Just on the train after completing my 11th stage of the Cumbria Coastal Way. Today will be the last leg of 2024 and also the last time I travel from Arnside towards Barrow and St Bees. Next year it will be north on the train to Carlisle and then catching a train southwards to St Bees.
I have thoroughly enjoyed the walk so far. Today’s route involved about 6 miles of beach walking, mainly on pebbles, at times on sand, with some rock scrambling.
I clocked 9 miles in the 3 hour window for walking, although that did include an unscheduled backtrack to try and find a missing glove. This turned out to be a fruitless mission and meant I had to jog for a mile to ensure I got to St Bees Station in time to catch my return train. Some watery sun at times early on, but a very grey day on the whole with no views of St Bees head at all. She remained cloaked in mist.
