Day-by-day trail itinerary
Wainwright's Coast to Coast: 15-day itinerary
Opens on the St Bees Head cliffs before turning inland through farmland into the western fells, a day of steady climbing and descending rather than one big pull. Ennerdale Water's forest track leads to remote Black Sail, then the steep, loose ascent of Loft Beck to the day's high point above Honister. The old slate tramway gives an easy, level finish down into upper Borrowdale. Quiet and increasingly wild as the day goes on; Ennerdale has no road access, and Black Sail Hut is the only building in the whole valley.
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A practical starting point
15 days from St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay
Use these daily distances and overnight stops as a starting point, then customise the trip in the planner.
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Day 1: St Bees → Ennerdale Bridge
24.5 km · 760 m ascent · 7h21–10h23 (about 8h39, incl. ~1h26 of stops)
Via Sandwith, Keekle, Moor Row, Cleator Moor, Bigrigg, Cleator, Egremont -
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Day 2: Ennerdale Bridge → Seatoller
22.1 km · 566 m ascent · 6h25–9h04 (about 7h33, incl. ~1h16 of stops)
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Day 3: Seatoller → Grasmere
14.0 km · 568 m ascent · 4h32–6h25 (about 5h20, incl. ~53m of stops)
Via Rosthwaite, Borrowdale -
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Day 4: Grasmere → Patterdale
11.6 km · 527 m ascent · 3h50–5h25 (about 4h31, incl. ~45m of stops)
Via Glenridding -
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Day 5: Patterdale → Keld
23.0 km · 982 m ascent · 7h29–10h34 (about 8h48, incl. ~1h28 of stops)
Via Bampton, Bampton Grange, Rosgill -
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Day 6: Keld → Orton
13.2 km · 232 m ascent · 3h36–5h05 (about 4h14, incl. ~43m of stops)
Via Shap -
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Day 7: Orton → Kirkby Stephen
19.4 km · 234 m ascent · 5h08–7h15 (about 6h02, incl. ~1h01 of stops)
Via Newbiggin on Lune, Ravenstonedale, Waitby, Nateby -
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Day 8: Kirkby Stephen → Keld
18.4 km · 569 m ascent · 5h29–7h44 (about 6h27, incl. ~1h05 of stops)
Via Winton, Hartley -
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Day 9: Keld → Reeth
17.5 km · 472 m ascent · 5h13–7h21 (about 6h07, incl. ~1h01 of stops)
Via Low Row -
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Day 10: Reeth → Richmond
16.7 km · 306 m ascent · 4h38–6h33 (about 5h28, incl. ~55m of stops)
Via Grinton, Marrick, Marske, Hudswell -
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Day 11: Richmond → Danby Wiske
22.7 km · 59 m ascent · 5h32–7h49 (about 6h31, incl. ~1h05 of stops)
Via Catterick Garrison, Colburn, Brough With St Giles, Brompton-on-Swale, Scorton, Catterick, Great Langton -
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Day 12: Danby Wiske → Ingleby Cross
22.2 km · 92 m ascent · 5h24–7h37 (about 6h21, incl. ~1h04 of stops)
Via East Harlsey, Potto, Ingleby Arncliffe -
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Day 13: Ingleby Cross → Urra
19.4 km · 877 m ascent · 6h17–8h53 (about 7h24, incl. ~1h14 of stops)
Via Osmotherley, Swainby, Faceby, Carlton in Cleveland -
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Day 14: Urra → Egton Bridge
31.1 km · 240 m ascent · 8h02–11h21 (about 9h28, incl. ~1h35 of stops)
Via Botton, Lealholm, Glaisdale -
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Day 15: Egton Bridge → Robin Hood's Bay
27.0 km · 531 m ascent · 7h32–10h38 (about 8h52, incl. ~1h29 of stops)
Via Grosmont, Eskdaleside, Ugglebarnby, Fylingthorpe, Robin Hood's Bay
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