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As I was coming from Wesham I cut down Mowbreck Lane to get to Treales, but otherwise followed the route.
The road section after Treales feels long, but it's a very low traffic road so not a problem. Most of the traffic that passed me was cyclists.
The first section of the canal path was slow going as it was very, very muddy due to all the recent rain. Overall the canal part of the walk was absolutely lovely, definitely a pleasant walk on a sunny day like today.
There is a new cafe at the UCLAN sports arena, possibly in the same location as the one that closed? Good cakes and cheap food, so it was a welcome sight at lunchtime.
In Treales I paused at the telephone box book exchange- they had a surprisingly good selection!.

Leaving Kirkham, the first 30% of the route follows roads. There are pavements until the far side of Treales, with its rather lovely, expensive-looking houses. The roads are fairly quiet. The route meets the Lancaster Canal at the Hand and Dagger pub which appears to be open, including for food, from 12 every day, except Mondays and Tuesdays. There is a flight of shallow steps down to the towpath.
The next 57% of the route is along the canal, which is generally very pleasant. However, the first half is within the emergency zone for the Westinghouse nuclear fuel manufacturers. If the siren goes off, you need to rush back to your boat and close doors and windows, so let’s hope that doesn’t happen. There is a test siren at 2pm on the first Tuesday of certain months. The canal is also in the path of the new M55 link road construction, but I don’t think that will cause disruption to this route now, as the bridge looks complete.
After passing Cottam, there is a café at the UCLan Sports Arena (The Final Whistle). Shortly after this is the entrance to 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. It’s worth a quick detour to look at the locks and where it goes under the railway.
Next, the canal passes Haslam Park where another detour is possible. From here the canal route becomes more urban, but the towpath is still hidden from most of it, and has some interesting gardens backing onto it. The end of the canal is rather abrupt, at Aqueduct Street appropriately enough. It used to continue to just past where Preston Station is, to meet the Tram Bridge at Avenham Park, where goods were transferred to horse-drawn trams to be transported across the south of Preston and on to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. This last section is completely built over though, largely by university buildings.
The road route from here to Preston Station passes St Walburge’s Church with its incredible spire, and then several county council buildings.

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