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  Coast to Coast Walk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Coast to Coast Walk is a 192-mile unofficial and mostly unsignposted long distance footpath in Northern England.
The Coast to Coast was described by A.
Although unofficial, the Coast to Coast Walk uses public rights of way (public footpaths, tracks, and minor roads) and is one of the most popular of all the Long-distance footpaths in the UK.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Coast_to_Coast_Walk   (1042 words)

  
 A Coast to Coast Walk - Online Petition
Whilst upgrading the Coast to Coast to a National Trail will not change the walk, its rewards or the challenge, it is high time that it had the same recognition formally as has the Pennine Way or other well-known routes.
I fully support the move to adopt Wainwright's Coast to Coast walk as a National Trail in order that it may be preserved and maintained and recognised as is fit for such an important walk.
The Coast to Coast walk is one of the most popular long distance walks and should have been made a National Trail a long time ago.
www.wainwright.org.uk /coast_to_coast/petition/100.html   (664 words)

  
 Coast to Coast Walk Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 maps of the areas crossed by the Coast to Coast Walk are Landranger maps 49 50, 51, 57, 58 and 59.
The Scottish Coast to Coast Walk stretches 128 miles from Oban to St Andrews, crossing the heart of Scotland.
The next stretch of the walk is alongside the A85, through the Pass of Brander and past St Conan's Kirk en route to Lochawe.
www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /uswalks/coasttocoast   (1393 words)

  
 What is the Coast to Coast Walk?
Cumbria is on the west coast, by the Irish Sea, across from Northern Ireland.
This walk is attractive because it is a test of ones fitness and resolve to complete it.
Walking 10 to 20 miles a day for 14 days is a challenge all good hikers need to face eventually.
members.tripod.com /~gbknox/tripwhatis.htm   (390 words)

  
 Wainwright Coast to Coast walk
The coast to coast path can be completed relatively comfortably in 12 days, although some walkers may prefer to take more or less time.
Coast to Coast holidays, founded by local lad Peter after completing the route himself, dutifully collected and delivered our bag without a hitch every single day, even to the more obscure or remote BandB stopovers.
Strange because having peacefully walked from one small village to the next, it comes somewhat as a shock to the system to suddenly be confronted by six lanes of thundering vehicles.
www.glnow.com /photos/coast/coast2coast.htm   (6193 words)

  
 A Coast to Coast Walk - Alfred Wainwright
A Coast to Coast Walk - Alfred Wainwright
A Coast to Coast Walk was devised by Wainwright himself, and stretches across 190 miles from St Bees Head on the west coast to Robin Hood's Bay on the east, passing through the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, and North York Moors.
The Wainwright Society and Striding Edge, which produces the DVD of the walk, are launching a campaign to have the Coast to Coast officially recognised as a National Trail..
www.wainwright.org.uk /coast_to_coast/index.html   (561 words)

  
 Coast to Coast Path: A Walk Across England
The beginning of the Coast to Coast Path is marked by a sign at St. Bees, on the Irish Sea along Cumbrian Coast of England.
Her husband, Ernest, lived at Ravenseat, almost a mile down the path toward Kirkby Stephen, and had to walk to school, rain or shine, sometimes arriving wet and cold and staying that way all day long.
In fact, one of the hallmarks of the Coast to Coast Path is the camaraderie that develops among walkers.
www.lehigh.edu /~wwt1/C2C/c2c.html   (776 words)

  
 The Coast to Coast Walk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
In 1972 A Wainwright devised the Coast to Coast Walk, which traversed what he described as 'the grandest territory in the north of England'.
A video of the Coast to Coast Walk, with AW and Eric Robson, originally produced for the BBC, is available from Striding Edge, a video company based in the Wasdale valley of Cumbria.
Walking the Coast to Coast Path - with Peter & Jeanne Donaghy, and John & Gillian Laidler
www.visitcumbria.com /awc2c.htm   (289 words)

  
 Coast to Coast
Coast is to provide you with a means to book your own accommodation and/or take advantage of other commercial services offered along the route.
Coast useful and welcome all comments as a means to continually improve and evolve the site.
Coast when booking so that the future of the site will be assurred and that other walkers may benefit as you have done.
www.coast2coast.co.uk   (354 words)

  
 Hiking England
The book features 17 walks that include such favorites as the Milford Trail in New Zealand, the John Muir Trail in California, the Cordillera Blanca Trek in Peru, and the trek to the base of Mount Everest in Nepal.
Walking across them is a challenge, since a misstep can send you in waist-deep.
On the trial out of Grasmere up the Tongue Gill (you gotta love English names), we were treated to a view of shepherds and their sheep dogs herding a large flock of sheep from one pasture to another through a narrow sheep gate in a stone wall.
www.weeklywalker.com /Footnotes/England.htm   (1638 words)

  
 Coast to Coast Walk on AboutBritain.com
While The Coast To Coast Walk is not one of Britain's official National Trails it is one of the most popular long distance paths in the country.
While the walking is not as demanding as, say the Pennine Way, the Coast to Coast Walk is to be treated with respect - it does have some very challenging sections, especially those in the west.
The Coast to Coast Walk is 190 miles long and were you to cover the entire trail in one go, it's estimated it would take you something like 12 to 14 days to complete.
www.aboutbritain.com /Articles/coast-to-coast-walk.asp   (1945 words)

  
 Information on the popular Wainright's Coast to Coast Walk
The Coast to Coast walk is a 190 mile journey from St. Bees on the West coast of England through some of the Uk's most stunning countryside in three of England’s finest national parks; the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales and the North Yorkshire Moors before ending on the Eastern Coast at Robin Hoods Bay.
The Coast to Coast Walk was originally devised by Alfred Wainright (a well know author of mountain walking books on the Lake District) and hence is often reffered to as Wainrights Way or Wainrights Coast to Coast Walk.
The third sections of the walk is the toughest part as you pass through the arable farmland of the Vale of York before it climbs to the stunning purple heather moorland of the North York Moors.
www.northyorkmoors-stay.co.uk /tourist/Coast-To-Coast-Walk.html   (467 words)

  
 Coast to Coast Diary 1992 Part 1
The popularity of the walk has made it possible for a "Pack Horse" service to be provided to ferry luggage from one night's stop to the next and many walkers, particularly the older ones take advantage of this facility.
The main considerations in planning each day's walk were to keep the distance to less than 20 miles unless walking over easy terrain, and to have shorter mileage in the Lake District to allow plenty of time for the high route alternatives to be taken plus any other detours to enjoy the scenery.
The initial walk along the coast is followed by a less interesting walk heading inland, passing by a few industrial areas.
www.gtleisure.co.uk /walks/cc92/ccwalka.htm   (2072 words)

  
 Coast to Coast walk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Walking from one coast to another over some of the most stunning scenery in England.
The miles rapidly dissolved away and I was soon pounding along the coast looking for and then yes it was there - Robin Hood's Bay - destination number one.
As the pints of beer disappeared the time taken to do the walk again reduced - I think 5 days was suggested in the end.
www.mortiboy.co.uk /ctoc/coastday12.htm   (223 words)

  
 GPS Waypoints for Walking Wainwright’s Coast to Coast Walk (c2c) The Walk - Rambling, Walking and Hiking in the ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Wainwright's Coast to Coast Path (c2c) is an unofficial 304km (190 miles) footpath connecting St Bees in Cumbria with Robin Hood's Bay in North Yorkshire.
GPS Waypoints for Walking Wainwright’s Coast to Coast Walk (c2c)
The Coast to Coast Path (c2c) is a 304km (190 miles) footpath connecting The Irish Sea at St Bees in Cumbria with The North Sea at Robin Hood's Bay in North Yorkshire.
www.go4awalk.com.cob-web.org:8888 /longpaths/thecoasttocoast.php   (879 words)

  
 The Coast 2 Coast Walk
The Coast to Coast Walk was first written about by Wainwright, the route founder, in 1973.
Wainwright did not intend his walk to be a national trail or oft repeated expedition - oh well, I'm sure he won't bear too great a grudge against people who enjoy his route each year.
On arrival in KS went straight to the Coast to Coast fish n' chippy, at the far end of the main street, for a late lunch/early evening snack.
www.geocities.com /jossyx/pages/coast.html   (1793 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | UK | England | Coast walk tops trek to Everest
The walk, which ends at Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire, was devised by the late author Alfred Wainwright.
Alfred Wainwright, a fell walking chronicler, devised the trek to link the Irish Sea and North Sea via the hills, moors and valleys of northern England.
Richard Baker, deputy editor of Country Walking magazine, said a list of up to 60 walks was sent out to guide book writers and other experts who came up with their top 50.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/england/4034485.stm   (405 words)

  
 Ramblers Association - Information - Path - Coast to Coast Walk
The Coast to Coast Walk is not an official promoted route: it exists only as a published route description taking advantage of existing paths and access land.
It is not officially recognised by the local authorities responsible for footpaths, although countryside, walking and tourism professionals are aware of the route and have had to respond to the problems caused by its great popularity.
Coast to Coast Path St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay 2nd edition by Henry Stedman, ISBN 1 873756 92 5.
www.ramblers.org.uk /INFO/paths/coasttocoast.html   (1217 words)

  
 End to End - Devon Coast to Coast Walk
Let's first admit that the name, the Devon Coast to Coast Walk, is a little bit of a misnomer as some 25 miles of the route is in Somerset.
The final stage of the walk crosses Exmoor, where miles of unimproved heath are interspersed with wooded valleys and chocolate box villages.
If you do the walk using public transport hubs then Plymouth is good for the first three days, then Newton Abbot for another two, then Barnstaple for the middle section and finally any north coast town (Lynmouth, Porlock or preferably Minehead) for the last two stages.
www.jbutler.org.uk /e2e/devcc/index.shtml   (904 words)

  
 England's Coast-to-Coast Walk - Cross Country International, Corp.
England's Coast-to-Coast Walk is a route pioneered by Viking settlers in the last millennium, and has been kept cleared by enlightened man ever since.
Walking by the swirling waters of the River Swale takes you past a 12th century monk's priory.
Walking along footpaths, narrow earthen tracks which can sometimes be uneven and a little rocky in places.
www.walkingvacations.com /walking-vacations/eng_coast_walk.php   (404 words)

  
 Coast to Coast Walk
Not to say that you will find hordes of people walking along it - on the contrary, there are enough people walking it at any one time to make it a pleasant social experience, but not too many that you lose the peace and quiet you're coming for.
It is worth noting that Wainwright described it as A Coast to Coast Walk, not The Coast to Coast Walk, and he actually encourages you to find your own route.
The final days walk starts from here, with a pleasant walk to Grosmont, where there is a preserved steam railway, followed by a climb back onto the moors.Dropping down to LittleBeck, a few miles of woodland wslking follows, then a final climb back onto the moors, with sight of the sea ahead.
www.billh.demon.co.uk /c2c/coast2coast.html   (1435 words)

  
 A Wainwright's A Coast to Coast Walk - Striding Edge
The walk, which starts at St. Bees and ends at Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire, was devised by Alfred Wainwright in the 1970's.
Travel with Wainwright and Eric Robson Coast to Coast passing through the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, and North York Moors on his most famous long distance walk from St Bees to Robin Hood’s Bay which attracts more than 40,000 walkers a year.
Wainwright’s classic walk shot from the air in a sweeping journey from Robin Hood’s Bay to St. Bees on the Irish Sea coast.
www.stridingedge.com /store/wainwright_coast_to_coast.html   (393 words)

  
 Coast to Coast Walk baggage transfer and accommodation packages from Packhorse
The Coast to Coast Walk is a long distance trail, originally devised by A. Wainwright, across three of England’s most magnificent National Parks.
Starting at St Bees on Cumbria’s west coast, the trail crosses the Lake District with its spectacular mountain scenery before crossing the Pennines and winding its way on through the beautiful Yorkshire Dales to Richmond.
Dedicated solely to Coast to Coast Walkers and Cyclists, the Packhorse offers a unique combination of services from its local base close to the centre of the walk at Kirkby Stephen.
www.cumbria.com /packhorse   (331 words)

  
 Coast to Coast Walk: Introduction
The Coast to Coast Walk (C2C) is fairly long at 304 kilometres (190 miles) and passes through three National Parks (the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and then the North York Moors).
The original walk is designed to get you from one coast to the other in a straight line allowing most people to finish in 2 weeks.
Wainwrights Coast to Coast Walk by Paul Galwey (August 1995).
www.geocities.com /ianfisk/c2c/c2c01.html   (628 words)

  
 Long distance footpaths in Britain: Coast to Coast walk
The Coast to Coast Walk stretches 304 km or 190 miles across the north of England from St. Bees at the Irish Sea to Robin Hood's Bay at the North Sea shore.
The pen drawings are taken from A. Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk, published by The Westmorland Gazette.
The Coast to Coast Walk is one of the most popular walks in Britain.
www.xs4all.nl /~keizee/ctoc.html   (476 words)

  
 Information on the Famous Coast to Coast Walk for the Lake District
Wainright’s Coast to Coast walk, as it is often referred to, is part of the United Kingdoms network of official National Trails, and ranks amongst the most popular of long distance walks in the UK, with walkers coming from all over the world to complete the spectacular journey across England.
The Coast to Coast Walk is not one of Britain's designated National Trails, however it is by far one of the most popular long distance footpaths in the country.
The best season for the coast to coast is April to October, however it is walked throughout the year with some hardy souls preferring to walk through the snow covered mountains and fells in the midst of winter!
www.lakedistrict-stay.co.uk /tourist/Coast-to-Coast-Walk.html   (727 words)

  
 Steve Kemper - Blisters & Ale: England's Coast-to-Coast Walk
Called the Coast to Coast Walk, it became known among connoisseurs as the best long-distance walk in England, a place renowned for its grand walks.
The summit was a pathless quagmire of peat hags—fl bogs and gullies edged with marshy overhangs—but the views were spectacular, with the mountains of Lakeland to the west and the Cleveland Hills to the east.
Following Coast to Coast tradition, at the start of the trip I had picked up a stone from the beach at St. Bee’s and had wet my boots in the Irish Sea.
www.stevekemper.net /work8.htm   (2272 words)

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