1. The route for this survey was walked from Garstang to Longridge. Dimples Lane, leading out of Garstang has sections without walkable verges and with poor visibility. 1 km from start — 20 May 2021
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2. The route for this survey was walked from Garstang to Longridge. Dimples Lane, leading out of Garstang has sections without walkable verges and with poor visibility. 1 km from start — 20 May 2021
3. The point where the route leaves the Lancaster Canal is not clearly signposted - head for the tunnel under the railway which can be seen in the distance. 3.5 km from start — 20 May 2021
4. The motorway footbridge is the single largest set of steps on the route. 4 km from start — 20 May 2021
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5. The motorway footbridge is the single largest set of steps on the route. 4 km from start — 20 May 2021
6. The route includes field crossings and field margins with long (and potentially wet) grass. 7 km from start — 20 May 2021
7. Some of the stiles are in a poor state of repair. This one is at the point where the footpath meets the lane in the vicinity of Walmsley Bridge. 7.5 km from start — 20 May 2021
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8. Some of the stiles are in a poor state of repair. This one is at the point where the footpath meets the lane in the vicinity of Walmsley Bridge. 7.5 km from start — 20 May 2021
9. A small track leaves the main footpath down to the footbridge across the brook in the wooded valley. This is the steepest part of the route, narrow and potentially muddy, but is only approximately 100m down and up the other side of the valley. 8 km from start — 20 May 2021
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10. A small track leaves the main footpath down to the footbridge across the brook in the wooded valley. This is the steepest part of the route, narrow and potentially muddy, but is only approximately 100m down and up the other side of the valley. 8 km from start — 20 May 2021
11. Parts of the route can be muddy, but these are limited to areas where livestock congregate 8.5 km from start — 20 May 2021
12. Parts of the route across agricultural land are trackless, but the paths can be generally be discerned from the location of the gates/stiles on the boundaries 11 km from start — 20 May 2021
13. The trickiest point of the route involves crossing a very poor quality stile with unsecured steps, with a steep drop into a wet ditch and an electric fence on a steep slope which needs to be clambered around. 15 km from start — 20 May 2021
14. At the time of the survey, one large field, the footpath/right of way was blocked by multiple electric fences, with no obvious diversion. These can be carefully traversed by more agile walkers but it may be preferable to follow the alternative right of way to the west, which reaches Ashley Lane at Tenter Hill, and then walking 500 metres east to rejoin the route at Sand Bank 15 km from start — 20 May 2021