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Lancaster 3mi Thu 23 Feb
Lancaster Station to Premier Inn 2mi 2 Sep 2022
lancaster to morecambe 3mi 5 Jul 2022
grange over sands 200m 7 May 2022
DofE Bronze 2 6mi 24 Apr 2022
Silverdale circuit 0m 17 Feb 2022
Carnforth shift cancelled walk 4mi 11 Jan 2022
Lanc station to lanc uni 4mi 16 Jul 2021
Return to hotel 2mi 29 Jun 2021
Dunsop Bridge to Bashall Eaves 7mi 10 Jun 2021

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Our newest route guide: the Morecambe Bay Cycle Way

16 Jun 2015

The newly opened Bay Cycle Way, an 80-mile tour around Morecambe Bay, opened this weekend – and we’re pleased to celebrate with the latest addition to our detailed UK…

Explore Morecambe Bay with new touring route

18 Sep 2014 · 1

A scenic touring route is being devised to follow the coast around Morecambe Bay, from Barrow-in-Furness all the way to Lancaster and beyond. The 100-mile Bay Cycle Way will be…

Days Out

Weekend rides

Find somewhere to cycle this weekend. Here’s our route-planner’s top picks around Lancaster:

Morecambe Bay - Hest Bank · 8mi round-trip
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Warton Old Rectory · 17mi round-trip
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National Cycle Network

Cycle routes in Lancaster

The National Cycle Network is a great way to find traffic-free routes and quiet lanes. These routes pass through Lancaster:

To Ashbourne, Buxton, Halifax, Hebden Bridge, Burnley, Barnoldswick, Sedbergh, Appleby-in-Westmorland and Berwick-upon-Tweed.

To Barrow-in-Furness, Ulverston, Grange-Over-Sands, Kendal, Kirkby Stephen, Barnard Castle, Willington, Brandon, Durham, Hetton-Le-Hole and Sunderland.

To Manchester, Ramsbottom, Accrington, Rishton, Blackburn, Preston, Morecambe, Carnforth, Kendal, Windermere and Ambleside.

To Ashbourne, Buxton, Halifax, Hebden Bridge, Burnley, Barnoldswick, Sedbergh, Appleby-in-Westmorland and Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Knowledge

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What are the roads like? Which are the most cycle-friendly cafés? Where’s your favourite place for a Saturday afternoon spin? Share your knowledge with other local cyclists.

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A note on our PDF maps

30 Oct 2022 · 2

When you’re planning a route, cycle.travel has always offered the option to export a print-ready PDF in one of several scales. PDF maps are great as a fallback for electronic…