Outline
I walked the Coast to Coast in May 2006. Devised by the eminent fell walker Alfred Wainwright, the path extends for 192 miles across the heart of England, taking in three national parks along the way. Voted the second best long distance path in the world, it sees tens of thousands of people every year, but it still not officially recognised as a national trail.
Guide Books
I used two guidebooks when walking the path, Wainwright (of course) and Stedman. It should be made illegal to walk the C2C and not carry Wainwright’s book, but the drawings are a little too detailed in places and can be difficult to follow, especially if you’re not used to reading Wainwright’s work. I also carried the Trailblazer book written by Henry Stedman, which is probably the best guidebook to use if you can only take one book.
The Stedman guide is currently in the second edition – a new third edition should be out in time for the 2008 walking season – so make sure you get the most up to date edition. You can buy direct from Trailblazer – it’s sometimes as cheap as Amazon et al.
Maps
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Coast to Coast 2006 – Introduction
During our walking trips in 2005 (see Herriot Way journal), Rob and
Coast to Coast 2006 – Kit List
Using Sherpa Van means that I don’t have to worry too much
Coast to Coast 2006 – The Route
The maps in this section were created with Memory Map v5 and
Coast to Coast 2006 – Training
The other side of preparing for the C2C has to be the
Coast to Coast 2006 – Day 0
29th April 2006 – Arrival in St. Bees
Coast to Coast 2006 – Day 1
30th April 2006 – St. Bees to Ennerdale Bridge – 18 miles
Coast to Coast 2006 – Day 2
1st May 2006 – Ennerdale Bridge to Rosthwaite – 15.5 miles Day
Coast to Coast 2006 – Day 3
2nd May 2006 – Rosthwaite to Patterdale – 16 miles Although not
Coast to Coast 2006 – Day 4
3rd May 2006 – Patterdale to Shap – 16.5 miles Despite my
Coast to Coast 2006 – Day 5
4th May 2006 – Shap to Kirkby Stephen – 19 miles As
Coast to Coast 2006 – Day 6
5th May 2006 – Kirkby Stephen to Keld – 12 miles I
Coast to Coast 2006 – Day 7
6th May 2006 – Keld to Reeth – 13 miles The house
Coast to Coast 2006 – Day 8
7th May 2006 – Reeth to Richmond – 11 miles It rained
Coast to Coast 2006 – Day 9
8th May 2006 – Richmond to Ingleby Cross – 24 miles The
Coast to Coast 2006 – Day 10
9th May 2006 – Ingleby Cross to Clay Bank Top – 13.5
Coast to Coast 2006 – Day 11
10th May 2006 – Clay Bank Top to Glaisdale – 20.0 miles
Coast to Coast 2006 – Day 12
11th May 2006 – Glaisdale to Robin Hood’s Bay – 20 miles
Coast to Coast 2006 – Final Thoughts
Final Thoughts This is the part of my journal that I wanted