Introduction
This is the homepage for my 2011 long distance walk. It holds the planning and preparation notes for the walk and the complete walking journal as well.
I walked east to west this time, mainly to put a different perspective on the route, but also to try and avoid the crowds. This is now an incredibly popular walk thanks to Julia Bradbury and although I love the company in the evening in the pubs I do like my solitude on the hills during the day. Walking against the flow meant lots of encounters at about lunch time each day, but resulted in much quiter paths for the rest of the day.
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In terms of guide books, they are all a little irrelevant when you’re walking east to west. I think only Terry Marsh’s book, published by Cicerone gives any walking instructions in this direction, but as I was making my own route up it seemed doubly irrelevant.
However, Trailblazer have a new edition for 2010 (4th Edition), mostly rewritten by Chris Scott and with much better mapping, with larger fonts and easier to use. This is still the de-facto guide book in my opinion and I’m not just saying that because I’ve contributed to it 🙂
Frances Lincoln have also applied the Chris Jesty treatment to Wainwright’s original book – a much overdue facelift and modernisation in my opinion. Jesty has now updated all the Pictorial Guides to the Lakes and the Coast to Coast and the inclusion of a red line depicting the actual route makes the maps all the easier to read. This new edition now uses a consistent “Wainwright” script font all the way through, rather than updates being incongruously printed in Times New Roman.
Carrying these two books together will give you the ultimate experience. A little bit of Wainwright in one pocket and the latest edition of the C2C bible in the other.
Coast to Coast 2011 – The Decision
I thought I’d walked the Coast to Coast for the last time
Coast to Coast 2011 – The Cost of Walking
I’m sure, like many things, walking the Coast to Coast can be
Coast to Coast 2011 – Selecting a Route
As well as walking backwards along the route this year, my plan
Coast to Coast 2011 – Accommodation
With the path decided on – and the direction of travel –
Coast to Coast 2011 – Walking Songs
I have quite a large music collection – built up over many
Coast to Coast 2011 – Day 0
11th June 2011 – Arrival in Robin Hood’s Bay When I awoke
Coast to Coast 2011 – Day 1
12th June 2011 – Robin Hood’s Bay to Grosmont – 15.1 miles
Coast to Coast 2011 – Day 2
13th June 2011 – Grosmont to Blakey Ridge – 13.5 miles I
Coast to Coast 2011 – Day 3
14th June 2011 – Blakey Ridge to Osmotherley – 19.2 miles Wow!
Coast to Coast 2011 – Day 4
15th June 2011 – Osmotherley to Richmond – 25.5 miles I was
Coast to Coast 2011 – Day 5
16th June 2011 – Richmond to Reeth – 13.4miles I had the
Coast to Coast 2011 – Day 6
17th June 2011 – Reeth to Keld – 11.4 miles Note: Apologies,
Coast to Coast 2011 – Day 7
18th June 2011 – Keld to Kirkby Stephen – 13.3 miles I
Coast to Coast 2011 – Day 8
19th June 2011 – Kirkby Stephen to Shap – 19.0 miles Although
Coast to Coast 2011 – Day 9
20th June 2011 – Shap to Patterdale – 15.8 miles The best
Coast to Coast 2011 – Day 10
21st June 2011 – Patterdale to Grasmere – 11.7 miles I had
Coast to Coast 2011 – Day 11
22nd June 2011 – Grasmere to Stonethwaite – 10.8 miles I had
Coast to Coast 2011 – Day 12
23rd June 2011 – Stonethwaite to Ennerdale Br. – 16.3 miles I
Coast to Coast 2011 – Day 13
24th June 2011 – Ennerdale Br. to St. Bees – 15.7 miles
1 thought on “Coast to Coast 2011”
A coast to coast from, Avonmouth to Lowestoft is possible using The River Avon, a cycleway,, Kennet and Avon canal, The Ridgeway, Icknield Way and Angles Way. We had most of it to ourselves, We did not do it in one go.