Hiking the Cumbria Way + wild camping on route - Lake District Walk

[@mrlionrocks]

Brilliant, really enjoyed this 👍🏻

[@BeckytheTraveller]

Ah thanks so much, glad you liked it :)

[@glennswalks7693]

Hi Becky I enjoyed your Vlog of the Cumbria Way it looks like you had some lovely Weather but shame about your friends being ill. I’ve done this walk a long time ago with a friend of mine who unfortunately passed away in 2002 of Cancer but I have great memories of the walk. atb thanks for taking us with you Cheers Glenn 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️

[@BeckytheTraveller]

Ah thanks so much Glenn, yeah, we were incredibly lucky, it's such a beautiful trail but that sunshine was great! I'm sorry to hear about your friend but glad you have some lovely memories of the walk. Thank you x

[@camping_guru_uk]

This is so good, I'm walking the way with 2 mates I've known for 50 years, since we met in infant school and if we have half the fun you guys had I'll be happy.

[@BeckytheTraveller]

Ah that's great to hear, I'm sure you'll have loads of fun :)

[@trickofthetrail]

Great video Becky, illnesses aside it looks like you all had a great time. Amazing weather by the looks of it too. I'm hoping to do the Cumbria Way in a couple of months, so it's great to see some of the route.

[@BeckytheTraveller]

Ah thanks so much, yes, luckily those were at the end so they didn't impact the whole trip, would have been nice to finish as a three and not on my own though! Ooo nice, hope you have a great trip. Feel free to let me know if you have any questions :)

[@iktraveller]

big like so nice vlog wow beautiful😍

[@BeckytheTraveller]

Thanks so much :)

[@barijohn]

Loved this. Scenery was excellent and you three all look to be having the best of times! ❤️❤️

[@BeckytheTraveller]

Ah thanks so much Bari, yeah, it was stunning the entire time :)

[@roymeetsworld1]

Great views, amazing camping spot!

[@BeckytheTraveller]

Aww thanks, yeah, we had a couple of brilliant wild camps on the trail :)

[@waterwaveybaby]

Great vid, I’m doing this walk solo soon and needed some good Wild Camping spots

[@BeckytheTraveller]

Ah fantastic, I hope you have a great trip :)

[@tplp3927]

Thanks for an enjoyable and well made video. I am hoping to walk in 4 days this week. Possibly going to wild camp although rain forecast each day. The scenery looks amazing.

[@BeckytheTraveller]

Ooo I hope the weather behaved for you!

[@adventurernic]

❤ Awww such great memories of a fantastic week on the Cumbria Way! Except for the last bit (which has meant I seldom eat chicken anymore! 🤢🤮) Thank you for putting together such an awesome video and keepsake Becky xx

[@BeckytheTraveller]

Aww thanks Nic, glad you loved it, minus the ending!! xxx

[@bipedal_shenanigans]

Fabulous video very informative and inspirational, we're hoping to have a go at a Cumbria way through hike this summer

[@BeckytheTraveller]

Thanks so much, I hope you had a great hike :)

[@JUANORQUIO]

Lovely! Cheers for more awesome and breathtaking hiking adventures! 🥂❤️✨

[@BeckytheTraveller]

Ah thank you so much, glad you enjoyed 😊👍

[@JustinWhiting9]

Well done Becky, Nic & Jess, good trail vid 👍 I did the CW last year and my own set of videos. Just subbed 👍

[@BeckytheTraveller]

Thanks so much, I hope you had a fantastic time on the trail :)

[@dazbass007]

awesome Becky & girls you definitely enjoyed better weather than me 😂😂 enjoyed that i could see what i could of seen atb daz ry

[@BeckytheTraveller]

Ah thank you Daz, yeah, we managed to pick a great week to do it!

[@macstyle2012]

Been looking at your equipment list as I am planning to come over to the UK at some point, and do a long distance UK hike that has been on my list for many years. Interested in how you did not take paper maps. I was looking into this as I would have a stack of Harvey maps for the trails I would be doing. What app did you use as some areas I plan on visiting (especially up towards Cape Wrath) could have no mobile signal for days, and I have always preferred maps and compass, wondering whether to have a mixture - the easier signposted trails (south west coast path/pennine way/west highland way etc.) just using digital then maps for the more remote routes, especially Cape Wrath trail?

[@BeckytheTraveller]

Hi Matthew, thanks for your question. As regards to this particular trail, myself and 2 friends chose to navigate via our 3 x phone Apps and GPX navigation via our watches. I personally use OS Maps and have used for numerous long distance trails for navigation. I know how to read a map so I can use the online mapping to read the route, in addition, we used the many signposts on this trail. I've done solo trails where I would carry paper maps and a compass but for this trail we weighed up the risks and felt we had plenty of options without paper maps. If I was personally hiking the Cape Wrath then I agree, I'd certainly take paper maps for the trail. I've also hiked the West Highland Way and Pennine Way, both as part of a longer hike so I wasn't carrying paper maps when I did those either. On OS Maps I'd always create and download the route so that meant even with zero signal I could still access the map and for tricky or challenging sections as a backup I'd also print screen the maps. I would carry a compass and for some sections which I deemed may be difficult I would take the compass bearings so I had them if I needed them. That's a rather long reply but I hope it helps as regards to your planning :). Feel free to ask any other questions.

[@Professionalmoochers]

Loved that! Looks like you all had a great time. We’d love to do this route one day, just need to pre book the good weather first 😁

[@BeckytheTraveller]

Ah thank you so much, yeah, it was brilliant such a good time :). Haha, we certainly lucked out with the weather for the entire trip, it had been in the diary a few months so we just got lucky.

[@martinbennett9578]

Nice!!

[@BeckytheTraveller]

Thank you Martin :)

[@andybolton9712]

Fab video! I’m planning on doing it solo later this month. Did you have any wild camping issues, and if you were to do it again what changes would you make?

[@BeckytheTraveller]

Ah thank you Andy :) Ooo, how exciting, I bet you can't wait to get started. No issues with wild camping, unless you class those pesky Daddy long legs haha .We are planning on doing again but in a different season so no changes other than the time of year to experience different scenery :)

[@andybolton9712]

@@BeckytheTraveller Thanks. Yes, looking forward to it. Walked the Cleveland Way over 5 days in March. Had superb weather, and it’s a cracking trail. Recommended, if you’ve not done it.

[@BeckytheTraveller]

@@andybolton9712 Ah fab thanks, yes, I've heard good things about it, I've probably walked about 20 miles along the coast but would love to do the trail in full :)

[@I-_.-S--_._--D07]

if possible could you give me some suggestions of the best places to camp each night?

[@BeckytheTraveller]

Hi Isobel, you can find more information about wild camping and where we stayed each night here - www.beckythetraveller.com/cumbria-way-walk-wild-camping/ Hope that helps :)