The Coast to Coast could be walked all year round, however navigation and conditions can be difficult in poor conditions. As the Coast to Coast goes through many small villages, and is a very popular route, accommodation is very limited and booked up early. Unless you’re camping, you need to work out your itinerary in advance and get it booked. All Wainwright’s variations are included on the map above. This is especially true in the Lake District. The Coast to Coast has a number of options and variations over the course of its route. Note that this map is a guide only, and should not be used for navigation. Using the controls you can scroll around, zoom in and explore the route. You can see the route using the map above. The Coast to Coast goes from St Bees in Cumbria to Robin Hood’s Bay in North Yorkshire. The new National Trail version of the Coast to Coast is expected to closely follow the existing route, and should be open in 2025. However in 2022 it was announced that it is to become the Coast to Coast National Trail. The Coast to Coast is currently an unofficial, parially waymarked trail. If you’d like to know more, you can read about my own Coast to Coast journey. It really does seem to cover everything you could ever possibly want in a long distance walk. In creating the walk Wainwright really went out to make it interesting, and he did a great job. There’s fells, moorland, fields and mining history. That warning said, what should you expect? Well the Coast to Coast is an amazingly varied route, and no two days are the same. Preferably you’ll have done some long distance walking before too. To do it successfully you will need to be fit, have good walking boots and be very competent with a map and compass. The Mountain Rescue teams along its route can regale you with plenty of tales of tales of those that do. However do not underestimate the Coast to Coast. If you’ve done some hill walking, especially in Scotland or the Lake District, you should be fine. I’ve heard of people successfully walking it in their 70s and 80s. I don’t want to put people off doing the Coast to Coast, because it’s a very rewarding route and in many parts it’s nice and easy going. And I’m saying that as an experienced walker who has been up to his knees in bog on the Pennine Way. And if the weather is bad, well it can be very difficult indeed. It’s 190 miles long, and there are some difficult bits, especially in the Lake District. And that means people sometimes think it’s going to be easy – like walking in the park. It has been on TV and was created by a walking superstar, so the Coast to Coast is quite a famous route. If you find this guide helpful in planning your walk, say thanks with £4 for a pint/coffee/whatever! You have? Great! So what do you need to know to plan your trip walking from one side of the west of England, to the east? Inside This Guide What matters is that you’ve thought “Yes, I could do that! Sign me up! How do I do it then?” You have, haven’t you? Whichever way you’ve come to the Coast to Coast doesn’t matter. Either that or you watched Julia Bradbury do it on the telly some years ago, and thought “that looks great!” Or maybe you’ve just picked up the book and decided to have a go. If you’ve been reading my Coast to Coast posts, there’s a possibility that you’ve been inspired to walk it yourself. Home > Planning Your Own Walk Planning your Coast to Coast walk
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