Coast to Coast Walk
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The Coast to Coast Walk is a long-distance footpath between the west and east coasts of Northern England, nominally 190-mile (306 km) long. Devised by Alfred Wainwright, it passes through three contrasting national parks: the Lake District National Park, the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and the North York Moors National Park.[1] The current actual measured distance is reported as 182-mile (293 km).[2]
Coast to Coast Walk | |
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Length | 190 mi (306 km) |
Location | Northern England |
Designation | Long distance footpath, designated a National Trail in 2022 |
Trailheads | St Bees, Cumbria 54.492°N 3.612°W / 54.492; -3.612 (Coast to Coast Walk, St Bees) Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire 54.435°N 0.535°W / 54.435; -0.535 (Coast to Coast Walk, Robin Hood's Bay) |
Use | Hiking |
Highest point | Kidsty Pike, 780 m (2,560 ft) |
Lowest point | Sea level |
Wainwright recommends that walkers dip their booted feet in the Irish Sea at St Bees and, at the end of the walk, in the North Sea at Robin Hood's Bay.
It has been an unofficial and mostly unsignposted trail. However on 12 August 2022 it was announced that the Coast to Coast Walk would become an official National Trail, following a successful campaign by the Wainwright Society (the official Responsible Organisation for the trail[3]). Work will commence to upgrade the route and officially open it in 2025 (at 197-mile (317 km) long).[4][5][6]