C2C: day 17, Ingelby Arncliffe to Blakey Ridge
The trail is so eroded in Yorkshire that stones have been placed to save it like a garden path.
C2C: day 16, St. Giles Farm to Ingleby Arncliffe
The trail is absolutely flat, broken up only by charming churches and friendly horses.
C2C: day 15, Reeth to St. Giles Farm
Farmland continues as well as unusual stile to climb over rock walls holding flocks of sheep.
C2C: day 14, Ravenseat to Reeth
It’s a shortcut over the moor, easy now in dry weather, until a storm builds and I lose my bearings.
C2C: day 13, Orton to Ravenseat Farm
A wrong turn causes a detour to the lovely farm at Ravenseat where children greet me with smiles.
C2C: day 12, Haweswater to Orton
The way is easier as it rolls into farmland and tiny villages appear.
C2C: day 11, Grisedale Tarn to Haweswater
Rugged and beautiful all the way to Haweswater where the midges kept me in tightly sealed in my tent.
C2C: day 10, Mosedale Beck to Grisedale Tarn
It’s one of the best days on the walk with clear skies across the Dodds and no wind on Striding Edge.
C2C: day 9, Blencathra to Mosedale Beck, below Clough Head
The Coast-to-Coast continues through villages where a meal can be had before wild camping.
C2C: day 8, Keswick to below Blencathra
The mist continues and views are limited, but ends in a magical night next to a stream.