The Wyre Way is a series of hiking paths, largely within the

Borough of Wyre Wyre is a local government district with borough status on the coast of Lancashire, England. The council is based in Poulton-le-Fylde and the borough also contains the towns of Cleveleys, Fleetwood, Garstang, Preesall and Thornton, along w ...

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...

, England. It is part of the

Lancashire Coastal Way The Lancashire Coastal Way is a long-distance footpath following the coast of the county of Lancashire in the north west of England. Its end points are Silverdale in the north and Freckleton in the south. Its length is variously asserted to ...

, established in 1991.''A History of Blackpool, the Fylde and South Wyre''
– Nick Moore (2018), p. 1003 It contains three routes, the most easterly of which ends near the source of the

River Wyre The River Wyre, in Lancashire, England, flows into the Irish Sea at Fleetwood. It is 28 miles (45 km) long and has a sheltered estuary which penetrates deep into the Fylde peninsula. Etymology The name ''Wyre'' is of pre-Roman, likely, ...

in the

Forest of Bowland The Forest of Bowland, also known as the Bowland Fells and formerly the Chase of Bowland, is an area of gritstone fells, deep valleys and peat moorland, mostly in north-east Lancashire, England, with a small part in North Yorkshire (however ro ...

Route

The first route runs between

Fleetwood Fleetwood is a coastal town in the Borough of Wyre in Lancashire, England, at the northwest corner of the Fylde. It had a population of 25,939 at the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 census. Fleetwood acquired its modern character in the 1830 ...

and

Knott End Knott End-on-Sea is a village in Lancashire, England, on the southern side of Morecambe Bay, across the Wyre estuary from Fleetwood. Knott End has a pub, the Bourne Arms, county library and golf club. Buses run regularly from Knott End and th ...

(via

Shard Bridge Shard Bridge is a bridge in the English county of Lancashire. It spans the River Wyre, connecting Singleton, on the southern side of the river, to Hambleton, on its northern side (an area known locally as "Over Wyre"), carrying both automotiv ...

and the

Wyre Estuary Ferry The Wyre Estuary Ferry (colloquially known as the Fleetwood-to-Knott End Ferry) is a pedestrian ferry-crossing owned and operated by Wyre Marine Services in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England. The crossing of the River Wyre, which is funded by Lanca ...

). It is sixteen miles. The second route, which is eleven miles, is from Shard Bridge to

Garstang Garstang is an ancient market town and civil parish within the Wyre borough of Lancashire, England. It is north of the city of Preston and the same distance south of Lancaster. In 2011, the parish had a total resident population of 4,26 ...

(via the back roads of

Over Wyre Over Wyre is the collective name given to a group of villages in Lancashire, England, situated on the Fylde, to the north and east of the River Wyre. The group is usually considered to include Hambleton, Stalmine, Knott End-on-Sea, Preesall, ...

). The third begins in Garstang and ends at Abbeystead Reservoir, and is eighteen miles. The highest point of the route, just before its eastern terminus, . The routes contain four sections: the Fleetwood Peninsula Loop, Shard Bridge to Garstang, Garstang to

Abbeystead Abbeystead is a small hamlet located in the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in Lancashire, England. Abbeystead lies close to the Trough of Bowland but even in medieval times, was considered part of Wyresdale rather than ...

and the Tarnbrook Loop. The main starting points are the

Wyre Estuary Country Park Wyre Estuary Country Park is located in Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, England. Established in 1991 Shard Riverside Inn Shard Riverside Inn is a public house and boutique hotel in the English village of Hambleton, Lancashire. Dating to 1766, it stands on the northern banks of the River Wyre, about east of Shard Bridge, after which it is named. The bridge us ...

, Garstang Tourist Information, and Stoops Bridge in Abbeystead."Wyre Self Guided Trails: Wyre Way"
- VisitLancashire File:Wyre Way waymark stone - geograph.org.uk - 3355883.jpg, A Wyre Way waymark stone in

Over Wyresdale Over Wyresdale is a civil parish and a parish of the Church of England in the City of Lancaster in the English county of Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cu ...

References

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External links

Wyre Way official website
Long-distance footpaths in England Footpaths in Lancashire Borough of Wyre Forest of Bowland