118 Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria

< 1 km

Hostel Accommodation

Yealand Old School (Information and photos)

2 km

25 km

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GPX Route File

Kendal to Lancaster Canal Walk GPX Exchange Format Route File

MemoryMap Route File

Kendal to Lancaster Canal Walk Memory Map Route File

Tracklogs Route File

Kendal to Lancaster Canal Walk Tracklogs Route File

Route Profile:

44.7 km (27.8 miles)
401 m (1,316 ft) ascent
68 m (223 ft) maximum height

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Kendal to Lancaster Canal Walk

Cumbria, Lancashire

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