On Wednesday 19th May 2021 we will begin a thru hike that will take us from John O’Groats to Lands End, following a primarily trail based route mapped out by Andy Robinson, published by Cicerone. The route published actually takes you from bottom to top but our desire to avoid the worst of the Scottish midges was enough to tackle the extra challenge of following the route back to front.
The 2,000 km (1242 miles) journey will take us remotely across the north of Scotland from John O’ Groats to Fort William where we will pick up the West Highland Way. From here we will make our way down the country linking national trails such as the Pennine Way and Offa’s Dyke Path before joining the South West Coastal Path at Barnstaple taking us all the way to Lands End.
We expect the hike to take 2.5 to 3 months but with the luxury of time and the intention of camping and eating cheap most of the way, our current attitude is to be relatively unplanned and let the journey take as long as it needs to and we hope to bring you along with us.
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