Did you know there’s a Lancaster Canal Towpath Trail, offering an official DIY Challenge Route, from Kendal to Lancaster?
The site features details of a brilliant, multi-day stay-over challenge to experience the full stretch of the Lancaster Canal Towpath Trail at your own pace. Take two or three days and really make the most of this stunning stretch of canal towpath, known as the most northerly canal path in England.
Covering around a marathon distance, this route takes you through peaceful countryside, canal heritage, quiet towpaths, waterside views, local villages and plenty of welcoming places to stop along the way.
With transport links between Kendal and Lancaster with Stagecoach, Northern Rail or TransPennine Express, you can walk one way and hop on a bus or train back to where you began. Or you could take a few extra days and walk back along the route again to enjoy it backwards.
The team behind the challenge, which covers a roughly marathon distance of 43.6km (27 miles), have designed the route as a flexible multi-day challenge, perfect for walkers and runners who want to break the journey up, book a stay at one of the lovely local hotels or inns along the trail, and make a proper trip of it.
Whether you’re doing it for fitness, fresh air, fundraising, a personal milestone or simply the joy of exploring somewhere new, this is your challenge to complete your way.