Route Across Northern England

 Great Britain aka United Kingdom.  This is made up of the individual countries of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.  A far cry from the glory days when the British Empire in the 16th and 17th centuries was known for their vast possessions around the globe as "the empire where the sun never sets".

The Coast to Coast Route crosses northern England

The path begins in St Bees on the west coast of England and crosses to Robin Hood's Bay on the east coast.  I will be attempting to do the route both ways passing through the Lake District National Park, the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and the North York Moors National Park.  3 of the United Kingdom's 15 National Parks.  

However, the Coast to Coast Path is not a designated National Trail so without that classification the signage and trail markings are few and far between with almost daily confusion (past experience)...but my legs have "muscle memory", a ballet term, and I feel with my previous double crossing of this country in 2013 that generally there will be less difficulties, however, my brain might have another idea.  We shall see.

This is the elevation chart of the walk.  Lots up high mountains to climb 😅.  That big dip just to the right of "center stage" is the long drawn out walk from Richmond to Ingleby Cross a long 22 mile day of mostly flat walking.