Coast To Coast GPX, Stages & Public Transport Guide
Start → End · 294 km · 13 transit-optimized stages
294km
Total Distance
13
Stages
6,893m
Total Ascent
33
Transit Stops
Plan Coast To Coast
Coast To Coast covers 294 km with 6,893 m of ascent from Start to End. Use the full-route GPX, stage GPX files, elevation profile, and public transport stops to choose a hiking, trail running, or fastpacking schedule.
- Best season
- May-Oct
- GPX coverage
- Full route plus 13 stage GPX files
- Transit access
- 6 of 13 stages start or finish by public transport
- Stage options
- 15 days hiking / 7 days trail running / 10 days fastpacking
🚌 Why transit-optimized?
We split Coast To Coast into 13 stages. 6 of them start or end at a transit stop — look for the 🚌 icon in the stage directory below.
Full Trail Map
Stage Directory
| # | Stage | Distance | Ascent | Time | Transit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Start → Kirkland | 23.6 km | +711m | 6h 24m | 🚌 |
| 2 | Kirkland → Knotts View | 24.7 km | +586m | 6h 25m | — |
| 3 | Knotts View → Patterdale | 22.1 km | +1057m | 7h 00m | — |
| 4 | Patterdale → Keld | 23.1 km | +881m | 6h 44m | — |
| 5 | Keld → Newbiggin on Lune | 23.4 km | +303m | 5h 23m | — |
| 6 | Newbiggin on Lune → Ravenseat | 24.6 km | +688m | 6h 33m | — |
| 7 | Ravenseat → Booze | 19.2 km | +540m | 5h 13m | — |
| 8 | Booze → Brompton-on-Swale | 25.9 km | +304m | 6h 09m | — |
| 9 | Brompton-on-Swale → Inglesby Cross | 28.5 km | +77m | 5h 52m | 🚌 |
| 10 | Inglesby Cross → Clay Bank | 18.7 km | +818m | 5h 36m | 🚌 |
| 11 | Clay Bank → Blakey (The Lion Inn) | 14 km | +241m | 3h 18m | 🚌 |
| 12 | Blakey (The Lion Inn) → Grosmont | 21.2 km | +144m | 4h 53m | 🚌 |
| 13 | Grosmont → End | 25.2 km | +544m | 6h 25m | 🚌 |
| Total | 294.1 km | +6,893m | 76h 02m |
How Long Does It Take?
Comfortable pace with time to enjoy the scenery. 15 days.
Elevation Profile
Transit Stops Along the Trail
Bus and train stops within 2 km of the trail, sorted by distance along the route.
| Km | Stop | Distance to Trail |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 🚌 Nethertown | 4641m |
| 0 | 🚌 St Bees | 1023m |
| 6.3 | 🚌 Whitehaven | 3736m |
| 8 | 🚌 Corkickle | 2617m |
| 128.3 | 🚌 Kirkby Stephen | 977m |
| 213.1 | 🚌 Northallerton Buck Inn | 4628m |
| 213.1 | 🚌 Town Hall | 4795m |
| 213.1 | 🚌 Friarage Gardens | 4560m |
| 213.1 | 🚌 Quaker Lane | 4347m |
| 213.1 | 🚌 Friarage Hospital | 4630m |
| 213.1 | 🚌 Zetland Street | 4956m |
| 213.1 | 🚌 De Bruce Road | 3223m |
| 213.1 | 🚌 Hilton Close | 3073m |
| 213.1 | 🚌 Northallerton Road | 3051m |
| 213.1 | 🚌 Brompton Green | 2757m |
| 214.6 | 🚌 Water End | 2765m |
| 224.6 | 🚌 Ingleby Cross | 29m |
| 224.6 | 🚌 Inglesby Cross | 6m |
| 227.3 | 🚌 Foxton View | 2962m |
| 231.2 | 🚌 Swainby Blacksmith's Arms | 1476m |
| 240.7 | 🚌 Wainstones | 3018m |
| 240.7 | 🚌 Jet Miners PH | 2722m |
| 241.1 | 🚌 Chop Gate Buck Inn | 3823m |
| 241.1 | 🚌 Chop Gate Hall | 4070m |
| 243 | 🚌 Clay Bank | 165m |
| 243.6 | 🚌 Battersby | 4189m |
| 257 | 🚌 Blakey (The Lion Inn) | 115m |
| 271.1 | 🚌 Lealholm | 2447m |
| 272.4 | 🚌 Glaisdale | 37m |
| 275.4 | 🚌 Egton | 115m |
| 278.1 | 🚌 Grosmont | 25m |
| 283.8 | 🚌 Sleights | 3212m |
| 284 | 🚌 Ruswarp | 4291m |
The Coast To Coast is a 294 km long-distance hiking trail in United-Kingdom. This car-free guide breaks it into 13 transit-optimized stages, each starting and ending at a public transport stop.
Ready to hike Coast To Coast?
Pick your first stage below and download the GPX. Every stage has transit connections listed.
🗂️ Open data source: Coast To Coast on OpenStreetMap (relation 12145). Transit stops from OSM.