The Route

We will start at Land’s End cycling from England to Scotland due to the prevailing Southerly wind. We are planning to take 15days with no rest days.

We will slowly wind our way over the undulating countryside of Southwest England, cycle parallel to the border of Wales, through the Pennines and Lake District, onwards to the Scottish Borders, travel via Loch Ness, then finally on to John’o Groats.
We are basing our route on the “Youth Hostel Route” provided in the CTC “End-to-end” pack.

Simon

The Bikes

The Bikes

Simon will be riding a 1965 Mercian Touring bike and I will be riding a hand built 1986 Longstaff Tourer.
Both bikes are equipped with purpose made racks for rear panniers, TA triple chain sets giving a wide range of gears, Brooks leather saddles and cantilever brakes. The Longstaff wheels are 700c 40 spoke on Mavic rims with 28mm tyres. The Mercian wheels has Weinmann rims, 36 spokes and 27x 11/4 tyres.

Pete

Itinerary

ITINERARY – LAND’S END TO JOHN O’GROATS
AUGUST 2009

14th August - Land’s End – Golant YHA .. 85 miles

15th August – Golant – Steps Bridge …75 miles

16th August – Steps Bridge – Street…60 miles

17th August - Street – Welsh Bicknor…75 miles

18th August – Welsh Bicknor – Clunn … 50 miles

19th August – Clunn – Home…75 miles

20th August – Home – Slaidburn … 70 miles

21st August – Slaidburn – Carrock Fell…70 miles

22nd August – Carrock Fell – Sanquhar…90 miles

23rd August – Sanquhar – Loch Lomond …73 miles

24th August – Loch Lomond – Glencoe …70 miles

25th August – Glencoe – Loch Ness …60 miles

26th August – Loch Ness- Carbisdale Castle..65 miles

27th August – Carbisdale Castle – Thurso…80 miles

28th August - Thurso – John O Groats… Wick Station 36 miles

Train home 4.00pm Friday 28th August… arrive Crewe Saturday 29th August approx 5.30am