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From |
To |
Km |
Miles |
Comments |
1 |
St Bees |
Ennerdale Bridge |
22.9 |
14¼ |
A relatively flat introduction. However we had to walk as far as
Black Sail, because all the accommodation before this had been booked up. |
2 |
Ennerdale Bridge |
Rosthwaite |
23.3 |
14½ |
The first bit of steepness. |
3 |
Rosthwaite |
Grasmere |
28.6 |
17¾ |
The Ordnance Survey map suggests walking all the way to
Patterdale in one day. This is a very long way to walk in the Lake District over
several large mountains, including possibly Helvellyn. Stopping at Grasmere is a
very good idea. |
4 |
Grasmere |
Patterdale |
5 |
Patterdale |
Shap |
25.7 |
16 |
This is 2/3 Lake District terrain, and a long slog, but then there is no
where to stop en route. |
6 |
Shap |
Kirkby Stephen |
31.0 |
19¼ |
The limestone plateau is easy going after the Lakes. |
7 |
Kirkby Stephen |
Keld |
18.9 |
11¾ |
Ascent up over Nine Riggs Standard, but quite easy. |
8 |
Keld |
Reeth |
18.1 |
11¼ |
2 steep ascents. The route is very easy to loose in the midst of all
the spoil heaps. |
9 |
Reeth |
Richmond |
16.9 |
10½ |
The easiest section of all, unless you end up trying to ford the Swale by
Marrick Abbey. |
10 |
Richmond |
Ingleby Cross |
37.0 |
23 |
Arrgh! Long, flat, boring! An overnight stay at Danby Wiske might be
a possibility. The pub there has a book for Coast to Coast walkers to sign. (My
name isn't there because I only found out about it afterwards) The nearest Hostel
is at Osmotherly, to the South, and not on the Ordnance Survey strip map. |
11 |
Ingleby Cross |
Clay Bank Top |
19.7 |
12¼ |
Easy. The nearest accommodation is at Great Broughton, which again
is not on the standard map. |
12 |
Clay Bank Top |
Glaisdale |
30.2 |
18¾ |
Long, but quite level moorland. |
13 |
Glaisdale |
Robin Hood's Bay |
30.6 |
19 |
More moorland |