LAKELAND PEAKS TO YORKSHIRE SHORES
Jan 14, 2021
4 minutes
COAST TO COAST AT A GLANCE
Distance: 182 miles/293km
Total ascent: 8,601m
Max height: 775m
Duration: 12–21 days
Difficulty: challenging
“One should always have a definite objective, in a walk as in life – it is so much more satisfying to reach a target by personal effort than to wander aimlessly.” So wrote Alfred Wainwright about his Coast to Coast hike, a poetic turn of phrase that captures the magic of long-distance walking.
Journeying across a landscape by foot is a beguiling experience, especially when it involves multiple days. Not only is the sense of achievement palpable, but the mode of travel – slow, purposeful and intimate – creates a deep
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