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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Morecambe and Carnforth.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Morecambe and Carnforth.
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This route has been reviewed by 2 people.
This route has been flagged (1 time) for reasons relating to access.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 2
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - Yes (1) No (1)
Problems reported - Access (1)
Downloads - 4
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| Grade 4: Route includes very rough surfaces including deep ruts, steep loose gravel, unmade paths and deep muddy sections. Wheelchairs may experience traction/wheel spin issues. Access grade X: At least one stile, flight of steps or other obstacle that is highly likely to block access for wheelchair and scooter users. |
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Facilities
Facilities in the middle third of this route.
Challenges
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Obstacles
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Accessibility
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Measurements
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The narrowest part of the path is 100.0cm (1)
The steepest uphill gradient walking East 36.0% (1)
The steepest uphill gradient walking West 21.0% (1)
The steepest camber gradient across the path 11.0% (1)
How clear is the waymarking on the route: Unclear in places (1)
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Terrain
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35.0% of the route is on roads (1)
21.0% of the route is lit at night (1)
21.0% of the route is paved (1)
33.0% of the route is muddy (1)
35.0% of the route is over rough ground (1)
5.0% of the route is through long grass (1)
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Geography information system (GIS) data
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Start and end points
Morecambe
Grid Ref
SD4330564475
Lat / Lon
54.07308° / -2.86791°
Easting / Northing
343,305E / 464,475N
What3Words
owners.allow.door
Carnforth
Grid Ref
SD4981470640
Lat / Lon
54.12916° / -2.76948°
Easting / Northing
349,814E / 470,640N
What3Words
ramps.race.loudness
Morcar One's land is
| Morecambe | |
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| Grid Ref | SD4330564475 |
| Lat / Lon | 54.07308° / -2.86791° |
| Easting / Northing | 343,305E / 464,475N |
| What3Words | owners.allow.door |
| Carnforth | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SD4981470640 |
| Lat / Lon | 54.12916° / -2.76948° |
| Easting / Northing | 349,814E / 470,640N |
| What3Words | ramps.race.loudness |
| Intertidal flats | 19.0% |
| Marshes | 17.3% |
| Pasture | 36.2% |
| Urban | 27.4% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Mary Oz
07 Jul 20211. There is a problem with this route in that a short but vital section is not a public right of way.
2. A substantial part of this route is along tidal marshes, so you would need to check the tides. As a general guide for this area, the very high spring tides happen around lunch time within a few days either side of new moon and full moon.
The first mile and a half of the route is along a well-surfaced, wide and popular promenade. The next section to Hest Bank (where there is a beach café by the level crossing, and pub and shops a bit further inland), and on to Red Bank, is along the shore, with easy paths sometimes, but at times it is necessary to walk on the beach or the sea cobbles, some of which have seaweed on them. At Red Bank the path goes up the field and back down through the corner of the caravan/campsite. It is also possible to walk over rocks around the base of Red Bank. There is a café at Red Bank which is currently (summer) open 6 days a week. The paths tend to be fairly good as far as Bay View Holiday Park at about the 5 mile point, but after that the going gets more difficult. It involves walking on the marsh which is solid and grassy, but in places it can be slippery and there are many half-meter wide gullies to jump across. The paths are indistinct and multiple, often created by the sheep that graze here. It is best to follow the most prominent ones, whilst also looking out for the odd marker post.
The route goes inland at Marsh House Farm. This is difficult to find, but there is a picnic table on the marshes at this point. However there is no public right of way at this point. It is being developed by a local holiday park company, and the staff on site gave me permission to cut through anyway. The best alternative would be to continue on the marsh and on to the quiet road that follows the River Keer and then heads into Carnforth.
The footpath through the fields and round the back of the former Steamtown Railway Museum is very little used, very overgrown in parts, and contains sheep and horses; and when I walked through, a pack of 7 small excitable dogs which had escaped their garden, and chased me and bit me!
The coastal section has superb views all the way along, and the marshes are beautifully wild, with many birds, but there are problems at the Carnforth end of the walk, and I plan to add some better routes.
JanMet
30 Apr 2021A great flat shoreline walk. Initially the walk is down on the grassy shore, then as you reach the outskirts of Morecambe you will walk on a well designed pedestrianised promenade which is very popular with walkers, runners, cyclists and pram pushers.
The views are very much dependent on the weather but are usually stunning.
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Mary Oz
07 Jul 2021JanMet, forgive me but I don't understand how you could have verified this route, if you walked it fully and exactly as per the map. Please see my comments and photos about lack of right of way. Mary Oz.
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