Lancashire Coastal Way

Lancashire Coastal Way
Lancashire Coastal Way logo used on waymarks
Length	66 mi (106 km)
Location	Lancashire, England
Trailheads	Silverdale 54°10′20″N 2°50′03″W / 54.1722°N 2.8341°W / 54.1722; -2.8341 Freckleton 53°45′10″N 2°51′29″W / 53.7527°N 2.8580°W / 53.7527; -2.8580
Use	Hiking
Elevation
Elevation gain/loss	total climbed is 2,093 feet (638 m)
Highest point	226 ft (69 m)
Hiking details
Hazards	Tidal flooding

The Lancashire Coastal Way is a long-distance footpath following the coast of the county of Lancashire in the north west of England. Its end points are Silverdale in the north and Freckleton in the south. Its length is variously asserted to be 66 miles (106 km) (Long Distance Walkers Association^[1]) or 137 miles (220 km) (Lancashire County Council^[2]).

Route

The walk starts down at Freckleton, heads west along the shore to Lytham St. Annes, continues north along the coast up to Blackpool, then across the Wyre Way over the Glasson Dock harbour inlet (or through Glasson itself on alternative route), then walk along the coast, with Garstang to the east, heading north towards Lancaster, near the Caton Trail and Brookhouse, the walk continues round the coast, keeping west to Morecambe and finally reaching Silverdale at the head of the trail.^[3]

From Silverdale the Cumbria Coastal Way offers an opportunity to continue the coastal walk to Gretna.^[4]

References

↑ "Lancashire Coastal Way". Long Distance Walkers Association. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
↑ "Trails and Long Routes: Lancashire Coastal Way". Lancashire Countryside Service. Archived from the original on February 22, 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
↑ http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/countryside/walking/wcoastal.asp Archived February 22, 2010 at the Wayback Machine
↑ "Cumbria Coastal Way". Ramblers. Retrieved 1 October 2011.

External links

Lancashire County Council. "Lancashire Coastal Way leaflet" (pdf). Retrieved 30 March 2010.

Coordinates: 53°58′14″N 2°52′17″W / 53.9705°N 2.8713°W / 53.9705; -2.8713 (Lancashire Coastal Way)

Coastal paths of Great Britain

England:	Bournemouth Coast Path Cleveland Way Cumbria Coastal Way England Coast Path Lancashire Coastal Way Norfolk Coast Path Saxon Shore Way Solent Way South West Coast Path Suffolk Coast Path West Somerset Coast Path

Scotland:	Arran Coastal Way Ayrshire Coastal Path Fife Coastal Path John Muir Way Moray Coast trail Scottish Coastal Way

Wales:	Anglesey Coastal Path Ceredigion Coast Path Llŷn Coastal Path Millennium Coastal Path North Wales Path Pembrokeshire Coast Path Wales Coast Path

Non-Mainland:	Isle of Wight Coastal Path

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