Today we walked from St Bees to Ennerdale Bridge a distance of 25.6kms – 1.9kms of that was the walk from the Fairladies Barn to the start of the walk on the beach. It was rated as a “moderate day” with total climbing of 819m.
There was a long climb of 296m up to Dent. The views from there were very impressive but we really need the rest at the top. There was a “decent descent” of 221m straight down the hill. This lead to Nannycatch Gate which isn’t not actually part of the original Wainwright route but has become the de facto route as it is much prettier than the original route.
From Ennerdale Bridge we were picked up by Paul, the owner of the Stork Hotel in Rowrah. It is a few kilometres from Ennerdale Bridge and is a very clean and inviting place. Despite continually trying to make us drink Foster’s, Paul is a congenial host and we have just enjoyed his Jennings ale, a very good meal and his wi-fi internet access.
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Here is the Everytrail view of our walk today. We will post some pictures when we are less knackered have a bit more time.
UK Coast to Coast - Day one
Although we’ve done longer distances in training on the flat and longer climbs and descents it was fairly long. Tomorrow is a longer walk so it should really test us.
All the little cottages you stay are so cute and quaint!! Do you get cooked breakfasts everyday? Are you sick of them yet?? What about eating out? Good food? Are you aching for a Frank-home-cooked-meal?
ReplyDeleteMost of the places are very nice and all the hosts (except for one) have been very friendly and helpful. We have had some excellent breakfasts. Frank and Steve are "full breakfasting (without the sausage or black pudding)" their way across the UK. Carol has dropped back to tomatoes and mushrooms and I have returned to poached/scrambled eggs on toast - along with cereal or fruit or yoghurt or whatever is on offer. The array of fresh fruit at Fletcher house (see future blog) was awesome and food generally good but, yes, I am looking forward to a Frank-home cooked-meal as the variety is somewhat limited. A question of what you want with your chips really :)
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