Wainwright's Coast-to-Coast Walk

LancashireCam's intrepid walker, having completed the Pennine Way, has now taken on Wainwright's Coast-to-Coast Walk from St. Bees Head, in Cumbria to Robin Hood's Bay in North Yorkshire - 192 miles.

Day 1:  St Bees to Ennerdale. 15 miles - 2,500 ft.

The start of the walk on sea-front at St Bees

An outline map of the route

The walk starts with a 3 mile climb over the cliffs of St Bees Head

(Shame about the sloping horizon!)

Climbing higher and the town comes into view

I think doing it on horse back is cheating!

Approaching the Barrow to Carlisle rail line

Is this a statue of a 'Meanderthal' on the edge of Row Moor?

Only 184 miles to go now!

The town of Cleator Moor (foregound) and the Solway Firth with the Galloway peninsular on the horizon.

Vivid greens on the slopes of the out-lying hills and valleys.

Looking from Dent Fell to the Lakeland mountains with 

Scafell Pike 977m (left centre) and Scafell 964m (right centre)

End of Day 1 at The Shepherds Arms Hotel in Ennerdale Green

Applecross (Scotland)

Driving along the side of Loch Carron

The sea front in the village of Loch Carron

From the car window and unable to stop whilst climbing the steep pass to the summit of Bealach Nan Ba (pass of the cattle 2053ft)

The view to the sky line of Skye from the summit

The viewpoint information panel at the summit

Beach side ovens in the village of Applecross 

The view to Skye from the beach

The Applecross Inn on the seafront

An isolated croft at Lonbain,  driving north from Applecross with the island of Raasay in the foreground

Looking south to Skye from the same road with the distinctive pyramid of 'Belig' 702m in the centre

The lighthouse on the north end of the island of Rona in the Sound of Raasay with the mountains of Harris (Outer Hebrides) visible in the distance behind

A final view of Raasay Rona with Skye behind before turning back inland.