Section 4 of 66, King Charles III England Coast Path
UK 043.04
Whitehaven to Silecroft
30.6 miles (49.2 km).
Up and down
About 1,130 m of climbing and 1,137 m of descent; highest point 114 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Whitehaven.
- Station
- Whitehaven, 870 m from the start. Directions
- Bus stops
- Prospect Hill North Bound, 210 m from the start. DirectionsProspect Hill South Bound, 220 m from the start. DirectionsStrand Street, 510 m from the start. Directions
- Car parks
- Car park (pay), 150 m from the start. DirectionsCar park (free), 250 m from the start. DirectionsCar park (pay), 270 m from the start. Directions
Getting back
The section finishes at Silecroft. How to get back from the finish (bus, train or taxi) is still to be added.
What to expect
Underfoot: grass 20%, paved or flagged 20%, gravel and tracks 15%, earth, rock and mud 11%; the rest (35%) isn't recorded.
About 16% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 21 kissing gates, 22 gates.
Where it's steep: the biggest climb gains about 60 m in a kilometre, 2.5 km in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.