Cycling on Canals

Lengths of Canal where you can Cycle

Lancaster Canal
Preston: Ashton Basin to Bridge 17, Cottam Hall.
Lancaster to Carnforth: Bridge 95, Haverbreaks, Lancaster to Bridge 134, Hodgsons Carnforth

Millennium Ribble Link Canal
Preston: Lancaster Canal to Lock 2

Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Liverpool - Burscough Bridge - Wigan: Whole lenght.
Blackburn: Feniscowles (Borough boundary) to Greenbank.
Rishton: Side Beet Bridge to M65 Bridge.
Burnley: Hapton to Rose Grove, Whittlefield to Barden.
Pendle: Barden to Nelson to Barnoldswick.
Chorley: M61 to Cowling Road.

Free Permits to Cycle on Canals can be obtained from:

For Lancaster Canal: British Waterways, Main Road, Galgate, Lancaster, LA2 OLQ  Tel: 01524 751888.

For Leeds & Liverpool Canal: British Waterways, Lower House Lane, Rose Grove, Burnley, BB12 6HU, Tel: 01282 456978. British Waterways, White Bear Marina. Park Road, Adlington, Chorley. Tel:01257 481054.

Towpath Cycling Code
• Give way to other people at alltimes.
• Warm others of your approach.
• Be polite.
• Watch out for hazards.
• Ride at gentle pace, in single file and do not bunch.
• Only cycle on canal towpaths in daylight.
• Never race.
• Do not risk a skid.

For more information on cycling on canal towpaths
Click here to check out the British Waterways Website.