Cycling Land's End to John o' Groats

Map key

Route summary table

Overview map

Suggested schedules

Introduction

Why the End-to-End route?

Tailoring this route to your needs

Which direction to ride?

Selecting a schedule

When to ride

Riding alone or as part of a group?

Getting there

Getting back

How much to budget

First and last nights

Accommodation

Baggage transfer

What to take

Preparing yourself

Preparing your bike

Eating

Phones and Wi-Fi

Waymarking

Maps

Practical tips

Using this guide

GPX tracks

Land’s End to John o’ Groats

Stage 1 Land’s End to Fowey

Stage 2 Fowey to Crediton

Stage 3 Crediton to Clevedon

Stage 4 Clevedon to Worcester

Stage 5 Worcester to Nantwich

Stage 6 Nantwich to Garstang

Stage 7 Garstang to Penrith

Stage 8 Penrith to Moffat

Stage 9 Moffat to South Queensferry

Stage 10 South Queensferry to Pitlochry

Stage 9a Moffat to Balloch

Stage 10a Balloch to Pitlochry

Stage 11 Pitlochry to Aviemore

Stage 12 Aviemore to Alness

Stage 13 Alness to Tongue

Stage 14 Tongue to John o’ Groats

Appendix A Accommodation

Appendix B Cycle shops

Appendix C Facilities summary

Appendix D Useful resources and contacts

Appendix E Official tourist information contacts

Appendix F Additional contacts for rail travel

Appendix G What to take

Appendix H Further reading

This book is designed to be small enough to carry with you and includes linear maps that are entirely adequate for following the route. However, they do not show much on either side of the route, such as where your overnight accommodation is located, so it is advisable to carry separate maps, such as those in the Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger Series for such purposes, particularly in remote areas (north of Inverness for example) where poor mobile signals may compromise the use of map apps on your phone.

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This guide is well written and thought out

We followed this route on our June 2022 LEJOG and found it to be excellent. It was a nice mix of quiet roads and canal/tow paths while still being a fairly direct route. Though we passed through many small towns and villages, the larger urban areas were mostly avoided. We relied heavily on the GPX files to navigate and they were also excellent. (note: LEJOG stage 9alt to Balloch is reversed). The written description for each stage was very helpful as a reminder of what to expect each day. The only section we had reservations about was short (~10km) near Wigan (stage 6) where there were numerous 'kissing gates' which were very difficult to maneuver with a loaded large frame touring bike. Overall, this guide is well written and thought out and we would happily ride the same route should we do it again.

Mary G, by email