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Haslam Park Nature Reserve – Haslam Park loop from Our Lady's Catholic High School
RoutesHiking trails & RoutesUnited KingdomEnglandNorth West EnglandLancashire
Haslam Park Nature Reserve – Haslam Park loop from Our Lady's Catholic High School
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Haslam Park Nature Reserve – Haslam Park loop from Our Lady's Catholic High School
01:30
5.88km
20m
Hiking
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 18, 2026
Waypoints
A
Start point
Bus stop
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1
856 m
Haslam Park Nature Reserve
Highlight • Trail
Tip1
Photo-Guide or Satnav through the Nature Reserve to Cottam Lane - Walk or 10min Cycle
The 3rd photo, P3, shows this highlight's location, red 2, beside Lancaster Canal bridge 15.
If you see only Tip1 open:
komoot.com/highlight/4114660
Despite the above "Cycling not permitted at this location", photo P4, taken from this location, shows a cycle path, a Haslam Park/Nature Reserve sign and a blue-bike sign.
Visitors to the park can include the Nature Reserve route in a walk or cycle. Parking at Cottam Lane and Bristow Avenue park entrances. Link:
komoot.com/highlight/4092174
You can use the route through the reserve as a detour from a Komoot tour that passes close to the park - e. g. via the canal towpath. Join the detour at the highlight location. The detour route ends near the Cottam Lane park entrance. Then rejoin your tour. See Tip2.
The P3 map shows part of a tour (blue route) that includes the photo-guide route through the reserve. If needed, satnav is provided along the detour by that tour, link:
komoot.com/tour/610244459
See Tips 2 to 4 below.
Route Description - Photo-Guide
View in split-screen (Tip6) or 2 screens to see photos alongside the description of the route through the reserve. Best to view photos in the Komoot app.
From the start, blue-bike sign P4, Highlight2 on P3, follow the gravel path - 20 paces. Fork right (P5) onto the off-grid path, hedge on right. In 30 paces go through gap in hedge (P6). Take care - safer to dismount and you may encounter a walker/cyclist approaching the gap. Follow path NW then W. Cycle times based on continuous cycling.
1 min - W to SW - group of trees straight ahead (P7). Continue straight on, W then S between points 5 and 6, on brown, off-grid path (P8 - top of map is west). If using satnav it may instruct to turn left onto blue, on-grid path - ignore it.
Path turns S - group of trees close (P9).
2.5 min - go south (P10). If using satnav, an instruction to turn right, back on-grid. Turn right (W) near the trees to bank of brook, then S and E around edge of field - brook on right.
3.5 min - path more distinct - maybe muddy (P11).
4.5 min - T-junction (P12). Turn right across bridge. No barrier- take care (P13). Turn right. Path divides (P14) - take right fork.
A feint path goes to hedge on left to Cottam Lane (P15).
6 min - P16 looks back through hedge.
Go right in Cottam Lane if you plan to join the canal at bridge 16.
See Tips 2 to 4 for options.
Photo-Guide or Satnav through the Nature Reserve to Cottam Lane - Walk or 10min Cycle
The 3rd photo, P3, shows this highlight's location, red 2, beside Lancaster Canal bridge 15.
If you see only Tip1 open:
komoot.com/highlight/4114660
Despite the above "Cycling not permitted at this location", photo P4, taken from this location, shows a cycle path, a Haslam Park/Nature Reserve sign and a blue-bike sign.
Visitors to the park can include the Nature Reserve route in a walk or cycle. Parking at Cottam Lane and Bristow Avenue park entrances. Link:
komoot.com/highlight/4092174
You can use the route through the reserve as a detour from a Komoot tour that passes close to the park - e. g. via the canal towpath. Join the detour at the highlight location. The detour route ends near the Cottam Lane park entrance. Then rejoin your tour. See Tip2.
The P3 map shows part of a tour (blue route) that includes the photo-guide route through the reserve. If needed, satnav is provided along the detour by that tour, link:
komoot.com/tour/610244459
See Tips 2 to 4 below.
Route Description - Photo-Guide
View in split-screen (Tip6) or 2 screens to see photos alongside the description of the route through the reserve. Best to view photos in the Komoot app.
From the start, blue-bike sign P4, Highlight2 on P3, follow the gravel path - 20 paces. Fork right (P5) onto the off-grid path, hedge on right. In 30 paces go through gap in hedge (P6). Take care - safer to dismount and you may encounter a walker/cyclist approaching the gap. Follow path NW then W. Cycle times based on continuous cycling.
1 min - W to SW - group of trees straight ahead (P7). Continue straight on, W then S between points 5 and 6, on brown, off-grid path (P8 - top of map is west). If using satnav it may instruct to turn left onto blue, on-grid path - ignore it.
Path turns S - group of trees close (P9).
2.5 min - go south (P10). If using satnav, an instruction to turn right, back on-grid. Turn right (W) near the trees to bank of brook, then S and E around edge of field - brook on right.
3.5 min - path more distinct - maybe muddy (P11).
4.5 min - T-junction (P12). Turn right across bridge. No barrier- take care (P13). Turn right. Path divides (P14) - take right fork.
A feint path goes to hedge on left to Cottam Lane (P15).
6 min - P16 looks back through hedge.
Go right in Cottam Lane if you plan to join the canal at bridge 16.
See Tips 2 to 4 for options.
Tip by
2
1.39 km
Sculpture of a Boat on a Hand at Savick Brook Lock
Highlight • Structure
Ribble canal link, lovely stop to take a break and enjoy the sun shine.
Tip by
3
1.42 km
Pond at Sunset, Preston–Lancaster Canal
Highlight • Lake
4
2.02 km
Cottam Lane Entrance and Parking, Haslam Park
Highlight • Rest Area
Tip1
Tip1 assumes you view it in Komoot's website and not the app. Tap or click the 1st photo to open a slideshow - 4 photos. If you see only 3 then, to view the full highlight, open using the link:
komoot.com/highlight/4039656
photo1 - Cottam Lane entrance/parking
photo2 - The Park lake
photo3 - Map of park - see Tip2
photo4 - Split-screen - see Tip3
Enlarge a Photo in a Slideshow
Open the slideshow and display photo3 as an example. Then:
Chrome Browser on a Mobile:
1) Tap and Hold photo3 to show the menu
2) Tap "Preview image" to open a larger image
3) Zoom in and out of the image with 'pinch zoom'
4) Tap the black X to return to the slideshow
Windows PC
1) Opposite-Click photo3 - i.e. click the other mouse button - to display the menu
2) Click "Open Image in New Tab"
3) Click the new tab to display a magnified image - the finger-pointer is replaced by a magnifying-glass
4) Point at the Bristow Ave carpark - bottom-right - and click to zoom-in. The + changes to -
5) Click again to zoom-out
6) To close the new tab, click the black X
Firefox Browser on a Mobile
1) Tap and Hold photo3
2) Tap "Open Image in New Tab" - immediately tap "Switch"
3) Zoom in/out of the image with 'pinch zoom'
4) Tap the left-pointing chevron to return to the slideshow.
Two Carparks
1) Cottam Lane Park Entrance - photo1
A quiet location outside the park gate for 5 cars.
The carpark's position is:
53.772323,-2.739807
On an Android, paste the above line into the Google Maps app "Search here" box and then search.
On Windows use a web browser to search for:
Google Maps 53.772323,-2.739807
2) Repeat for the Bristow Avenue Entrance Main Carpark:
53.770746,-2.731662
There are four 8-mile tours you can start at the Park - Tour1, Tour2 etc.
This highlight focuses on alternative parking on the 4 bike tours. The Haslam Park Highlight, link below, describes:
a) the 4 tours, suitable for children with an adult. You can start/end in the park.
b) the park's highlight segment route through the park. That route is followed by the 1st tour, Tour1. It starts at point A - the Cottam Lane entrance.
c) Alternative routes through the park.
d) Suggestions for short walks from the park.
Link: komoot.com/highlight/3873377
Links to the 4 bike tours are included in the above Haslam Park Highlight. To return to the previous page after tapping a link and if using a mobile phone, tap the left pointing chevron/triangle, bottom of screen.
Tip1 assumes you view it in Komoot's website and not the app. Tap or click the 1st photo to open a slideshow - 4 photos. If you see only 3 then, to view the full highlight, open using the link:
komoot.com/highlight/4039656
photo1 - Cottam Lane entrance/parking
photo2 - The Park lake
photo3 - Map of park - see Tip2
photo4 - Split-screen - see Tip3
Enlarge a Photo in a Slideshow
Open the slideshow and display photo3 as an example. Then:
Chrome Browser on a Mobile:
1) Tap and Hold photo3 to show the menu
2) Tap "Preview image" to open a larger image
3) Zoom in and out of the image with 'pinch zoom'
4) Tap the black X to return to the slideshow
Windows PC
1) Opposite-Click photo3 - i.e. click the other mouse button - to display the menu
2) Click "Open Image in New Tab"
3) Click the new tab to display a magnified image - the finger-pointer is replaced by a magnifying-glass
4) Point at the Bristow Ave carpark - bottom-right - and click to zoom-in. The + changes to -
5) Click again to zoom-out
6) To close the new tab, click the black X
Firefox Browser on a Mobile
1) Tap and Hold photo3
2) Tap "Open Image in New Tab" - immediately tap "Switch"
3) Zoom in/out of the image with 'pinch zoom'
4) Tap the left-pointing chevron to return to the slideshow.
Two Carparks
1) Cottam Lane Park Entrance - photo1
A quiet location outside the park gate for 5 cars.
The carpark's position is:
53.772323,-2.739807
On an Android, paste the above line into the Google Maps app "Search here" box and then search.
On Windows use a web browser to search for:
Google Maps 53.772323,-2.739807
2) Repeat for the Bristow Avenue Entrance Main Carpark:
53.770746,-2.731662
There are four 8-mile tours you can start at the Park - Tour1, Tour2 etc.
This highlight focuses on alternative parking on the 4 bike tours. The Haslam Park Highlight, link below, describes:
a) the 4 tours, suitable for children with an adult. You can start/end in the park.
b) the park's highlight segment route through the park. That route is followed by the 1st tour, Tour1. It starts at point A - the Cottam Lane entrance.
c) Alternative routes through the park.
d) Suggestions for short walks from the park.
Link: komoot.com/highlight/3873377
Links to the 4 bike tours are included in the above Haslam Park Highlight. To return to the previous page after tapping a link and if using a mobile phone, tap the left pointing chevron/triangle, bottom of screen.
Tip by
5
2.10 km
Brilliant Speed
Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway
6
3.81 km
Haslam Park
Highlight • Parking
7
4.51 km
Ribble Link Staircase Locks and Holding Basin
Highlight • River
It's Worth Stopping Here to Look Around
Tip1
If you see only Tip1, open this highlight using the link:
komoot.com/highlight/3843027
Some suggestions below in Tip2.
The Ribble Link Staircase is visited by several Komoot tours - for example, check out these links:
komoot.com/tour/610244459
komoot.com/tour/1118780163
Take care with children at all points near the holding basin and staircase locks.
The locks join the Lancaster Canal to the start of the river navigation along Savick Brook, which flows three locks below at the bottom of the staircase.
To view the photos alongside these descriptions, use a split-screen.
Photos 1 and 2: the holding basin, taken from a new bridge that carries the Lancaster Canal 'towpath' over a short channel. That channel branches off the canal and widens into the holding basin at the top lock, with moorings for boats waiting to descend the staircase and continue along the brook to the River Ribble.
Photo 3: looking from the basin towards the towpath bridge and the canal, just visible under the bridge.
Photo 4: looking across the holding basin to the top lock.
The Ribble Link Navigation follows the course of Savick Brook west towards the north bank of the Ribble, where the brook passes through the sea lock and into its tidal waters to join the Ribble.
Departure down the staircase to the Ribble is only possible when the tide is right. It's timed so that boats arrive at the junction of Savick Brook with the Ribble near high tide.
Photo 5: two boats descending - the canal boat is reversing down the staircase to avoid a U-turn in Savick Brook.
Photo 6: at the bottom lock the boat is reversing into the Savick Brook winding hole - too narrow for a long boat to turn. It then moves forward and turns slightly left to continue on along the brook.
Photo 7: the raised walkway that follows Savick Brook under the railway bridge. Low bridge - mind your head.
Tip1
If you see only Tip1, open this highlight using the link:
komoot.com/highlight/3843027
Some suggestions below in Tip2.
The Ribble Link Staircase is visited by several Komoot tours - for example, check out these links:
komoot.com/tour/610244459
komoot.com/tour/1118780163
Take care with children at all points near the holding basin and staircase locks.
The locks join the Lancaster Canal to the start of the river navigation along Savick Brook, which flows three locks below at the bottom of the staircase.
To view the photos alongside these descriptions, use a split-screen.
Photos 1 and 2: the holding basin, taken from a new bridge that carries the Lancaster Canal 'towpath' over a short channel. That channel branches off the canal and widens into the holding basin at the top lock, with moorings for boats waiting to descend the staircase and continue along the brook to the River Ribble.
Photo 3: looking from the basin towards the towpath bridge and the canal, just visible under the bridge.
Photo 4: looking across the holding basin to the top lock.
The Ribble Link Navigation follows the course of Savick Brook west towards the north bank of the Ribble, where the brook passes through the sea lock and into its tidal waters to join the Ribble.
Departure down the staircase to the Ribble is only possible when the tide is right. It's timed so that boats arrive at the junction of Savick Brook with the Ribble near high tide.
Photo 5: two boats descending - the canal boat is reversing down the staircase to avoid a U-turn in Savick Brook.
Photo 6: at the bottom lock the boat is reversing into the Savick Brook winding hole - too narrow for a long boat to turn. It then moves forward and turns slightly left to continue on along the brook.
Photo 7: the raised walkway that follows Savick Brook under the railway bridge. Low bridge - mind your head.
Tip by
B
5.88 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
4.03 km
1.34 km
227 m
176 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
3.07 km
1.58 km
568 m
411 m
231 m
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