Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk

About

This is a walk for those with a liking for long distance 'unofficial' expeditions. It is a journey on foot from St. Bees Head on the Irish Sea to Robin's Hood Bay on the North Sea, the route crossing the Lake District and the Pennines into Swaledale and ending with a traverse of the Cleveland Hills and the North York Moors. It links the three National Parks.

The length of the walk is 190 miles, all of it on rights of way or through areas of open access, and an average walker will do it in two weeks.

The countryside traversed is beautiful almost everywhere, yet extremely varied in character, with mountains and hills, valleys and rivers, heather moors and sea cliffs combining in a pageant of colourful scenery. It is of great interest both topographically and geologically and you will see part of the history of England on this walk.

The route, which has a bias in favour of high ground rather than low, is divided into convenient sections, each of sufficient distance to provide a good days march for the average walker.

Day 1: St. Bees to Ennerdale Bridge: 14 ¼ miles
Day 2: Ennerdale Bridge to Rosthwaite: 14 ½ miles
Day 3: Rosthwaite to Patterdale: 17 ¾ miles
Day 4: Patterdale to Shap: 16 miles
Day 5: Shap to Kirkby Stephen: 20 miles
Day 6: Kirkby Stephen to Keld: 12 ¾ miles
Day 7: Keld to Reeth: 11 ¼ miles
Day 8: Reeth to Richmond: 10 ½ miles
Day 9: Richmond to Ingleby Cross: 23 miles
Day 10: Ingleby Cross to Clay Bank Top: 12 ¼ miles
Day 11: Clay Bank Top to Glaisdale: 18 ¾ miles
Day 12: Glaisdale to Robin's Hood Bay: 19 miles

You will find further information about the Cumbrian days of the walk on this site but to complete the whole route we recommend visiting our eshop for Wainwright's official guide.