Guidebook to the Coast to Coast long distance walking route from St Bees Head in Cumbria to Robin Hood's Bay in Yorkshire. A separate 1:25k map booklet is included with the guidebook.
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. Itcrosses 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!
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.
Included with the guide is a separate pocket-sized map booklet containing all the OS 1:25,000 maps required to complete the route, saving the need to buy and carry numerous bulky maps.
With clear route description, maps, trek planner and accommodation guide.
By Terry Marsh.
Card cover with plastic protector, 17.5cm x 11.5cm, 249 pages in the guide, 101 pages in the map booklet.
Fourth edition 2017 published by Cicerone.
ISBN: 978-1-85284-759-3.