Kirkham
Lancashire
Slow Ways linking Kirkham and Blackpool, Elswick, Freckleton, Fulwood, Lytham St Anne's, Poulton-le-Fylde, Preston
Progress towards triple-checked route options for Kirkham’s seven Slow Ways: 46%
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Walk to Kirkham from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Blackpool—Kirkham
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Blakir one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 16km/10mi | Ascent 127m | Descent 121m | ||
Elswick—Kirkham
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Elskir one |
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4 X |
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Verify me | Distance 7km/5mi | Ascent 44m | Descent 46m | ||
Kirkham—Freckleton
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Kirfre one |
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2 Y |
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Enjoy me | Distance 4km/2mi | Ascent 16m | Descent 15m | ||
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Kirkham—Freckleton
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Kirfre two |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 9km/6mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
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Kirkham—Fulwood
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Kirful one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 13km/8mi | Ascent 88m | Descent 64m | ||
Kirkham—Preston
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Kirpre one |
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5 X |
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Double check | Distance 13km/8mi | Ascent 89m | Descent 87m | |
Kirkham—Preston
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Kirpre two |
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3 X |
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Verify me | Distance 14km/9mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
Lytham St Anne's—Kirkham
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Lytkir one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 16km/10mi | Ascent 71m | Descent 81m | |
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Lytham St Anne's—Kirkham
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Lytkir three |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 17km/10mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
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Poulton-le-Fylde—Kirkham
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Poukir one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 15km/9mi | Ascent 100m | Descent 95m |
Collective progress
53% of Kirkham’s routes are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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4 people have contributed to Kirkham’s Slow Ways
0 people have pledged to walk and review a route
4 people have surveyed a route in Kirkham
64km out of 124km have been walked and reviewed
71km of reviews have been shared in Kirkham
Latest Updates
It’s paved the entire way, with a couple of stretches of narrower pavement along the side of the road....
Gismay
Nichola Rhodes added Kirfre two, a new walk from Kirkham to Freckleton
Walk this routeLots of stiles make this route unsuitable for any wheeled transport but the path itself is fairly even and does not have very much in the way of steep assents or descents. The right of way near the windmill is through the owners garden, signposted and fairly obvious it is not quite as the map and goes between the windmill and the neighboring house not to the left of the windmill....
Nichola Rhodes
A lot of it goes across fields full of crops planted over the footpaths, and you are drawn to walk along tractor wheel tracks which take you the wrong way. It didn’t feel right to walk along the correct field inside the electric fence, but it WAS the correct route, and led to a footbridge into a sheep-grazed field with mercifully short grass! After another field I was once again misled by tractor wheel tracks....
Mary Oz
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. 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. 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 road route from here to Preston Station passes St Walburge’s Church with its incredible spire, and then several county council buildings....
Mary Oz
The road has quite a few cars using it, and also occasional buses, trucks and tractors....
Mary Oz
The designer of this route wouldn’t have known, but it also happens that there are major road works going on here which block this farm track....
Mary Oz
Stearsb added Lytkir three, a new walk from Lytham St Anne's to Kirkham
Walk this routeApart from a few narrow sections, and traffic parking on pavements in Freckleton, it is wide enough to walk 2-a-breast. This route crosses a few major roads that are controlled by puffin crossings....
Stearsb
By retracing my steps to Huck lane I was able to complete the walk following a different route. The footpath continues to a track (Huck lane) and then to the footpath to Great Carr side farm....
Stearsb
Slow Ways added Kirfre one, a new walk from Kirkham to Freckleton
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Lytkir one, a new walk from Lytham St Anne's to Kirkham
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Poukir one, a new walk from Poulton-le-Fylde to Kirkham
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Kirkham’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
SD4267832171
Lat / Lon
53.78271° / -2.87142°
Easting / Northing
342,678E / 432,171N
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