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Coast to Coast Walk
Part 11 - Clay Bank Top to Glaisdale

Coast to Coast route map

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Itinerary
St Bee's to Ennerdale Bridge
Ennerdale Bridge to Rosthwaite
Rosthwaite to Patterdale
Patterdale to Shap
Shap to Kirkby Stephen
Kirkby Stephen to Keld
Keld to Grinton Lodge
Grinton Lodge to Catterick Bridge
Catterick Bridge to Ingleby Cross
Ingleby Cross to Clay Bank Top
Clay Bank Top to Glaisdale
Glaisdale to Robin Hood's Bay
Robin Hood's Bay to Scarborough

Miles 13.0
14.5
15.4
15.5
19.3
14.0
12.2
14.0
16.7
11.2
18.5
17.4
15.1

      Required Ordnance Survey Maps:
      (Explorer Series 1:25,000)

  • OL33 St Bee's Head to Keld
  • OL34 Keld to Robin Hood's Bay
  • 303 Whitehaven and Workington
  • OL4 English Lakes - North Western Area
  • OL5 English Lakes - North Eastern Area
  • OL19 Howgill Fells & Upper Eden Valley
  • OL30 Yorkshire Dales - North & Central Areas
  • 302 Northallerton & Thirsk
  • OL26 North York Moors - West
  • OL27 North York Moors - East

  • Read personal journals of walking the Coast to Coast Path on my Links Page

Day Eleven - Clay Bank Top to Glaisdale

elevation profile
Statistics:
Start: Clay Bank Top Difficulty: Hard
Start (OS ref): NZ573033 Total Climbing: 463 metres
Finish: Glaisdale Longest Climb: 124 metres
Finish (OS ref): NZ774053 Longest Descent: 181 metres
Maps: OS Explorer OL34, OL26, OL27 Hazards: Some roadside walking/ crossings
Distance: 18.5 miles (29.8 km) Refreshments: Lion Inn
Estimated Time: 7 hours Route: Download Memory Map Route

The Story of the Walk:

Note: The daily records are from my diary written during the course of the walk with additional notes in italics.

Clay Bank Top Farndale Moor
Today's start follows the Cleveland Way North York Moors walking along Farndale Moor

I awoke to a fantastic sunny day and the weather was back on a par with the first two days. I enjoyed a lovely walk across the moors to Blakey and the Lion Inn with Chris and Zarina Brewer, a couple who have become friends during the course of this walk. Chris and Zarina were their usual great company and after enjoying a break at the Lion Inn with two pints of lager with scones in jam and cream I bid them a temporary farewell and was off like a steam train.

Lion Inn Great Fryup Dale
The Lion Inn at Blakey Howe is on the route Sunshine reflects out of Great Fryup Dale

During this section I felt absolutely fantastic. I can recommend this walk to anyone who is feeling a little run down and wants to make themselves fit again and also to give themselves a feelgood factor. A highly recommended remedy for lethargy. I delighted in lovely sights off the moors, in particular Great Fryup Dale. What a super name for an area. Also, this time of year is the best to be out on the moors as the heather in bloom is looking good now.

Glaisdale Moor Glaisdale Rigg
Brilliant blooms of heather on Glaisdale Moor The bridleway down to Glaisdale from Glaisdale Rigg

I'm in the Arncliffe Arms in Glaisdale now. Steve and Dave do you remember the karaoke last time I was here, and do you want to remember the photographs we took in the room afterwards - some fine figures of men we are in those snaps! Back to the walk, two days of bliss to go. I hope the weather holds fair.


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