| Day |
From/to |
Miles |
Ascent in Metres |
Comments |
| 1 |
Land's End To Bodmin |
58.7 |
1475 |
5.30am start to beat the traffic on the A30...hilly all the way |
| 2 |
Bodmin to Exeter |
61.9 |
1625 |
Another 5.30 start. Over Bodmin Moor and then over the top of Dartmoor...more big hills. |
| 3 |
Exeter to Bristol Airport |
64.5 |
881 |
A gentler day, but just climbing into the Mendip Hills at the end. |
| 4 |
Bristol Airport to Worcester |
66.5 |
507 |
Down to Bristol then nice and level through the Severn Valley |
| 5 |
Worcester to Whitchurch |
66.9 |
940 |
The Severn Valley's getting a little hillier now. |
| 6 |
Whitchurch to Wigan |
56.4 |
639 |
Fairly level down to the Mersey and beyond. |
| 7 |
Wigan to Kendal |
56.3 |
640 |
Nice easy day...see the sea again at Morecambe Bay. |
| 8 |
Kendal to Gretna |
55.4 |
1065 |
The Big Climb up to Shap, then coast down to Penrith. End the day in Scotland! |
| 9 |
Gretna to Abington |
49 |
773 |
Gentle climb on quiet road. |
| 10 |
Abington to Loch Lomond |
65.2 |
1114 |
Downhill to Glasgow and on to Loch Lomond |
| 11 |
Loch Lomond to Glencoe Village |
57.4 |
1669 |
Hard going up to Rannoch Moor, a long exposed section then spectacular descent through Glencoe to the sea again. |
| 12 |
Glencoe Village to Drumnadrochit |
67 |
1366 |
Along Loch Linnhe to Fortwilliam, up the Great Glen to Loch Ness. |
| 13 |
Drumnadrochit to Tain |
49.7 |
924 |
To Inverness, then across the Moray Firth to Tain |
| 14 |
Tain to Dunbeath |
49.4 |
1253 |
Over the Dornoch Firth. Serious hills along exposed coast. Pray for Southwesterly breeze. |
| 15 |
Dunbeath to John o'Groats and back to Wick |
54 |
829 |
Fairly level all the way to John o'Groats...turn around and go home! |
|
Totals |
878.3 miles |
15,700 metres |
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