The Coast to Coast walking route which finishes at Robin Hood's Bay and covers the North York Moors has been upgraded to National Trail status.
Northallerton, Richmond, Whitby are among the seven towns within 5 km of the route and investment in the path will promote levelling up through improved health, wellbeing and public access opportunities for local communities close by.
High moorland views across the North York Moors on Wainwright's famous trek - Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Natural England will also work with local communities and local authorities boost access to nature for all abilities. This will include working with disabled user groups and developing circular paths: to make more of the route accessible for shorter day or part-day circular walks/ rides, these could start in towns and villages or car parks, shops or pubs.
Julia Bradbury said: 'Having walked the walk , and promoted its virtues on TV and in print, I know exactly why it is one of the great Alfred Wainwright’s most popular routes. Taking in the magical Lake District, to the heights of the peaks and the rolling landscapes of the Yorkshire Dales and Moors - it is just stunning.
Eric Robson OBE DL, Chairman, The Wainwright Society added, 'The designation of Wainwright’s Coast to Coast Walk as a National Trail has long been one of the Society’s ambitions. The Walk is one of the country’s most popular long-distance routes, and helps support businesses and jobs from St Bees to Robin Hood’s Bay, including in some of the north’s most sparsely populated rural communities. We very much welcome, therefore, the news that the route will become a new National Trail.
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