Every year, thousands of cyclists traverse the length of great britain by bicycle. Fastest journey from lands end to johnogroats on foot. I walked from lands end to john ogroats in the summer of 2004. For people whose geography is a little shaky thats me. Make the most of your run or ride with strava routes. It lists alternative routes, daily sections, other books and publications, and gives an excellent account of what its actually like to do the trip. Andy robinson also has a good description of the last part of the coast route from westerloch to john ogroats, a fine walk. It was reading other peoples cycling blogs that inspired me to have a go myself. In 2012, former brooks employee andrew hunter and his friend adam ferguson.
Starting at lands end on the southwesterly tip of england, we pedal our way through cornwall, over dartmoor and north along the welsh border, skirting the lake district into scotland, via lochs and the highlands to the north coast and john ogroats. For me the idea started when i picked up andrew mccloys book on the walk in a bookshop. Lands end to john o groats cycling cicerone guides 1st edition reprinted 2014 with updates by nick mitchell isbn. Distances the actual distance from lands end to john ogroats, as the crow flies, is about 970 km. Lands end is the most southerly point in england, while john o groats is mainland scotlands most northerly point, making the journey between the two longest continuous distance you can travel within uk. The lands end to john ogroats cycle tour or lejog conjures up a variety of images, an escapade, a challenge, hard work, a puncture or two, stunning scenery, and a tremendous sense of achievement. John ogroats to land end walk walking pages bookshop. Still, hillabys book leaves me wondering what it might be like. This website records the main details of my walk, and on this page is. Walking from lands end to johnogroats by robinson, andy 2007 paperback on.
A new walking route from lands end to john ogroats. Stepping out of the railway tracks a journey on foot cross country from lands end at the end of england to john ogroats at the top of scotland 88 days. End to end by steve blease you may think that a book describing a walk from lands end to john ogroats is a bit of a long shot to be included in a section of a suffolk cottage handbook entitled books with local connections. The route, or lejog as is it also known, is divided into 61 days. The lands end to john ogroats walk by andrew mccloy. Husband allan didnt want to undertake the whole of a lands end to john ogroats route leaving linda to find another idiot to do it with. Printed books walking lands end to john ogroats with.
Lands end to john ogroats on foot provides offroad options for walkers in outline, mainly using named long distance paths ldps but including descriptions of linking sections not on ldps. Find walking maps and guidebooks, self guided walking holidays and hiking tours. Lands end to john ogroats, 1770 km, 1100 miles, about 120 days. Lands end to john o groats 2 days no motorways charity. Printed books walking lands end to john ogroats with mark moxon. To find the map for the shortest distance from john o groats to lands end, please enter the source and destination and then select the shortest option in the mode dropdown. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Guidebook to the ultimate challenge walk from lands end to john o groats. From john o groats to lands end, or 72 miles on foot a book of days and chronicle of adventures by two pedestrians on tour in 1871. Our community about strava community standards careers pros on strava follow blog facebook instagram.
A guidebook covering a 1935km 1200 miles walk from lands end john o groats in scotland. Guidebook to walking lands end to john o groats cicerone. How walking from john o groats to lands end became a. This book describes the main classic route that many people have trodden. On the contrary, if youre going to walk all the way from john ogroats to lands end, then, as sure as eggs is eggs, youll have to endure sore feet, aching limbs, inclement weather. Convinced that walking from lands end to john ogroats will be a pleasant way to spend the summer, mark moxon soon discovers that theres a lot more to crossing britain than simply putting one foot in front of the other. One of the most popular recordbreaking routes in britain is lands end to john o groats. Below is a picture of my son and me at the finish after our tandem continue reading lands end to john ogroats route and guide books. This is a book that will make you laugh and restore your faith in humanity. Lands end to john o groats is the traversal of the whole length of the island of great britain between two extremities, in the southwest and northeast. This book covers everything you need to know to cycle from lands end to john ogroats lejog or john ogroats to lands end jogle. Information on when i walk, i bounce, a book by mark moxon about his walk from lands end to john ogroats.
In fact there are almost infinite answers because it depends on the route you take from one end of the country to the other. If youre thinking of doing the end to end, get andrew mcloys the lands end to john ogroats walk. Its not an original idea on my journey i met ten other people walking from lands end to john ogroats or vice versa. I chose it because im trying to read more books about the uk, having just moved here, but i didnt expect much from a selfpublished title about two guys blagging their way from lands end to john ogroats. Lands end to john o groats ldwa long distance paths. Could you complete the iconic walk from lands end to john ogroats. Lands end to john ogroats 2014 adam dawsons charity. I decided to start at john ogroats in late september and work my way to lands end using a mixture of main roads and cycle tracks. Hi, please help support me on my attempt to walk from lands end to john ogroats in memory of a. Since the 1960s the end to end has become a firm favourite with the british people. The traditional distance by road is 874 miles 1,407 km and takes most cyclists 10 to 14 days. It also gives a little of the history of lands end to john ogroats walking and some good planning advice. The walk is designed to, where possible, link up a series of existing long distance walking paths to traverse from one end to the other. Each days walk is given about one page describing the general route, a bit of the local history, a route diagram, tourist.
Lands end to john ogroats charity walk home facebook. The fastest ever run between john ogroats and lands end was 9 days 2 hours 26 mins by andrew rivett gb from 4 to may 2002. The 1,140 miles from lands end to john ogroats is no mean distance. However, it is available as a free ebook, and you might be able to find a secondhand copy via the links below. But i cant see myself ordering the maps and planning the route just yet. Maybe ill add the lands end to john ogroats walk to my list of trips id like to take before im too old to take them. This trail is also known as lejog, lands end, groats to lands end. In a moment of madness it occurred to me that i could do that. Smashed from his bicycle by an articulated truck royston wood found himself unable to complete a long planned for 875 mi. There is good offroad coastal walking in caithness north and south of wick, which david cotton describes in his coastwalk and jay wilson describes on his john ogroats trail website. But there are always keen walkers on some part of the journey. It is an exciting prospect and, quite frankly, a ride that will stay with you for the rest of your life. Coastwalk lejog counties random search within km of a lands end to john ogroats walk. Coronavirus status you can still buy books and ebooks to plan.
Im afraid that new copies of my book are no longer available, as my publisher has gone out of business. Lands end to john ogroats cycle challenge for charity. Lands end to john ogroats fully supported cycling tour. Lands end to john ogroats route and guide books lands. Like you, i scoured the internet looking for sites or guides that would tell me what i needed to know to plan my route from john o. The landsend john o groats association was established in september 1983 following an inaugural journey from lands end to john o groats and then back to lands end. Lands end to joh n o groats is the traversal of the whole length of the island of great britain between two extremities, in the southwest and northeast. How i walked the scenic route from lands end to john ogroats, covering the 1111mile route in 89 days. This book will encourage walkers of all abilities to set off from cornwall to caithness. I didnt follow it religiously, especially when it seemed to add extra distance for no perceivable gain, but it was a great help in planning my walk. The most detailed website ever published on the classic endtoend walk with over 100 stories from the trail plus advice for those doing it themselves. John o groats visitor guide accommodation, things to do. Planned date is leave from lands end on the 30th of april at sun up and hopfully make it past newcastle before sun down.
The classic challenge ride of just over 1,000 miles that takes you all the way from the tip of cornwall, through some of the most scenic areas of the country, to the very top of the scottish mainland. One of the delights of walking from lands end to john ogroats is that you can make up your own route. How far is it from lands end to john ogroats lejog. I have also received the book the famous highland drove. Gwen volunteered and the two grans set off in april 2012 on a continuous journey of 71 stages covering 1035 miles with three rest days and two. So this wasnt just a normal lands end to john ogroats or lejog hike it was lejogplus. The lands end to john ogroats walk reading and walking. Every year, walkers, cyclists, joggers and runners navigate the length of the british isles. Stuart montrose lands end to john ogroats charity walk 21st may to 21st june 2016s. Home 19992001 20023 20046 20079 201017 2018 2019 2020. Books the main source of information about the walk is from the andrew mccloy book, the lands end to john ogroats walk. This book describes a suggested walking route from lands end to john ogroats broken down into 69 daily stages. This is the book that i suspect most people go to when they first decide to do the walk, and is probably the standard text on it.
The distance between lands end and john ogroats is a query easily raised but not so easily answered. The route is very much the same on both tours and we aim to keep away from main roads wherever possible, utilising the most scenic roads we can find. Just 11 miles from dunnet head, the mostly northerly point of mainland britain, the small coastal village of john o groats is the starting point for many embarking on the famous end to end journey to lands end in england, some 876 miles away. A collection of useful links for those planning to walk from lands end to john ogroats, plus links to other endtoend walkers. This page describes the current status of my walk between lands end and john ogroats. We cover the lands end to john ogroats cycling holiday over 10 days and 14 days. Im delighted to announce the publication of my first book, when i walk, i bounce, the story of my walk from lands end to john ogroats.
From john o groats to lands end by robert naylor and john naylor. Lands end to john ogroats is a great adventure and is on the must do list of many cyclists. This guidebook to uks ultimate challenge walk, the end to end, describes a 1956km 1215 mile walking route from lands end in cornwall to john o groats in scotlands far north the two points on mainland britain that are the furthest apart. In this entertaining and frequently hilarious book, mark takes us on a journey not only of 1111 miles, but of the. The lands end to john ogroats walk andrew mccloy on. Anyone who has completed the journey from lands end to john o groats in a continuous journey, in either direction, by whatever means of transport, is eligible for membership of the association.
755 591 661 293 836 565 975 900 699 88 428 1427 344 54 599 1234 1153 1337 34 1201 1307 691 620 694 417 129 570 8 750 520 518 782 1337 832 793 1202 367 108 175