Distance 18 miles
Ascent 150m
Weather: warm and sunny
Common terns, toad, shelduck,
We set off from the hotel, which is about 4 miles east of Preston and walked along the Ribble Way into town. The route was dry under foot and we saw sandmartens nesting in holes along the riverbank, swallows, terns, lots of fishermen and some placid cows. This is the end of the Central Loop of the Lancashire Way. A bit of shopping and lunch in the park in Preston and then we caught the train to Lancaster. The train only had two carriages and was very cheap so it was quite full.
We had a look around Lancaster, some of it twice and then set off on the Northern Loop of the Lancashire Way down the Lancashire Coastal Path along the River Lune. The tide was in, the pools on the salt marsh full. There were views to Heysham power station and the Cumbria Fells. After a bit we joined a disused railway and the tall hedges and trees on either side meant there were no views. There was also no bench rage.
We walked around into Glasson Dock around the marina and had ice creama sat at the view point on Tithe Barn Hill, a dizzying 20m above sea level.
The Glasson Dock branch canal leads back in land, to join with the Lancaster Canal. We are staying at the Mill Hotel and some people are having a party.
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