In the summer of 2003, 3 friends and I spent 15 days cycling
the classic British 'End to End' or LEJOG (or JOGLE if doing the other way!) from Lands End to John O'Groats, all 1066 Miles. This website is an account of
our LEJOG cycle ride hopefully giving others the incentive to do it themselves. It also
gives details of our LEJOG route, directions, GPS waypoints, preparation, bikes,
training, advice, and any other information I can think of that might prove
helpful to somebody else who has considered having a go themselves.
The
LEJOG route we followed was one broadly based around the CTC (Cycle Touring Club) Scenic Route (scenic
means hilly by the way!), with our own modifications particularly through Devon
and Cornwall using local knowledge and a detour via the Isle of Arran to avoid
Glasgow. Both bits we would highly recommend.
I
hope you find it interesting and if you have any queries please send me an
email.
Good luck.
Alan Pewsey
©
Alan Pewsey 2010.
Don't know where to start? Well have a read
through the "How We Prepared" section and then work your way through
the Day by Day Blog. Each day includes a diary, tips on food and the
daily route, height profile, map and directions. Hopefully my LEJOG account will not only give
you a bit of a giggle but also be useful as well
LATEST NEWS!
My Ultimate List of LEJOG Links
I have now added a list of links
to other LEJOG websites. This has continued the great work
that Ian started as it appears he is no longer updating his list of 'Ultimate
LEJOG Links'. I have
cleaned up Ian's list and its included
HERE
Daily Route
Map and GPS Waypoints
View detailed maps day
by day, or the complete route,
HERE! The route is also available in a format you can
download to your GPS
here
11/07/2010 -
Vintage Tour de France Climbs. This year I experienced some of those
monster Alps climbs for myself including Ventoux, Galibier and Alpe D'Huez.
Read my blog
HERE.
Prefer The Pyrennes and a crack at Le Tourmalet, then 'Fiona Outdoors' has
done a great blog on cycling in The Pyrennes
HERE
10/07/2010 -
Eric's blog (#190) added to the list which went via The Lizard and Eden
Project. Eric has also made available his GPX route file.
29/06/2010 -
Great
feedback Craig, thanks.
"love the website (www.pewseys.co.uk)
. It seems to be the most comprehensive site out there for the LEJOG
journey."
25/06/2010 - Free
GPS Software Research.
Martha Jerome's article explains the latest free GPS software available for
different applications. Find it
here
09/06/2010 - 2
New blogs added to the ultimate list. Clive Shackleton (No 189)
completed his LEJOG in Sept 2009 raising over £3000 for his local Hospice
and John (Team Roberts, No 188) starts his End to End on July 4th 2010.
03/06/2010 - Wow
what great feedback, thanks Nick.
I love your website and I have been using it
extensively to plan our trip next month.Thanks for all your hard work,
you have made planning our trip so much easier and I after reading your
pages I am really looking forward to it. See more feedback
HERE
03/06/2010 - Not
only FREE CAKE but also now a FREE DRAM for End to Enders. For
details on offers from businesses to support cyclists doing the end to end
see
HERE
28/04/2010 - New
Exeter cycle map uploaded For those of you who are intending to ride
through Exeter on your End to End, a map of the city's comprehensive
cycleways can be found
HERE.
20/04/2010 New
LEJOG route map added to list
HERE I now have 4 LEJOG routes in my
list. If you have one that I could add please get in touch.
12/04/2010
FREE TEA and CAKE! What cyclist doesn't
like a nice cuppa and a piece of cake, especially when its free. Well the
good news is that End-to-enders can get a free cuppa, soup and a Chorley
Cake, courtesy of Joe Hall Pies. Joe (an End-to-Ender himself) has 2
shops on the Chester - Slaidburn part of the End-to-End on the Eaves
Lane in Chorley, Lanc's (B6628). Joe will be setting up a voucher scheme on
his website, but in the meantime pop in and mention the offer. Joe promises
a wrong welcome so go on, pay them a visit, support their business and
mention my site when you do. Joe's website is
here, and you can Follow him on Twitter
HERE. Thanks Joe.
08/03/2010
Route planning for cycles.
I've come across a site that
allows you to route plan, much like you do with cars, but this site is for
cyclists as it computes the route using cycle routes as well.
Here
23/02/2010
It has come to my attention that Chester Youth Hostel has now closed its
doors. Although it wasn't our most favourite hostel in the World, it was in
an ideal position for End to Enders.
Chester YHA Closed
22/01/2010 Bikehike.co.uk has had to close it
database for copyright reasons. I have transferred my routes onto a new
site, (www.bikemap.net), see links on
left or click
HERE. Please let me know if any problems. or
if these routes disappear.
