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Leeds and Liverpool Canal – Witton Country Park loop from Huncoat

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North West England

Leeds and Liverpool Canal – Witton Country Park loop from Huncoat

Moderate

4.0

(2)

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Leeds and Liverpool Canal – Witton Country Park loop from Huncoat

02:41

40.8km

290m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 21.7 km for 81 m

Open: • Monday-Sunday: 8:00 AM-9:00 PM (otherwise closed)

After 22.3 km for 81 m

Open: • Monday-Sunday: 8:00 AM-9:00 PM (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

8.80 km

Canal View Café, Rishton

Highlight • Cafe

Closed at 2pm and closed all day Friday

Tip by

2

9.59 km

Gravel Path

Highlight • Cycleway

3

11.3 km

Leeds and Liverpool Canal Path near Darwen

Highlight • River

great canal ride from Darwen(can be done on any bike)

Tip by

4

15.9 km

Daisyfield Corn and Flour Mill

Highlight • Monument

Daisyfield Mill is the largest surviving corn mill in Blackburn. Corn milling in Blackburn dates as far back as Medieval times and many sites survived into the 19th Century.

Daisyfield …

Tip by

5

19.2 km

Leeds and Liverpool Canal

Highlight • River

The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a canal in Northern England, linking the cities of Leeds and Liverpool. Over a distance of 127 miles, crossing the Pennines, and including 91 locks on the main line.

Tip by

6

21.8 km

Witton Country Park

Highlight • Trail

Wonderful flavours of ice cream which is needed on a hot day. The queue can get very long but well worth the wait.

Tip by

7

22.1 km

Witton Country Park

Highlight • Cafe

Witton Country Park is a 480-acre public park in the west of Blackburn, Lancashire, England. Around half of the country park is mixed woodland and parkland, while the rest is either farmland or rough grassland with open access

Tip by

23.6 km

Buncer Wood

Forest

9

36.1 km

Leeds and Liverpool Canal Halfway Marker

Highlight • Monument

Between chorley and Blackburn there a section roughly a mile of muddy track

Tip by

B

40.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.3 km

9.76 km

7.39 km

7.08 km

3.59 km

2.69 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.4 km

13.0 km

10.2 km

500 m

492 m

334 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (180 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

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Wednesday 21 October

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47 %

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