{"id":30,"date":"2026-10-16T06:45:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T06:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-personal\/coast-path\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T15:23:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T15:23:24","slug":"coast-path","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-personal\/writing\/series\/coast-path\/","title":{"rendered":"The coast path in stages"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"30\" class=\"elementor elementor-30\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b24fe13 e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-pagehead e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b24fe13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea55d0d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea55d0d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6b53d3 lt-pagehead__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6b53d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The coast path in stages<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4544d2b lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4544d2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Springfield to Gull Point, fourteen stages, one Saturday a month (sample).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc70242 e-con-boxed lt-sec e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bc70242\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"run\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc9869f e-grid e-con-full lt-head e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc9869f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c75190 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c75190\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stages walked so far<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbfca15 lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbfca15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Each stage is written up the morning after. The bold entry has the route and the map.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-322a119 e-con-full lt-rows lt-runs e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"322a119\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28ea563 e-grid e-con-full lt-run is-main e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28ea563\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e4b513 lt-run__no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e4b513\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">No. 74<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d766df lt-run__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d766df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Planning the walk (the main entry)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e2df93 lt-run__when elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e2df93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">Mar 2022<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2506ff1 e-grid e-con-full lt-run e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2506ff1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b88d44b lt-run__no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b88d44b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">No. 75<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdc904a lt-run__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bdc904a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stage 1: the harbour to Pell Cove, 9 km<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e858bd9 lt-run__when elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e858bd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">Apr 2022<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e0293d e-grid e-con-full lt-run e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e0293d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8d672b lt-run__no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8d672b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">No. 77<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8315b71 lt-run__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8315b71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stage 3: the long beach, 12 km<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-024fa50 lt-run__when elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"024fa50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">Jun 2022<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b099053 e-grid e-con-full lt-run e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b099053\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd6ad83 lt-run__no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd6ad83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">No. 79<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28c88f6 lt-run__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28c88f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stage 5: fog at the lighthouse, 7 km<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95c3636 lt-run__when elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95c3636\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">Aug 2022<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c84df00 e-grid e-con-full lt-run e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c84df00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc97d99 lt-run__no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc97d99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">No. 101<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c747cc lt-run__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c747cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stage 7: the cliff steps, 10 km<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b854fd lt-run__when elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b854fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">Feb 2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcc450b e-grid e-con-full lt-run e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bcc450b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c323868 lt-run__no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c323868\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">No. 128<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8285ed lt-run__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8285ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stage 9: Gull Point in sight, 11 km<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-983fdb1 lt-run__when elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"983fdb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">Sep 2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffa3c03 lt-note elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffa3c03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Distances (sample). Stages 10 to 14 are still to come.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e568aca e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-tint e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e568aca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"photo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df2844f e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"df2844f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d84d614 lt-photo lt-ar-photo elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d84d614\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-personal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-personal-coast.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8\" alt=\"A grassy footpath leading to the sea under a pale sky\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-personal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-personal-coast.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-personal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-personal-coast-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-personal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-personal-coast-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-personal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-personal-coast-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-personal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-personal-coast-1536x1023.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aba7a7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5aba7a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f142d4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f142d4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Walking it<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875ed89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"875ed89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I walk each stage alone, with a flask, a paper map and the notebook. Most stages start and end at a bus stop, so you can do them without a car.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52c9f54 e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-dark lt-cta e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"52c9f54\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"letter-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-814f9fe e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"814f9fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a767641 lt-cta__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a767641\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Get the Sunday letter<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c645db3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c645db3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdebbee lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cdebbee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The month&#8217;s entries in one email on the first Sunday of the month. Free, no ads, and one reply stops it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c7b55d e-con-full lt-buttons  e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c7b55d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be52c1c lt-btn lt-btn--primary elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"be52c1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-personal\/contact\/#write\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Ask for the Sunday letter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddfd082 lt-btn lt-btn--outline elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ddfd082\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-personal\/writing\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the index<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":26,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-30","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-personal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-personal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-personal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-personal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-personal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-personal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-personal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30\/revisions\/31"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-personal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-personal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}