Stage start
Richmond
Town
A market town. The trail map lists no stay within 3 km of it.
A town or village: find accommodation yourself. TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
The Kings Head Hotel · Hotel
Season 2026: 2026 dates not published
Richmond to Ingleby Cross
Coast to Coast Path · Stage 9
Walking time measured on the mapped line (TrailSplits time model, moving time; within 22 % on four in five test legs). Outside Switzerland our walking times often run short of the times route operators publish; treat them as optimistic. Climb measured on the mapped line, on terrain heights.
45.1 kmStage distance
271 mAscent, measured
11 h 11Walking time, measured
9Stage number
Across the flat Vale of Mowbray to Ingleby Cross: 45.2 km on the route file, 45.1 km on our line, by far the longest stage. National Trails suggests no halfway stop and its map lists no stay on the way: carry food and water. Danby Wiske, a village on the route about 22.8 km in, is the natural break; the 13-day plan stops there, but book a bed before you rely on it. The approved route does not cross the A19 at Ingleby Arncliffe: a signed alternative goes north to cross by the Black Swan bridge, then back south into Ingleby Arncliffe and Ingleby Cross. Our line does not draw that alternative: follow the signs.
Best season: All year; best from spring to autumn. The Coast to Coast can be walked all year, National Trails says, but it is best from spring to autumn. The western section through the Lake District is the most demanding, and several sections are hilly, steep and remote. Some stays are seasonal: the Bank House Farm bunkhouse near Glaisdale is open April to October. Before you go
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Flat (<5%)
Green: Richmond to Ingleby Cross. Grey: full trail. Elevation follows this mapped track.
Richmond to Ingleby Cross
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Where this stage starts and ends
Facts read from the guide's sources and OpenStreetMap on 13 October 2026. A page can change after we read it, so confirm with your accommodation before you rely on a date or a bed.
Stage end · overnight
Ingleby Cross
Town
A village by the A19, below the Cleveland Hills. The trail map lists six places within 3 km, including YHA Osmotherley (about 2.8 km).
A town or village: find accommodation yourself. TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
The Blue Bell Inn · Camping spot
Season 2026: 2026 dates not published
Elstavale B&B · Hotel
Season 2026: 2026 dates not published
Walking time for this leg
No walking time is published for this leg. Measured on the mapped line, the stage takes about 11 h 11 of walking.
Make it your trip
Book your nights ahead
There is no booking for the whole trail: each stay is booked with its owner. The trail is popular and beds book up quickly in peak season, National Trails says: book well in advance, and if you walk the whole trail consider starting on a Monday or Tuesday, out of step with the crowds. Its accommodation map lists only about 80 places, none within 3 km of Richmond and one each at Ennerdale Bridge and Patterdale: there are more beds than it shows. Clay Bank Top has no village: its huts are 1.3 km off the route, or go down to Great Broughton or Chop Gate.
St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay
The National Trail's twelve stages, a night at the end of each.
Plan this journeySt Bees to Kirkby Stephen
The Lake District and the limestone country in five stages, to the Settle-Carlisle line.
Plan this journeyKirkby Stephen to Robin Hood's Bay
The Dales, the Vale of Mowbray and the North York Moors in seven stages, from the Settle-Carlisle line.
Plan this journeyWeather this week
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Weather by month
Typical weather on this stage, around 35–137 m. Select a month to see why it is rated as it is.
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| Weather | Mixed | Mixed | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Mixed |
| Day / night | 7°/2° | 8°/2° | 9°/3° | 12°/4° | 15°/6° | 18°/9° | 20°/11° | 20°/11° | 17°/9° | 13°/7° | 9°/4° | 7°/2° |
| Rain, mm | 75 | 61 | 54 | 56 | 57 | 71 | 76 | 85 | 75 | 84 | 85 | 88 |
| Snow at high point | Frost | Frost | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Frost |
| Daylight | 7 h 51 | 9 h 42 | 11 h 44 | 14 h | 15 h 59 | 17 h 11 | 16 h 44 | 15 h | 12 h 49 | 10 h 39 | 8 h 33 | 7 h 21 |
Source: TerraClimate 1991–2020 monthly averages. Averages for the area at each point’s elevation (4 km grid, corrected for height). Not a forecast or a report of current trail conditions. Snow at the high point is estimated with a simple snowpack model from these temperatures and precipitation, not observed; steep islands and high summits can hold more snow than it shows. Daylight is for the 15th of each month. Hut, transport and park seasons are separate: check them for your dates.
Before you go
Prepare for the Coast to Coast
Arrange your stays, food and travel first, then check conditions again near departure.
St Bees Head: follow the Temporary Route
A 3 km stretch of the cliff path over St Bees Head, between St Bees and Fleswick Bay, is closed after landslips, National Trails says (notice updated 25 March 2026, read 13 October 2026). No reopening date is given. Our line still crosses it: follow the signed diversion, the Temporary Route signs to and from St Bees; the notice has a map of it.
National Trails: temporary route at St BeesThe A19 at Ingleby Arncliffe
The approved route does not cross the A19 at Ingleby Arncliffe, at the end of stage 9. A signed alternative goes north to cross by the Black Swan bridge, then back south into Ingleby Arncliffe and Ingleby Cross. Our line does not draw it: follow the signs (route description, read 13 October 2026).
National Trails: route descriptionClosures and diversions now
On 13 October 2026 the National Trails map listed one notice, the temporary route at St Bees, and the trail information named the St Bees diversion and the A19 alternative. Check both before you set off.
National Trails: trail information and mapFells, moors and long days
The western section through the Lake District is the most demanding, National Trails says, and several sections are hilly, steep and remote: carry a map and compass on the high fells. Patterdale to Shap is one of its most challenging days. Richmond to Ingleby Cross is 45 km on flat ground, with no stay on the trail map on the way (trail information, read 13 October 2026).
National Trails: trail informationKeld to Reeth: high or low
From Keld, the route crosses the high moors past old lead-mining remains; National Trails also gives an optional low-level route by the river. Our line and its GPX follow the high route only.
National Trails: route descriptionGetting there
Connect your journey
Travel around Richmond to Ingleby Cross.
Google Maps journey searches, not confirmed services. A mountain endpoint may need a booked transfer or an additional walk.
To the start at St Bees
Trains run to St Bees from Carlisle or Lancaster, National Trails says. Northern manages St Bees station; Carlisle is managed by Avanti West Coast.
National Rail: St Bees stationOn the way
Two stations on the route let you leave or join the walk: Kirkby Stephen on the Settle-Carlisle line, outside the town, and Glaisdale on the Esk Valley line. Northern manages both.
National Rail: Glaisdale stationHome from Robin Hood's Bay
At the end, catch a bus to Whitby station, National Trails says; it names no operator, so check the times before you go. Northern manages Whitby station.
National Rail: Whitby stationTake your trip with you
Offline maps
Prepare each stage while you still have a connection: on the fells and the moors the signal can be weak.
Keep your route and maps on your phone for places without a signal. For multi-day trips, prepare them in the installed TrailSplits app.
- Open this trail in the app. Install TrailSplits, then open this trail there. On iPhone, downloads in a browser may not be available in the installed app.
- Choose your route or stages. Choose Prepare offline above. Wait for the route and maps to finish downloading.
- Try it before leaving coverage. Switch offline, close and reopen the app, then use My Hikes to start navigation. Repeat for every part you will need.
Saving a bookmark is not a map download. Storage can be cleared by your device; keep a backup map for remote trips.
Route & sources
Route map & sources
National Trails publishes the Coast to Coast Path, a National Trail since 26 March 2026, as twelve stages from St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay, 190 miles (306 km); most people take 12 to 15 days, it says. It publishes no stage times and no stage distances, so the official distances shown are measured on its route file (GPX, 302.4 km for the main route) between the stage ends, and the times are ours. The line here is the route on OpenStreetMap (superroute 12145 and its three section relations, from the planet of 11 October 2026): 302.9 km, cut at the twelve stage ends, every stage within 0.3 km of the route file's. Our line still crosses the closed cliff path on St Bees Head on stage 1: follow the signed diversion. It does not draw the signed A19 alternative at Ingleby Arncliffe on stage 9, and it leaves out the optional low-level route from Keld to Reeth. Our climb is measured on terrain heights, so short steep steps are smoothed out.
Official guidance and mapped-source comparison checked 13 October 2026. Map data is a route reference, not confirmation of today's path, weather or accommodation availability.
National Trails: Coast to Coast PathMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors · Source relation