LEJOG ITINERARY: June/July
2014 :
Ian Buchanan and Martin Samman
Sun 15 June: Penzance to Lands End and Hayle - Mileage: estimated 38, actual 38
(Train to Penzance .
Ride to Lands End and on to Hayle via St. Just, Zennor and St. Ives)
Mon 16 June: Hayle to
Stoke Climsland (Callington) - Mileage: estimated 76, actual 90
(Via Newquay, Padstow, Wadebridge,
Bodmin, St Neot and Bray Shop)
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Tues 17 June: Stoke
Climsland to Westcott (Nr Cullompton) - Mileage: estimated 55, actual 54
(Via Okehampton, Crediton,
Thorverton and Bradninch)
Wed 18 June: Westcott
to Redland (Bristol
(Via Uffculme, Blagdon Hill,
Muchelney, Wedmore, Chew Stoke, Long Ashton, Clifton Suspension Bridge)
Thurs 19 June: Redland to
Norton (Nr Presteigne) - Mileage: estimated 75, actual 86
(Via Severn
Bridge
Fri 20 June: Norton
to Hartford - Mileage: estimated
(Via Bucknell, Bishop's Castle
Sat 21 June: REST DAY (At least one of us will need it! - And so it proved!)
Sun 22 June: Hartford
(Via Goostrey, Macclesfield, Marple,
Mossley and Shaw)
Mon 23 June: Littleborough
to Kendal - Mileage: estimated 72, actual 75
(Via Clitheroe, Slaidburn, Kirkby
Lonsdale and Old Hutton)
Tues 24 June: Kendal to Hallbankgate
(Nr Brampton) - Mileage: estimated 55, actual 55
(Via Shap, Temple Sowerby
Wed 25 June: Hallbankgate
to Gordon Arms (Yarrow) - Mileage: estimated 60, actual 65
(Via Sleetbeck, Langholm,
Eskdalemuir and Ettrick)
Thurs 26 June: Gordon Arms
to North Berwick - Mileage: estimated 54, actual 59
(Via Innerleithen and Haddington)
Fri 27 June: North
Berwick to Edinburgh
(Via Infirmary to meet Prof.
Garden, train back to Kendal / Warrington)
Sat 28 June: REST DAY (Ian's nephew Brendan's wedding to Kate)
Sun 29 June: Edinburgh Waverley Station to Perth -
(Train from Kendal / Warrington to Edinburgh. Then via Dunfermline and Kinross
to Perth)
Mon 30 June: Perth
(Via Dunkeld and Pitlochry)
Tues 1 July: Newtonmore
to Inverness - Mileage: estimated 50, actual 56
(Via Aviemore and Tomatin)
Wed 2 July: Inverness to Golspie - Mileage: estimated 60, actual 56
(Via Black Isle, Nigg Ferry and Tain)
Thurs 3 July: Golspie
to John O’Groats - Mileage: estimated 73, actual 97 (Note route change)
(Originally planned via Helmsdale and Wick - revised to via Helmsdale, the Flow Country and Thurso)
TOTAL:
Estimated 1037 miles, Actual 1161 miles
