Coastwalk

Workington → St Bees

Distance: 16.6 miles
Ascent: 426 metres
Duration: 5 hours 28 minutes

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Since Gretna the coast path has been predominantly flat, the land generally being confined to cattle farming. That changes with the Corus steelworks south of Workington and the view of St Bees Head rising out of the Irish Sea.

The path up to St Bees Head was the most enjoyable I've walked all week. For a mile or so it climbs diagonally up the cliff from an old quarry working. It's a gentle gradient ahead and behind, but the cliff towers above to the left and crashes down steeply to the sea on the right. If only I hadn't needed to storm round there in order to meet my train back.