Frepre two

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I followed this route after a period of very wet weather, and while I found it to be a very enjoyable walk (mostly) it is not a route for anyone with wheels. The route out of Freckleton follows residential streets, following Preston New Rd is a shorter option that also has the benefit of avoiding a very muddy track, Brades Ln ( ///correctly.eternity.enough).

There is no footpath access to the stile at ///defenders.dreamer.chin, so you have to walk along the verge of the A584, which is a fast dual carriageway, not everyone’s cup of tea.

The footpaths are muddy heading over to Newton with Scales and you have to cross a number of stiles and narrow foot bridges but the paths were easily followed. I passed many cows and the empty fields showed evidence that they had been there.

From Newton with Scales to Lea Town the walking was mostly on minor roads without footpaths I really didn’t enjoy this part of the walk. I wasn’t the scenery it was the drivers, they were fast and many of them did not slow or provide a safe passing distance, They either didn’t expect, or accept road borne pedestrians, be warned nerves of steel will be useful.

The stretch from Lea Town to Preston dock was the best part of the walk for me, I was quite surprised to pass deer grazing in a field, not something you see every day.

The route from the docks to Preston station was not the most direct but it was pleasant.

Leaving Freckleton on housing streets and a lane, the route crosses the A584 dual carriageway, which usually isn’t too difficult, and proceeds for a short distance along the verge until the field footpath is reached, via a stile. There are several fields to cross where there may be cows, and it could be muddy. The route can be followed by looking ahead for stiles and footbridges. Then there is a farm lane which eventually leads to Newton.
Church Lane is a fairly quiet B-road and cycle route, with no pavement, and signs warning drivers to go slowly as there may be pedestrians. After passing a pretty church and windmill, and the crossroads, there is a pavement, and you find yourself passing the high security fencing of Westinghouse nuclear fuel manufacturers.
The Smiths Arms pub at Lea is about 40% along the route. It appears to do lunch Thursday to Sunday from 12.
The route follows quiet lanes (one of them is not for motor vehicles, there is construction work here) and crosses a field, a golf course, and a narrow footbridge to reach the Millennium Ribble Link. This canalised river, Savick Brook, was opened in 2002 to connect the Lancaster Canal to the River Ribble and the rest of the canal network, for the first time in its history.
The route follows this canal past a few locks, on a tarmacked cycle track, then crosses some pleasant housing to reach Ashton Park. After this there is Riversway Docklands, with some refreshment options, and then (via a level-crossing of a small heritage railway line) the cycle path alongside the River Ribble for most of the remainder of the route to Preston Station.
This is quite a varied and pleasant route, and although there is a fair bit of road, it is mostly quiet. The route into Preston mostly avoids roads until the very end.

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