Coast to Coast - Day 3 of 12 - Rosthwaite to Patterdale

Описание: Coast to Coast - Day 3 of 12 - Rosthwaite to Patterdale. The coast to coast is a 192-mile long-distance footpath in Northern England from St Bees on the West Coast to Robin Hood's Bay on the East Coast. The hike was devised by Alfred Wainwright and passes through the Lake District National Park, the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and the North Yorkshire Moors National Park.

uesday 24th July Rosthwaite to Noran Bank Farm, Patterdale. Day 3

The Coast to Coast Trek - Click on the image to watch the video of day 3 of the hike. A great adventure

This leg can alternatively be split into 2 days, staying a night in Grasmere to break up the day. Tempting to stay in Grasmere but we felt the leg would have been too short. But if we had not been there before it would be a lovely afternoon/evening.

A beautiful walk over Grasmere Common with lovely views. However, at points it was hard to find the way, as again the path is not clearly marked, but we found there were always enough people to ask/follow.

We arrived at the Travellers Rest pub on the A591 at 1pm, in time for some lunch. We had some spare food in our rucksacks, but the option of eating hot food inside appealed more. The weather again had been mixed this morning, drying up later.

http://www.lakedistrictinns.co.uk/tra...

There are a couple of choices at this point, the high routes over Helvellyn or St Sunday Crag. We opted for the low level walk though Grisedale Valley, due to the length of today's walk and the weather. The high level routes would be fantastic if staying overnight in Grasmere and the weather was clear.

We followed the obvious path uphill to Grisedale Tarn, then a pretty but long walk follows Grisedale Beck to Patterdale.

We ate an early dinner at 5.30pm in the White Lion Pub, Patterdale (to avoid walking back there later), we found friendly staff and nice food. Unfortunately the village shop was closed by 6.30pm as it seems to have its own hours and shuts if quiet. So don't make our mistake; visit the shop prior to the pub.

http://www.whitelionpatterdale.com/

There was not a great deal of reasonably priced accommodation in Patterdale, so we had booked Noran Bank Farm which is slightly off the C2C path, The owners were very friendly and helpful, providing us with a delicious breakfast and packed lunch for the next day (as we had missed the village shop!). The farmhouse was built in 1617, and was like going back in time.

https://www.noranbankfarm.co.uk/ Bed and Breakfast or Bunkhouse Rooms

By this time we realised that no-one else we met was carrying their backpacks, just day sacks, and using the Sherpa van service to transport packs to the next location. On our previous long distance walks, this facility had not always been available, and only works if the accommodation has been booked ahead. So after 3 long days of carrying full kit, we put as much stuff as possible all in the one rucksack, and had it transported for the rest of the trip. This made the upcoming long days much easier, and I would recommend this service. We paid £8.00 a day for one bag weighing up to 20kg to be shipped.

https://www.sherpavan.com/baggage/new...

Distance km 25.61

Duration of Walk Hours 9.32

Average Pace Min/km 22.22

Steps 52960

Elevation gained in meters 1080