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Start Lancaster station SD 472 617 Distance 5.3km/3.3 miles Total ascent 25m/80ft Ride Almost entirely off-road, but with better surfaces than many main roads and, apart from the optional climb onto Castle Hill, almost totally flat OS maps Landranger 97 Kendal & Morecambe Connections Lancaster station, West Coast Main Line Accommodation B&Bs and several hotels within easy reach. Lancaster’s Tourist Information Centre is located in the Storey, a large building 150m down from the station on the main road (Meeting House Lane) towards the town centre: use the main station exit on the east side. The University of Cumbria’s Lancaster campus (formerly St Martin’s College) provides low-cost accommodation (student rooms) during the summer vacation.

This isn’t officially part of the Lancashire Cycleway, but it’s such a useful connection for those arriving by rail that it has to be included. Not only is Lancaster the nearest West Coast Main Line station to the Cycleway itself, but the connecting route out of town is almost entirely off-road (just 20m of back street to contend with), avoiding any tangles with traffic.