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Coast to Coast (2 ed)

St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay

Sandra Bardwell author Jacquetta Megarry author

Format:Spiral bound

Publisher:Rucksack Readers

Published:4th Jul '18

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This updated edition of Coast to Coast (2 ed) serves as the ultimate guide for traversing one of England's most famous hiking routes.

The Coast to Coast (2 ed) guidebook is a comprehensive resource for one of England's most beloved walks. Spanning 184 miles (296 km) from the Irish Sea to the North Sea, this updated edition provides a detailed exploration of the route that traverses three stunning National Parks: the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, and North York Moors. Along the way, walkers can enjoy breathtaking scenery, discover welcoming pubs, and find ample accommodation options, making the journey both enjoyable and accessible.

Richly illustrated with 150 photographs, many captured by the talented landscape photographer Karen Frenkel, the Coast to Coast (2 ed) offers vivid imagery that brings the trail to life. The guide features 25 pages of colorful maps at a scale of 1:55,000, complete with cumulative distances and marked points of interest. Each section is accompanied by an altitude profile, detailing where refreshments can be found, ensuring that walkers are well-prepared for their adventure.

This new edition has been meticulously updated with additional route descriptions, enhanced clarity through custom overlays, and new major route options. The format is designed to be lightweight, robust, and rainproof, making it practical for outdoor use. Whether you are an experienced hiker or a novice, the Coast to Coast (2 ed) is an essential companion for exploring this iconic English walk.

The book is a visual treat, printed in full colour throughout with hundreds of wonderful photos. The spiral bound format makes it easy to use, folding back completely to the open pages. The paper stock is high quality with a shiny, rain resistant finish, so you don’t have to worry about the book falling to pieces when the weather turns bad.
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The route descriptions are much improved from the first edition and tricky sections like Greenup Edge now have special mentions and more detail. The addition of route alternatives in this edition is also a huge improvement. We now have notes and maps for Helm Crag and St. Sunday Crag. The omission of the Helvellyn/Striding Edge route is noted in the book and I agree with the sentiment – this is not a route for your typical C2C walker. The Keld to Reeth leg has high and low level options too, with the low level being treated as the ‘normal’ route – this seems to match the choice made by the majority of C2C walkers now, with only a small percentage of walkers using the high route.

-- Stuart Greig * lonewalker.net *

Sandra Bardwell's guide is the latest, and possibly best-presented of all. It is spiral-bound, waterproof and gloriously illustrated in colour. Mapping, provided by Footprint, ... is detailed and easy to read; the amount of information about planning and tackling the route is excellently judged, as is the background detail on history, wildlife and AW himself.

-- John Manning * tgo magazine *

This is one of the very best guidebooks I've ever encountered. It is a beautifullly crafted book which fits neatly into a rucksack. Sandra Bardwell ... is to be commended for producing this well-researched and lovely guide which follows the Wainwright route. ... The maps are excellent: they are very clear and easy to follow. I also like the Facilities along the Route section on page 7 ...

-- Joyce Wilson * Keswick Reminder *

If [this] book had been available at the time, I could have saved myself hours of retracing footsteps ... The book has comprehensive directions ... as well as very clear and detailed maps for each section. ... All in all, this is an excellent guide which should get the walker from the Irish Sea to the North Sea without putting a foot wrong. It is handsomely turned out and seems tough and durable.

-- Brian Gilsenan * Irish Mountain L

ISBN: 9781898481829

Dimensions: 220mm x 150mm x 15mm

Weight: 304g

126 pages

fully revised with new mapping