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Lands End - John O'Groats: 2005


From one end of England to the other end of Scotland

1,107 miles (1,782 km) over 20 days from April 13, 2005 to May 2, 2005

Topic: Bicycle Touring  
Categories: Tour diaries, 2-4 weeks, UK End-to-End
Locales: Europe, United Kingdom, England, Scotland, Wales
Year: 2005
Keywords: lejog

Permalink: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/lejogtrip2005

Copyright © 2005-2012 By Dave & Jo Whitney - (contact)

Status: Completed May 2005
Last updated: Saturday October 1, 2005 08:28 UTC -08:00 (edited Wed 13 May 2009 11:25 UTC -08:00)
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Lunch in the sunshine and the daffs are out so it definitely is Spring.


Table of Contents

The Why of the trip................

The What's of the trip....................

      Getting down to Land's End for the off
      Day1: Lands End to Lostwithiel 70mls: A hill too far
      Day2: Lostwithiel to Steps Bridge 58mls: Rain & hail over Dartmoor
      Day3: Steps Bridge to Glastonbury 70mls: Hello to little, big brother
      Day4: Glastonbury to Welsh Bicknor 65mls: Into Wales, out and back into Wales
      Day5: Welsh Bicknor to Clun 61mls: Gentler hills at last
      Day6: Clun to Chester:72mls: Guided into Chester
      Day7: Chester to Slaidburn 88mls: Mixing it with the traffic
      Day8: Slaidburn to Penrith 61mls: Spring arrives and so do the hills again
      Day9: Penrith to Moffat 65mls: Into Scotland with a tailwind
      Day10: Moffat to Glasgow 70mls: The widest cycle path in the UK
      Day11: A complete day of rest at our son's house
      Day 12: Glasgow to Killin 71mls: Peace and quiet amongst the hills and lochs
      Day13: Killin to Newtonmore 83mls: The highest point reached
      Day 14: Newtonmore to Inverness 55mls: An easy ride in the rain
      Day15: Inverness to Carbisdale Castle 60mls: An opulent end to the day.
      Day16: Carbisdale Castle to Bettyhill 62mls: Scenically, the best day by far
      Day17: Bettyhill to John O'Groats 57mls: The end of the road
      A day trip to the Orkney Islands which became a bit of a disaster
      Homeward Bound

Some Afterthoughts


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