Coast to Coast : St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay Book

INTRODUCTION (1) PART 1: PLANNING YOUR WALK – About the Coast to Coast Path (History, How difficult is the Coast to Coast Path, How long do you need?), Practical information for the visitor (Accommodation, Food and drink, Money, Other services, Information for foreign visitors, Walking companies), Budgeting (Accommodation, Extras), When to go (Seasons, Temperature and rainfall, Daylight hours, Annual events), Itineraries (Which direction? Highlights, Village and town facilities, Suggested itineraries, Mountain biking, Walking with dogs), What to take (Keep it light, How to carry it, Footwear, Clothes, Toiletries, First-aid kit, General items, Sleeping bag, Camping gear, Money, Maps, Recommended reading), Getting to and from the Coast to Coast Path (National transport, Getting to Britain, Local transport, Local transport map and details) Sources of further information (2) PART 2: MINIMUM IMPACT TREKKING Economic impact, Environmental impact, Access, Outdoor safety (Avoidance of hazards, Weather forecasts, Blisters, Hypothermia, Heat exhaustion and heatstroke, Sunburn) (3) PART 3: THE ENVIRONMENT AND NATURE Conserving the Coast to Coast Path (Natural Heritage, Campaigning & conservation organizations), Fauna and flora (Mammals, Reptiles, Birds, Trees, Flowers (4) PART 4: ROUTE GUIDE & MAPS Using this guide, St Bees, Stage 1: St Bees to Ennerdale Bridge (Maps 1-7, Sandwith, Cleator, Ennerdale Bridge), Stage 2: Ennerdale Bridge to Borrowdale (Maps 7-14, The Red Pike, High Stile and Hay Stacks route, Seatoller, Longthwaite, Rosthwaite and Stonethwaite), Stage 3: Borrowdale to Grasmere (Maps 14-18, The ridge-walk alternative to Grasmere via HelmCrag, Grasmere), Stage 4: Grasmere to Patterdale (Maps 18-25, The high-level alternatives: Helvellyn and Striding Edge, Patterdale), Stage 5: Patterdale to Shap (Maps 25-34, Shap), Stage 6: Shap to Kirkby Stephen (Maps 34-43, Orton, Kirkby Stephen), Stage 7: Kirkby Stephen to Keld (Maps 43-50, The three routes to Keld, Keld), Stage 8: Keld to Reeth (Maps 50-56, The Swaledale Valley alternative, Reeth), Stage 9: Reeth to Richmond (Maps 56-61, Marrick, Richmond), Stage 10: Richmond to Ingleby Cross (Maps 56-61, Danby Wiske, Ingleby Cross), Stage 11: Ingleby Cross to Blakey Ridge (Maps 72-81, Osmotherley, Urra and Great Broughton, Blakey Ridge), Stage 12: Blakey Ridge to Grosmont (Maps 81-87, Glaisdale, Egton Bridge, Grosmont), Stage 13: Grosmont to Robin Hood’s Bay (Maps 87-95, Littlebeck, Robin Hood’s Bay) (5) APPENDICES (6) MAP KEYS (7) INDEX