St Bega's Way

{{Short description|Walking trailing West Cumbria}} {{EngvarB|date=December 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}} {{Infobox hiking trail | name = St Bega's Way | photo = | caption = | location = Lake District/Cumbria | designation = | length_mi=36 | trailheads = St Bees Priory<br/>St Bega's Church *{{coord|54.679581| -3.195577|display=inline, title}} Bassenthwaite | use = Hiking | elev_gain_and_loss = | elev_change = | highest = | lowest = | difficulty = | season = | months = | sights = | hazards = }}

'''St Bega's Way''' is a 36-mile (58 km) walk through rural West Cumbria and the north west corner of the English Lake District. It is usually completed as a leisure walk over 3 days, but has also been used as the basis of a single day competitive Ultramarathon.{{cn|date=December 2017}} ==Background== The route: St Bees Priory *{{coord|54.493777|-3.593461|display=inline}} - Ennerdale Bridge - Borrowdale - Derwentwater - St Bega's Church *{{coord|54.679581| -3.195577|display=inline}} Bassenthwaite.{{cn|date=December 2017}}

It is usual to walk in the easterly direction, given with the prevailing wind on the back. However, when running, it is frequently done in the opposite, westerly, direction.{{cn|date=December 2017}}

Although the route is named after St Bega it is entirely the invention of Rosalinde Downing, who described it in a small booklet.<ref>{{cite book| title = St Bega's Way | publisher = published privately | year = 2008| quote = to raise funds for the Churches in Bassenthwaite}}</ref> Several commercial organisations offer guided or assisted vacations based on the walk.{{cn|date=December 2017}}

== References ==

== External links == * [http://www.stbegasway.org.uk/ St Bega's Way] official website. * [http://ukantrail.co.uk/sbu35.html SBU35] the St Bega's Way Ultramarathon. * [http://www.ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=St+Bega%27s+Way The entry] in the LDWA website. * [http://www.binsey.org.uk/parishes/bassenthwaite/ St Bega's Church], Bassenthwaite.

Category:Long-distance footpaths in England Category:Footpaths in Cumbria