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FREE A COAST TO COAST WALK: FROM ST BEES HEAD TO ROBIN HOODS BAY PDF Alfred Wainwright,Chris Jesty | 208 pages | 03 Jun 2010 | Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd | 9780711230637 | English | London, United Kingdom The Coast To Coast Long Distance Footpath Wainwright's book has since been revised a number of times in recent years most recently in with updates to the recommended route. Wainwright's book describes the route in 12 stages, each of which ends at a settlement with at least some overnight accommodation nearby. If one stage is walked per day, with one or two rest days, the route makes a two-week holiday, and web logs of coast-to-coasters seem to indicate that this is the most common way of walking the route. However, Wainwright A Coast to Coast Walk: From St Bees Head to Robin Hoods Bay states that he did not intend people to necessarily stick to these daily stages, or even to his route. For instance, the majority of Wainwright's stages start and end at low level with a single up-down during the day: many walkers split the Borrowdale—Patterdale stage at Grasmere in order to maintain this pattern and avoid having two major uphill sections in one day. Splitting two or three more of the longer stages, and adding a further one or two rest days, reduces the average day-length to 10 or 12 miles and makes the walk a much easier three-week trip with time to "stand and stare", an activity much approved of by Wainwright. I want to encourage in others the ambition to devise with the aid of maps their own cross-country marathons and not be merely followers of other people's routes: there is no end to the possibilities for originality and initiative. Although unofficial, the Coast to Coast Walk uses public rights of way public footpaths, tracks, and minor roadspermissive paths and access land ; it is one of the most popular of all the long-distance footpaths in the UK. Despite this it does not have National Trail status. In the walk was named as the second-best walk in the world according to a survey of experts. The description in this article is given from west to east. This is the more popular direction, and the one given in the original and most of the current guides, and is the direction which keeps the prevailing wind and rain at one's back, and the evening sun out of one's eyes. Some walkers do start from the east coast, either because they wish to have the Lake District as the climax of their walk or because they have already walked the route in the conventional direction. Inthe route was run in 39 hours 36 minutes and 52 seconds by Mike Hartleysetting a new record; [8] this beat the previous record set in by Mike Cudahy, who completed it in 46 hours 49 minutes. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A walk from the west coast to the east coast of Britain. Not to be confused with Sea to Sea Cycle Route. Saturday Walkers Club. Retrieved 19 February A Coast to Coast Walk. Westmorland Gazette. BBC News. Retrieved 19 October The Cleveland Way. Clapham Yorkshire : Dalesman Books. Dalesman Books. The Lyke Wake Walk Guide 4th ed. Challenge Publications. Lyke Wake Walk. Dalesman Publishing. The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 28 August Wild Trails to Far Horizons. London: Unwin Hyman. Namespaces Article Talk. Views Read Edit View history. Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file. Download as PDF Printable version. Wikimedia Commons Wikivoyage. St Bees beach A Coast to Coast Walk: From St Bees Head to Robin Hoods Bay start of the walk — from South Head. Coast to Coast Walk - Wikipedia Walk the Trail provides 3 different itineraries for the entire Coast to Coast. This itinerary is walking average distances each day and most walkers would choose this option. A 'must do' trip for any walking enthusiast — strenuous but immensely rewarding. There are two possible routes to take today. The upper route via Calf Crag is 8. There are three possible routes to take today. The upper route via St Sunday Crag is just under 8 miles, the alternative upper route via Helvellyn is 10 miles, and the lower route is 8 miles. There are a number of routes you can take today, depending upon the time of the year. Distances vary between miles. Not Quite Right? Overview Please note this is a walk for the most experienced of walkers, if choosing to undertake the Coast to Coast in one A Coast to Coast Walk: From St Bees Head to Robin Hoods Bay journey, the daily mileages are long and the terrain is challenging. Before starting your walk on the cliff tops of St Bees, take the time to dip your toes in the chilly Irish Sea on the west coast of the UK before you begin your trek across the fells, the dales and meres of the Lake District. Walking the Coast to Coast you have the opportunity to gaze at the glorious landscapes and local wildlife as you walk, with the A Coast to Coast Walk: From St Bees Head to Robin Hoods Bay windswept mountaintops giving you the most breath-taking vistas along endless valleys to the Lakelands below, and the best vantage points to view expanses of both open sky and land. From here you settle to walking through more comfortable rolling hills and farmland, a brief respite from the ascents and descents of previous days. A challenging walk between the Pennines and the Yorkshire Dales then await you, with its wild and untamed moorlands, again with plenty of photo opportunities for lovers of wildlife and landscape alike. Your walk then steers you towards the eastern coast of the North York Moors towards the North Sea where it is part of the Coast to Coast ritual to end your walk with another dip, this time in the North Sea at Robin Hoods Bay. Olde world market towns and villages await you each day at the end of your walk, with evocative names such as Grasmere — home of the poet William Wordsworth, Patterdale, Danby Wisk and Clay Bank Top. This is a trail which bonds all walkers you meet on the path, A Coast to Coast Walk: From St Bees Head to Robin Hoods Bay the chance to share your adventures in the numerous inns and pubs at the end of a tiring but rewarding days walking. Walk the Trail offers 3 itineraries along the entire route to cater for all levels of walker. We do also offer this path split over 2 holidays walking the East Section and the West Section of the path. Itinerary: Choose an itinerary The Daily Itinerary Click on a day for further information. Day 1: Arrive St Bees. Day 6: Walking Patterdale to Bampton Distance: Day 7: Walking Bampton to Orton Distance: 14 miles. Day Walking Keld to Reeth Distance: Day Walking Reeth to Richmond Distance: Day Depart Robin Hoods Bay. This will be en-suite wherever possible. Breakfast - This may be a full cooked or continental option depending on accommodation. Evening meals can be arranged with certain accommodations for an additional charge. A Personalised Holiday Pack containing maps and addresses for accommodations, pick up points and daily mileage information. Luggage transfers between each accommodation. Additional bags can be added upon request. If required, path to accommodation or round river transfers free of charge Phone line support between the hours of7 days a week for the length of your holiday. Optional Extras The following items are optional and can be removed to reduce the cost of your holiday. A comprehensive guide book for the area in which you are walking. This will detail important information about each town and village you visit. Map s for the area you are walking, specifically designed for walkers. Your holiday pack posted to your home address. Unticking this box, indicates that you would prefer to print the pack yourself. Been A Coast to Coast Walk: From St Bees Head to Robin Hoods Bay this holiday with us? BW Reference if known :. Please describe your overall experience of your holiday:. Do you have any feedback on your accommodations? Holiday Summary Select: Choose an itinerary Number in group: 1 2 3 4 5 or more. Preferred units: Miles Km. St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay - Wainwright's Coast to Coast | Self Guided with Walk the Trail This route contains a few changes from Alfred Wainwright's original, mainly due to changes in land layout and slight shifts in boundaries. This isnt such a bad thing as A. Prepare yourself for the best long distance path in the British Isles. The scenery is mostly stunning and amongst the best Britain has to offer. T he length of the route is miles from coast to coast, it should take two weeks to complete for the average walker. The halfway point is Keld for those wishing to split the walk into two week long expeditions. A few of the hills in the Lake District are challenging, but don't fear as alternative paths are available for those not wanting to climb the mountains. The Start point is St. Bees and the end point is Robin Hoods Bay. Some people prefer to do the route A Coast to Coast Walk: From St Bees Head to Robin Hoods Bay other way around, this way means the Lakes are at the end of the walk, which personally speaking, makes a better ending to the trek.

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