Thanks folks
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From Osmotherley YHA it is only about 19 miles to the Lion if you cut up the lane past the reservoir and the start of the LWW to join the C2C route as it drops to the road.".... Seriously thinking about this, on my OS map thingy, I get it to just under 20. Thing is, when I tried to book the YHA for my dates next year, it said no spaces? Cote Garth Campsite is relatively expensive, although still much cheaper than a B&B.
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If you can do these distances; why just do Reeth to Richmond? It is a 4 hr walk" The reason I'm trying to keep the distances down is because I don't think I can do 20 miles in a day. (definitely not at the moment, although I am "in training") I don't walk, I stroll, or more accurately..... dawdle. I have the massive advantage of living in Richmond, I'm going to walk from Reeth, straight through, and the hubby is going to pick me up from wherever I've collapsed at.
Thanks for the comment about Lovesome Hill, I have looked at that, but it is on the wrong side of Osmotherly,
I'm beginning to think I'm going to have to split Osmotherly/Blakey Ridge stretch and stay somewhere around Clay Bank. We'll see.