Unsurprisingly there is a plan for the journey which is down to much hard work by Robert. Below we outline the overall journey showing where we intend to be on any given day and some details about the journey.
Overall Estimated Mileages and Stopovers
| Day | Date | From | TO | Miles | Total |
| 1 | Mon 3 June | TRAVEL DAY - Home to Sennen | 0 * | 0 * | |
| 2 | Tues 4 June | Land's End | St Austell | 62 | 62 |
| 3 | Wed 5 June | St Austell | Okehampton | 64 | 126 |
| 4 | Thurs 6 June | Okehampton | Bishops Lydeard | 53 | 179 |
| 5 | Frid 7 June | REST DAY | |||
| 6 | Sat 8 June | Bishops Lydeard | Elberton | 68 | 247 |
| 7 | Sun 9 June | Elberton | Worcester | 63 | 310 |
| 8 | Mon 10 June | Worcester | Whitchurch | 65 | 375 |
| 9 | Tues 11 June | Whitchurch | Eccleston | 64 | 439 |
| 10 | Wed 12 June | Eccleston | Kendal | 64 | 503 |
| 11 | Thurs 13 June | Kendal | Carlisle | 56 | 559 |
| 12 | Frid 14 June | REST DAY | |||
| 13 | Sat 15 June | Carlisle | Innerleithen | 65 | 624 |
| 14 | Sun 16 June | Innerleithen | Kinross | 66 | 690 |
| 15 | Mon 17 June | Kinross | Blair Atholl | 52 | 745 |
| 16 | Tues 18 June | Blair Atholl | Carrbridge | 64 | 809 |
| 17 | Wed 19 June | Carrbridge | Tain | 66 | 875 |
| 18 | Thurs 20 June | Tain | Tongue | 62 | 937 |
| 19 | Frid 21 June | Tongue | John O'Groats | 64 ** | 1,001** |
| 20 | Sat 22 June | TRAVEL DAY - Wick to Home | |||
* Plus 14 miles to Sennen
** Plus 16 miles to Wick
A bit more detail
Day 1 Mon 3 Jun - Bardon Mill to Land’s End by train
| Bardon Mill d | 0615 | ||
| Newcastle a | 0655 | ||
| Newcastle d | 0741 | ||
| Plymouth a | 1448 | ||
| Plymouth d | 1512 | ||
| Penzance a | 1712 | Cycle 14 miles to Sennen |
Day 2 Tue 4 Jun - Land’s End to St Austell - 62 miles (62 total)
| Place | Miles | Daily Miles | Comments |
| Land’s End | 0 | 0 | Route: NCN 3 with short cuts & diversions |
| Penzance | 12 | 12 | (all facilities) |
| Hayle | 9 | 21 | (café and shop) |
| Portreath | 12 | 33 | |
| Carnon Downs | 9 | 42 | (café and shop) |
| Tippet's Shop | 10 | 52 | |
| St Austell | 10 | 62 |
Day 3 Wed 5 - Jun St Austell to Okehampton - 64 miles (126 total)
| Place | Miles | Daily Miles | Comments |
| St Austell | 0 | 0 | Route: Cornwall + South Devon cycle maps |
| Luxulyan | 6 | 6 | |
| Lostwithiel | 8 | 14 | (café and shop) |
| Menheniot | 14 | 28 | |
| Horsebridge | 12 | 40 | |
| Tippet's Shop | 5 | 45 | (all facilities) |
| Tavistock | 9 | 54 | |
| Okehampton | 10 | 64 |
Day 4 Thu 6 Jun - Okehampton to Bishops Lydeard - 53 miles (179 total)
| Place | Miles | Daily Miles | Comments |
| Okehampton | 0 | 0 | Route: N Devon + Somerset Levels maps |
| Morchard Bishop | 14 | 14 | |
| Tiverton | 14 | 28 | (all facilities) |
| Hilfarrance | 17 | 45 | |
| Bishops Lydeard | 8 | 53 |
Day 5 Fri 7 Jun - Rest day at Bishops Lydeard
Day 6 Sat 8 Jun - Bishops Lydeard to Elberton- 68 miles (247 total)
| Place | Miles | Daily Miles | Comments |
| Bishops Lydeard | 0 | 0 | Route: N Devon + Somerset Levels maps |
| Bridgewater | 18 | 18 | |
| Winscomber | 22 | 40 | |
| Avonmouth | 17 | 57 | |
| Elberton | 11 | 68 |
[LEJOG 25% completed!]
Day 7 Sun 9 Jun - Elberton to Worcester - 63 miles (310 total)
| Place | Miles | Daily Miles | Comments |
| Elberton | 0 | 0 | Route: N Devon + Somerset Levels maps |
| Slimbridge | 16 | 16 | |
| Gloucester | 14 | 30 | (all facilities) |
| Tewkesbury | 17 | 47 | (wiggly route but R. Severn path less suitable) |
| Worcester | 16 | 63 |
Day 8 Mon 10 Jun - Worcester to Whitchurch - 65 miles (375 total)
| Place | Miles | Daily Miles | Comments |
| Worcester | 0 | 0 | Route: NCN 45 is 93 miles |
| A443/B4196 to Stourport | 11 | 11 | this route is all B roads/minor roads |
| B4194 to Bewdley | 4 | 15 | |
| B4194/NCN45/B4555 to Bridgenorth | 14 | 29 | |
| B4373 to Ironbridge | 8 | 37 | |
| B4380 + minor roads to Shawbury | 14 | 51 | |
| B5063/B5476 to Whitchurch | 14 | 65 |
Day 9 Tue 11 Jun - Whitchurch to Eccleston - 64 miles (439 total)
| Place | Miles | Daily Miles | Comments |
| Whitchurch | 0 | 0 | Route: NCN 45, 56 is 82 miles |
| B5395 to Malpas | 5 | 5 | this route is mainly "horsley" |
| minor roads to Beeston | 8 | 13 | |
| Tarperley | 3 | 16 | |
| Minor roads to Acton Bridge | 11 | 27 | (see "Horsley", 102-3, 106-7, 110-15) |
| Canals/minor roads to Mersey | 9 | 36 | |
| Newton-le-Willows | 7 | 43 | |
| Appley Bridge | 11 | 54 | |
| B5250 to Eccleston | 10 | 64 |
Day 10 Wed 12 Jun - Eccleston to Kendal - 64 miles (503 total)
| Place | Miles | Daily Miles | Comments |
| Eccleston | 0 | 0 | see "Horsley", 114-23 |
| B5253+NCN 55 to Preston | 10 | 10 | |
| B5411/ NCN 6 to Garstang | 15 | 25 | then all on NCN 6 to Kendal) |
| Lancaster | 15 | 40 | |
| Carnforth | 8 | 48 | |
| Kendal | 64 |
[LEJOG 50% completed!]
Day 11 Thu 13 Jun - Kendal to Carlisle - 56 miles (559 total)
| Place | Miles | Daily Miles | Comments |
| Kendal | 0 | 0 | Route: NCN 6, NCN 10, NCN 7 |
| Windermere | 9 | 9 | see "Horsely", 13207 |
| Ambleside | 5 | 14 | |
| Threlkeld | 17 | 31 | |
| Hesket Newmarket | 12 | 43 | |
| Carlisle | 13 | 56 | |
| Carlisle | 1628, 1728 or 1837 train | ||
| Bardon Mill | a 1708, 1808 or 1916 |
Day 12 Fri 14 Jun - Rest day at home
Day 13 Sat 15 Jun - Carlisle to Innerleithen - 65 miles (624 total)
| Place | Miles | Daily Miles | Comments |
| Bardon Mill | d 0723 a 0916 train or d 0804 arrive 1002 | ||
| Carlisle | 0 | 0 | Route: Horsley LEJOG: A7, B709, NCN 1 |
| Longtown | 10 | 10 | (café and shops) [see "Horsley" 138-41, 182-5] |
| Langholm | 11 | 21 | (café and shops) |
| Eskdalemuir | 13 | 34 | (Samye Ling for Lunch? |
| Tushielaw | 16 | 50 | (pub?) |
| Gordon Arms | 6 | 56 | (pub?) |
| Innerleithen | 9 | 65 |
Day 14 Sun 16 Jun - Innerleithen to Kinross - 66 miles (690 total)
| Place | Miles | Daily Miles | Comments |
| Innerleithen | 0 | 0 | Route: NCN1, Edinburgh Cycle Map |
| North Middleton | 15 | 15 | no facilities [see Horsley 141-2, 184-7] |
| Dalkeith | 11 | 26 | (all facilities) |
| Edinburgh | 10 | 36 | (lunch - several routes through city) |
| Forth Road Bridge | 11 | 47 | (cafés in Queensferry and Inverkeithing) |
| Kinross | 19 | 66 |
Day 15 Mon 17 Jun - Kinross to Blair Atholl - 55 miles (745 total)
| Place | Miles | Daily Miles | Comments |
| Kinross | 0 | 0 | B996, A912, NCN 77, NCN 7 |
| Perth | 16 | 16 | (all facilities) [see "Horsley" 141-2] |
| Bankfoot | 12 | 28 | (café and shop) [see Sustrans - Lochs & Glens 74-8] |
| Dunkeld | 6 | 34 | (café and shop) |
| Ballinluig | 9 | 43 | (café and shop) |
| Pitlochry | 5 | 48 | (all facilities) |
| Blair Atholl | 7 | 55 |
[LEJOG 75% completed!]
Day 16 Tue 18 Jun - Blair Atholl to Carrbridge - 64 miles (809 total)
| Place | Miles | Daily Miles | Comments |
| Blair Atholl | 0 | 0 | Route: NCN 7 |
| Dalnacardoch | 11 | 11 | (no facilities) [see Sustrans - Lochs & Glens 78-86] |
| Dalwhinnie | 13 | 24 | (café and shop) |
| Newtonmore | 11 | 35 | (café and shop) (+3 miles on in Kingussie) |
| Aviemore | 16 | 51 | (all facilities) |
| Carrbridge | 13 | 64 |
Day 17 Wed 19 Jun - Carrbridge to Tain - 66 miles (875 total)
| Place | Miles | Daily Miles | Comments |
| Carrbridge | 0 | 0 | Route: NCN 7, NCN 1 |
| Tomatin | 10 | 10 | (café and shop)[see "Horsley" 206-9] |
| Daviot | 8 | 18 | (no facilities) (see Sustrans - Lochs & Glens 86-93 |
| Inverness | 12 | 30 | (all facilities) (see "Mitchell" 153-8) |
| Dingwall | 13 | 43 | (café and shop) |
| Alness | 11 | 54 | (café) |
| Tain | 12 | 66 |
Day 18 Thu 20 Jun - Tain to Tongue - 62 miles (937 total)
| Place | Miles | Daily Miles | Comments |
| Tain | 0 | 0 | Route: NCN 1 (see "Mitchell" 158-161) |
| Bonar Bridge | 15 | 15 | (café and shop) |
| Lairg | 11 | 26 | (café and shop) |
| Crask Inn | 13 | 39 | (pub and café) |
| Altnaharra | 8 | 47 | (café) |
| Tongue | 15 | 62 |
Day 19 Fri 21 Jun - Tongue to John O'Groats - 64 miles (1001 total)
| Place | Miles | Daily Miles | Comments |
| Tongue | 0 | 0 | Route: NCN 1 + A99 to Wick |
| Bettyhill | 13 | 13 | (café and shop) [see "Horsley" 216-8] |
| Melvich | 13 | 28 | (shop and pub) [see "Mitchell" 162-9] |
| Thurso | 18 | 46 | (all facilities but no shops now until Wick) |
| John O'Groats | 20 | 66 | (pub and hotel) |
| Wick | 16 | 80 | An extra 16 miles! |
Day 20 Sat 22 Jun - Wick to Bardon Mill by train
| Wick | (Carlisle route home is an hour shorter) |
| Inverness a | 1213 |
| Inverness d | 1246 |
| Edinburgh a | 1621 |
| Edinburgh d | 1652 or 1700 to Newcastle |
| Carlisle a | 1806 or 1817 Newcastle |
| Carlisle d | 1837 or Newcastle 1925 |
| Bardon Mill a | 1916 or 2018 from Newcastle |
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