Guidebook to the Coast to Coast long-distance walking route from St Bees Head in Cumbria to Robin Hood's Bay in Yorkshire. At 190 miles (300km), this popular long-distance route can be walked in 2 weeks. With clear route description, maps, trek planner and accommodation guide. A separate 1:25,000 map booklet is included with the guidebook.
Cicerone says:
First devised by Alfred Wainwright, the Coast to Coast Walk has emerged as a favourite among long-distance walkers. The route stretches some 185 miles (296km) from St Bees, an historic seaside village on Cumbria's west coast to Robin Hood's Bay in North Yorkshire. It is suitable for most fit walkers and can be comfortably walked in around a fortnight.
This guidebook presents the full route from west to east in 13 stages of 10½-20¾ miles (16.8-33.2km), with summaries covering the opposite direction. Alongside step-by-step route description, 1:100,000 mapping and fascinating notes about points of interest along the way, a comprehensive trek planner offers a helpful overview of facilities on route, and full accommodation listings and useful contacts can be found in the appendices. There is also a wealth of background information covering geology, history, wildlife and plants, and a list of further reading.
In addition, the guide INCLUDES a pocket-sized map booklet containing all the OS 1:25,000 mapping needed to complete the route, saving the need to carry numerous bulky maps.
The Coast to Coast Walk crosses three national parks – the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors – and is characterised by fantastic scenery, varied landscapes and great camaraderie among walkers. This guide is an ideal companion to discovering this captivating route, which was named by Country Walking magazine as the second best walk in the world!
For nearly 50 years Cicerone have been producing guidebooks on recognised treks, regions, areas and general tips for hikers.
We have used them countless times and they've always provided excellent insight and knowledge that you only get through experience, giving you the edge to make your trip a success and more enjoyable too.
If you're a gram counter you can easily remove sections of the book to take with you making your own ultra-lightweight guidebook with only the essential sections that you require.
Accommodation along the Coast to Coast walk may be busy in summer and higher, more remote, parts difficult in winter. Spring or autumn is ideal
Centres
St Bees, Grasmere, Shap, Kirkby Stephen, Richmond, Ingleby Arncliffe, Grosmont, Whitby, Robin Hood's Bay
Difficulty
The C2C is a two-week route with total ascent of 6995m (22,825ft). Some remote stretches, especially walking on the North York Moors.
Must See
The Lakeland fells, Swaledale, Vale of Mowbray, North York Moors, cliff-top walks at Robin Hood's Bay
Edition: Fourth
Number of pages: 256
Size: 17.2 x 11.6 x 1.4cm
Weighs 430g
Contents
Introduction An unmissable experience Planning your walk Suggested itineraries When to go Getting there and back Public transport along the route First and last nights Accommodation Facilities en route Baggage transfer Cash management What to take Planning day by day Using this guide Maps Weather Waymarking and paths Emergencies Phones and Wi-Fi Language All about the region Geography and geology Wildlife and plants History and pre-history The Coast to Coast Walk Across Lakeland Stage 1 St Bees to Ennerdale Bridge Stage 2 Ennerdale Bridge to Borrowdale Stage 3 Borrowdale to Patterdale Stage 4 Patterdale to Shap Into the Dales Stage 5 Shap to Kirkby Stephen Stage 6 Kirkby Stephen to Keld Stage 7A Keld to Reeth (high-level route) Stage 7B Keld to Reeth (low-level route) Stage 8 Reeth to Richmond Stage 9 Richmond to Danby Wiske Stage 10 Danby Wiske to Osmotherley The North York Moors Stage 11 Osmotherley to Blakey Ridge Stage 12 Blakey Ridge to Grosmont Stage 13 Grosmont to Robin Hood’s Bay
Appendix A Useful contacts Appendix B Accommodation along the route Appendix C Further reading
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