Coast to Coast (Wainwright) is planned to be opened as a National Trail on 31st March 2026. The most eroded parts of the route have been improved, and additional public rights of way (including bridleways and step-style-free routes) created. New wooden fingerposts and waymark posts featuring Wainwright’s ‘aw’ signature monogram have been installed throughout, and the LDP will appear on Ordnance Survey maps for the first time. Issues remaining to be addressed are a new A19 footbridge, and repairs following last year’s North York Moors wildfire. Three kilometres of the route out of St Bees were also closed before Christmas due to at least one landslip. For further information, please email ldp@ldwa.org.uk.
