Cumbria Coastal Way
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- There is also a Cumbria Way.
Cumbria Coastal Way | |
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St. Bees Head which lies on the trail |
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Length | 298 kilometres (185 mi) |
Location | Northern England, United Kingdom |
Designation | UK National Trail |
Trailheads | Silverdale, Lancashire Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway |
Use | Hiking |
Season | All year |
The Cumbria Coastal Way (CCW) is a long distance footpath allowing users to travel from Cumbria's southern border to just north of the English - Scottish border. It follows some interesting scenery such as the red sandstone cliffs of St. Bees Head.
This footpath passes through the following locations (from South to North):
- Arnside
- Grange-over-Sands
- Greenodd
- Ulverston
- Barrow-in-Furness
- Askam-in-Furness
- Kirkby-in-Furness
- Broughton-in-Furness
- Millom
- Ravenglass
- Seascale
- St. Bees
- St. Bees Head
- Whitehaven
- Workington
- Maryport
- Allonby
- Silloth
- Abbeytown
- Burgh by Sands
- Carlisle
[edit] References
- Brodie, Ian O.; Krysia Brodie (1994). The Cumbria Coastal Way. Ellenbank Press. ISBN 1-873551-10-X.
- Brodie, Ian O.; Krysia Brodie (2007). The Cumbria Coastal Way. Milnthorpe: Cicerone. ISBN 978-1-85284-430-1.