We were immediately intrigued. As we’ve said before, the minimalist lifestyle of a van-dweller makes it easier to undertake lengthy adventures like this, and like our hike on the PCT in Oregon.
Fast forward to today: We spent a couple weeks with Chris’ mom tackling 135 miles of the 190-mile journey from the Irish Sea to the North Sea. And though there was rain, bogs, sheep poop and lots of ups and downs, we never got lost!
Here’s a photo tour so you can experience the walk wherever you are. If you’re interested in the walk, let us know in the comments and we’re happy to share tips and what we learned.
Raining on our first day
The path goes through farms and grazing land surrounded by stone walls
Lots of mud! Always leave gates how you found them
Our guidebook never led us astray
Crossing under the train tracks
More dry stone walls
Squish
Cream tea at Ravenseat Farm
Evening ale in Reeth
Picking berries
Richmond
Richmond Castle gardens
When there’s no gate, you climb…
…or wedge through one of these
In a church in a town we passed through — 169 years old??
With some walking buddies from Australia
A donation-based fridge of refreshments near a farm
Enjoying a cocoa and shortbread break
We saw lots of these slugs
Heather in the North Yorkshire moors
A flat path through the moors that used to be an old railroad track
Train station in a town we passed through called Grosmont
Looks like a great adventure…. very inspiring !
Thanks, Zach! We definitely recommend it. If you ever decide to do it, let us know — we have lots of tips. Cheers and happy travels
Wow awesome , which tour did you do exactly? the road is marked?
We didn’t do a tour — but we did use this guidebook that helped with planning and never got us lost: http://trailblazer-guides.com/book/coast-to-coast-path. Good luck! 🙂