I’ve ordered the guide book for this however are there any good websites showing route and suggested stops for a 4 day trip

Our four day trip a few years ago went – Day 1 – St Bees to Coniston, Day 2 – Conniston to Kirkby Stephen, day 3 – Kirkby Stephen to Castleton, Day 4 – Castleton to RHB then to Scarborough for the train home. B&B’s all the way.

Thanks, is the navigation difficult or is it waymarked?

In my opinion deciphering the guide book is a bigger challenge than the ride itself 🙂

Google for a gpx file if you have a gps 🙂

Thanks, is the navigation difficult or is it waymarked?

no waymarking at all

Can be a wee bit confusing at times but mostly straightforward. Get the 1:25000 Explorer maps for the route through the Parks and mark it up. The bit from Richmond to Osmotherly, get a road map or Landranger. We did it in 2000 and the only waymarking we saw was when the route coincided with the Wainright C2C.

By the way, have a great time. It’s a classic trip with some long days. I found four days a wee bit of a struggle, especially day 3. If I were to do it again I’d take longer over it.

Thanks, will probably only have the 4 days so looks like June would be the best time to get the best of the daylight!

Hello,
Here’s the links to Garmin connect for the route I did in July. Did it over 3 days, starting in RHB after doing a road version in the more traditional direction a couple of days before. I used a Garmin Edge 800 for navigation and didn’t get lost once – an excellent piece of kit. I had back up maps of the whole route but didn’t need them at all.
The only bad time I had was toward the end of the last day after trying to cross the whole of the lakes in a day. I gave up at Wasdale Head and took the road back to St Bees rather than going over Black Sails Pass in the (pouring) rain.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/100073602

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/100073794

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/100073959

Hope it helps, let me know if you would like any further info.
Cheers,
Chris