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#51 of 300 · Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors

Coast to Coast Walk

United KingdomCumbria and North Yorkshire

Wainwright's route across northern England from St Bees on the Irish Sea to Robin Hood's Bay on the North Sea, crossing the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors. Some moorland sections are boggy and pathless.

Distance
309 km
Point to point
Ascent
8,000 m
High point 780 m
Time
14 days
Multi-day trek
Difficulty
Hard
Big ascent or length, rough ground, some exposure or remoteness.
Best months
May–Sep
When the route is usually in condition
Start
St Bees
Finish: Robin Hood's Bay

Route

Topographic map of Coast to Coast Walk, from St Bees to Robin Hood's BaySt BeesEnnerdale BridgeBlack Sail HutRosthwaiteGrasmerePatterdaleKidsty PikeShapOrtonKirkby StephenNine Standards RiggKeldReethRichmondDanby WiskeIngleby CrossClay Bank TopLion Inn (Blakey Ridge)GrosmontRobin Hood's BayStart: St BeesFinish: Robin Hood's Bay© OpenStreetMap contributors, SRTM · © OpenTopoMap
StartFinishWaypoints joined by straight lines, not a GPS track.
  1. St Bees
  2. Ennerdale Bridge
  3. Black Sail Hut
  4. Rosthwaite
  5. Grasmere
  6. Patterdale
  7. Kidsty Pike
  8. Shap
  9. Orton
  10. Kirkby Stephen
  11. Nine Standards Rigg
  12. Keld
  13. Reeth
  14. Richmond
  15. Danby Wiske
  16. Ingleby Cross
  17. Clay Bank Top
  18. Lion Inn (Blakey Ridge)
  19. Grosmont
  20. Robin Hood's Bay

Wildlife along the route

This hike hasn't been surveyed yet. Its species list is built from iNaturalist records around the route by the survey script — see how the data is made.

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