Although not particularly old, this walk in northern England is
iconic. It was originally devised in 1973 by celebrated Lake
District hiker Alfred Wainwright, and it immediately became
popular. The route is 309km long and passes through the Lake
District, Yorkshire Dales, and North York Moors national parks.
Though hikers can start on either coast, the original, and
still far more common, route is west to east. That means
beginning at St Bees in Cumbria, where Wainwright advises
walkers to dip their boots into the sea. From there, you make
your way over several Lake District fells, along the area’s deep,
beautiful valleys, and through some of the world’s most
Around 309km in length, the Coast to Coast Walk passes though some of
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picturesque villages. The rolling hills of the Dales provide
slightly different landscapes, and walkers pass through the
market town of Richmond before heading over Yorkshire’s vast,
open moorlands. The walk, which is normally done over 1-2
weeks, ends at Robin Hood’s Bay, where you should, once again,
dip your boots in the sea.
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