INTRODUCTION
PART 1: PLANNING YOUR WALK
About the Coast to Coast path
History 9 – How difficult is the Coast to Coast path? 9 – Mr Coast to
Coast – Arthur Wainwright 10 – How long do you need? 12
Practical information for the walker
Accommodation 13 – Food and drink 17 – Information for foreign
visitors 18 – Money 20 – Other services 20 – Walking companies 20 – Taking dogs along the Coast to Coast path 23
Budgeting 24
When to go
Seasons 25 – Rainfall 26 – Daylight hours 26 – Annual events 27
Itineraries
Village and town facilities 28 – Highlights 30 – Which direction? 31 – Suggested itineraries 33 – Side trips 33
What to take
Keep it light 34 – How to carry it 34 – Footwear 35 – Clothes 35 – Toiletries 36 – First-aid kit 36 – General items 36 – Camping gear 37 – Money 37 – Maps 37 – Sources of further information 38 – Recommended reading 39
Getting to and from the Coast to Coast path
Getting to Britain 40 – National transport 41 – Local transport 42
PART 2: MINIMUM IMPACT AND OUTDOOR SAFETY
Minimum impact
Economic impact 46 – Environmental impact 47 – Access 50
Outdoor safety
Avoidance of hazards 52 – Weather forecasts 53 – Blisters 53 – Hypothermia 53 – Hyperthermia 54 – Sunburn 54
PART 3: THE ENVIRONMENT AND NATURE
Conserving the Coast to Coast path
Government agencies and schemes 55 – Campaigning and conservation organizations 57 – Beyond conservation 58
Flora and fauna
Mammals 59 – Reptiles 61 – Birds 61 – Flowers 64 – Trees 65
PART 4: ROUTE GUIDE AND MAPS
Using this guide 67
St Bees 69
Stage 1: St Bees to Ennerdale Bridge (Maps 1-7) 73 – Sandwith 76 – Moor Row 76 – Cleator 78 – Ennerdale Bridge 82
Stage 2: Ennerdale Bridge to Borrowdale (Maps 7-14) 84 – The Red Pike, High Stile & Hay Stacks route 88 – Seatoller 95 – Borrowdale (Longthwaite, Rosthwaite & Stonethwaite) 96
Stage 3: Borrowdale to Grasmere (Maps 14-18) 99 – The ridge-walk alternative to Grasmere via Helm Crag 100 – Grasmere 101
Stage 4: Grasmere to Patterdale (Maps 18-25) 109 – The high-level alternatives: Helvellyn and Striding Edge 112 – Patterdale 115 – Glenridding 119
Stage 5: Patterdale to Shap (Maps 25-34) 119 – Shap 125
Stage 6: Shap to Kirkby Stephen (Maps 34-43) 129 – Orton 132 – Kirkby Stephen 139
Stage 7: Kirkby Stephen to Keld (Maps 43-50) 144 – The three routes to Keld 145 – Keld 150
Stage 8: Keld to Reeth (Maps 50-56) 153 – The Swaledale Valley alternative 160 – Reeth 164
Stage 9: Reeth to Richmond (Maps 56-61) 168 – Marrick 170 – Richmond 175
Stage 10: Richmond to Ingleby Cross (Maps 61-72) 181 – Danby Wiske 188 – Ingleby Cross & Ingleby Arncliffe 193
Stage 11: Ingleby Cross to Blakey Ridge (Maps 72-81) 194 – Osmotherley 197 – Urra 204 – Great Broughton 204 – Blakey Ridge 205
Stage 12: Blakey Ridge to Grosmont (Maps 81-87) 208 – Glaisdale 214 – Egton Bridge 216 – Grosmont 218
Stage 13: Grosmont to Robin Hood’s Bay (Maps 87-95) 220 – Littlebeck 220 – High Hawsker 226 – Robin Hood’s Bay 228
MAP KEYS 232
INDEX 233
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