The end points of the route are
Walney Island, west of
Barrow-in-Furness, and
Glasson Dock, a former port on the
River Lune south west of
Lancaster. The route goes inland to
Milnthorpe to cross the
River Kent at Levens Bridge, near
Levens Hall, the lowest crossing point of the river by road; there are hopes that a footpath and cycleway may some time be installed alongside the railway viaduct which crosses the river at
Arnside, further downstream. 99.0% of the road is on asphalt roads or paths, and 28.2% is on traffic-free paths. The route ascends to between Grenodd and Cartmel, and goes above in three sections. There are said to be three "challenging climbs": leaving
Ulverston, ascending Bigland Hill (between
Bigland Tarn and
Bigland Barrow, north of Cartmel) and
Warton Crag. The total ascent has been calculated to be . Sustrans estimates total cycling time as 6 h 46 min at an average pace of , while the Morecambe Bay Partnership suggests a four-day itinerary. The route passes through: •
Walney Island •
Barrow-in-Furness •
Rampside •
Roosebeck () •
Ulverston () •
Greenodd •
Cartmel •
Cark •
Flookburgh •
Grange-over-Sands () •
River Kent crossing at Levens Bridge •
Arnside () •
Silverdale •
Carnforth (outskirts) () •
Hest Bank •
Morecambe () •
Lancaster () •
Glasson Dock () ==References==