Leeds and Liverpool Canal – The Ship Inn loop from Burscough Junction

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Leeds and Liverpool Canal – The Ship Inn loop from Burscough Junction

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Leeds and Liverpool Canal – The Ship Inn loop from Burscough Junction

02:19

9.03km

30m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

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After 6.43 km for 18 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

2.85 km

Bleak Lane

Highlight • Cycleway

If you fancy seeing what it would be like to ride a bike through the craters of the moon, try Bleak Lane for an Earthbound simulation.

Tip by

5.42 km

Leeds and Liverpool Canal

Lake

6.43 km

Leeds and Liverpool Canal

Highlight • Cycleway

Back Lane across the Leeds Liverpool Canal

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8.65 km

Rufford Branch Junction, Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Highlight • Bridge

This part of the canal being the Rufford Branch is where I would normally go and have my lunch and what a beauty it is too. There is a canalside …

Tip by

8.95 km

The Ship Inn

Highlight • Pub

9.03 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.58 km

1.74 km

695 m

Surfaces

4.26 km

3.33 km

720 m

703 m

Elevation

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Tuesday 6 October

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Leeds and Liverpool Canal – The Ship Inn loop from Burscough Junction

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Leeds and Liverpool Canal

Rufford Branch Junction, Leeds & Liverpool Canal

The Ship Inn

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