Overview
Each stage of the LEJOG route has its own characteristic as the journey takes you through historic counties of England and the wide-open spaces of Scotland but stage 5 seems to have a whole bunch of different elements. You will first have to meander through the built up towns of Wigan and then Preston before being back out into the countryside and before you know it you are climbing over spectacular passes in the Lake District and before you know it you will be descending down to the Cumbrian town of Penrith.