LEJOG - Cycling from Lands End to John O'Groats the preparation

End to End website links

For many years Ian at http://www.users.waitrose.com/~ianclare/lejog1.htm maintained a website which included the ultimate list of links to web sites about Land's End to John O'Groats cycling trips. It appears that Ian stopped updating his site in 2008, confirmed when Ian hasn't responded to my emails. so to continue his great work I have gone through his list of links, removed the broken ones and reproduced the ones that still work below, and started to add new links If you would like me to add a link to your site then send me an email.

Rob is also carrying on Ian's good work at his site here

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For links to other LEJOG / JOGLE routes that are available on online mapping sites, click here. Do you have a route I can add?

List last updated 09 March 2010

No	Website Link (click on links to view website)	Site Description
173	http://visionset.blogspot.com/2009/10/lejog-920-miles-via-nottingham.html Follow on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/visionset	In June 2009 Mike Whittaker and his mate Phil cycled from Lands End to John O'Groats in 8 days. They took a 920 mile east of the Pennines route via their home town of Nottingham. They travelled very light and found B&B and Inn accommodation speculatively...
172	http://www.endtoend-cycle.com/ Follow on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/endtoendcycle	An account of Gordon Valentine's JOGLE in August 2009 over 16 days. A fair bit of info including GPS data, although unfortunately only available if you have a password.
171	http://adventuresofgimpicus.blogspot.com/	Graeme's blog from his LEJOG in 2008. Graeme chose a 1060 Mile route over 18 days taking in The Lizard.
170	http://feelslikegoingdownhill.wordpress.com/ Follow on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/meggy	Megan says: The best ideas are always thought up under the influence of alcohol, preferably within the confines of a pub. (I couldn't agree more! - Al) Whether this turns out to be a good idea is yet to be seen, but it was certainly dreamed up under the right circumstances. Megan is raising money for The British Red Cross Society as a way of thanking their victim support service for supporting them after a house fire. I hope you raise loads of money Meg, I didn't even know the support service existed. Scheduled to ride JOGLE in 2010
169	http://sites.google.com/site/rogerandalicelejog2010 Follow on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/rogerirvine59	Roger Irvine's site is now up and running as he blogs the way towards his unsupported JOGLE trip scheduled to begin on April 24th 2010 Worth a look to see Roger's pictures of him training hard. No pain, no gain! Good luck Roger.
168	http://www.nickandalsjogle.co.uk/Nick_and_Als_Jogle/Welcome.html Follow on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/nickscycle RECOMMENDED	A great site, definitely worth a look. Al mentioned he had always wanted to cycle from John O’Groats to Lands End as he was approaching the young age of 60 he thought it was about the right time to attempt it. Nick said it sounded like a good idea & he would like to join Al. We take so much out of life. So this was the ideal opportunity to give something back & to try & help other people not so fortunate as us. Scheduled to start May 29th 2010 Nick's planned JOGLE route http://www.bikemap.net/route/389300
167	http://welna-lejog.blogspot.com/ Follow on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/anlew	This is the blog of a (mad or what?) girl (Welna Bowden) that wants to do the Land's End to John O'Groats Bike Ride in June 2010. Leading up to this event will take a lot of guts, so I may as well start blogging about it to keep sane!!
166	http://www.mpses.blogspot.com	Follow Phil Clare as he again trains to cycle Lands End to John O'Groats in the summer of 2010. This will be his third year running & he will continue to do it until he sees Glencoe in the sun!!! (That's your summer holiday booked for the next 10 yrs then Phil - Al)
165	http://challengemandan.wordpress.com/the-big-cycle/ Follow on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/challengemandan	Dan is cycling LEJOG with a twist, he is going to climb The highest mountain in Wales (Snowdon), England )(Scafell Pike) and Scotland (Ben Nevis) on the way. He begins his journey from Lands End on 23rd June 2010
164	http://road.cc/content/blog/12661-snow-joke Follow on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/humbert15	Martin Thomas is going to be one of 15 cyclists on the start line of The Race Against Time, an annual Land's End to John O'Groats ride that takes six days - which translates to an average of something like 145 miles a day. 27th June to the 2nd July 2010
163	http://piemanpete.com/b/jogle-2010/ Follow on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/piemanpete	Pete last year did London to Paris and thoroughly enjoyed the experience and this year wanted to set a bigger target. He's doing JOGLE instead of the other way because he figures it is going to be a bit easier to get home from Cornwall than the highlands of Scotland. The plan so far is to take about 12 days to do the ride, roughly 120km a day, which will give enough time to hopefully be able to take in the sights and of course stop for a few pub lunches along the way. Planning for JOGLE around June/July/August 2010,
162	http://minorslejog2010.wordpress.com/tag/lejog/ Follow on Twitter http://twitter.com/cminors	Chris is planning to begin his LEJOG on 17th July 2010 He is keeping a blog and is also broadcasting on Twitter. His trip is in aid of Shelterbox following the recent earthquake in Haiti.
161	http://alan-jenny-lejog2010.blogspot.com/ Follow on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/jennynastley	This is a blog about Alan Matthews and Jenny Astley cycling LEJOG to raise money for Cancer Research. They are planning to complete the LEJOG in June 2010
160	http://teamgribbon.blogspot.com/ Follow on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/teamgribbon	Team Gribbon. Follow the blog as Team Gribbon prepare for their LEJOG in May 2010. They are riding in AID of BHF British Heart Foundation. The team consists of Tommy Martin & Laura. We are riding for BHF as I (Tommy) had a heart Attack in October 2002 @ the age of 40 and I feel I kneed to do something for this fantastic charity for the help they have given to me over the last 8 years. I keep well now I am fit cycle approx 150 miles a week in winter and 250 to 300 in summer.
159	http://twitter.com/gazzzzza RECOMMENDED	Mr Technology Gary Kilvington completed his end 2 end in 2009 using Twitter, his blog and Google Latitude for live position updates on his progress. Not a huge amount of trip detail but included to show potential using technology.
158	http://www.georgemahood.com/lejog.htm RECOMMENDED	A crackin idea and one of my favourite LEJOG sites. The plan was simple - to get from Land's End to John O’Groats, by foot or by bike, without spending a single penny. The reason for doing it was to prove that hospitality and generosity is alive and well amongst the people of Britain.
157	http://www.theraceagainsttime.com/	A unique endurance challenge. It involves an organised group of 10-16 cyclists going from Lands End to John O’Groats in just six days to raise funds for a good cause. Repeated every year.
156	http://www.youtube.com/... RECOMMENDED	Tony Langenegger. A superb video account of his trip in 2009
155	http://www.budden.me.uk	Lynne Budden
154	Because Its There!	Just with spare tube, bivvy bag, and what cash he could muster
153	NickandLesterBigBikeRide	Two forty-somethings from Gloucestershire attempt the big bike ride to improve the lives of children in China's orphanages
152	LEJoG Blog	Tandem ride April 2007
151	Musical Tour	Solo 14 day trip in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust
150	Biking For Beer	A bike ride from Land's End to John O'Groats and then back again, taking in the most northerly, southerly, easterly and westerly parts of the British mainland. Over 2850 miles
149	3500k E2E	Aussie couple start in Paris, cycle via Cherbourg to Cornwall to start an E2E that takes in Lincoln & York
148	York JoGLErs	Matt, Steve & Keith raise money for the Starlight Foundation
147	With a Twist	Phil's solo April 2007 E2E with the Three Peaks on route
146	LesJoGLE	Les & friends do the trip 20 years after a previous trip
145	Sunburnt & Snowed On	Ian Fardoe's Optima Dragon recumbent ride, solo & camping
144	Just Rolling	Great Photos and account of 2005 trip by 3 men & a lady
143	Long, Slow and Wiggly	Birdy folder trip from South to North on the UK's longest straight line
142	Wishyouwerenthere	Not a lot written, but if you have broadband and click on the map and then the links to 'All' or individual days....and then click on 'hybrid'... you can see a line unfold that marks out the route bit, all with mapping overlaying satellite pictures. It seems the three lads intrepid travellers just did what the GPS said, and got lost a few times. Some pictures. The map thing is impressive, but it would be good to hear the rest of the story of their JoGLE!
141	Cycle4Charity	Female/Male 4 cyclist team cycling for The Meningitis Research Foundation
140	LEJoG	Five 16 year olds E2E for Cancer Research
139	Moulton E2E 2006	Simon Berry's 2006 trip on a 30 geared Pashley Moulton TSR30. Possibly the most detailed account ever. If you are going to use GPS, read his account to see the problems there can be. This year Simon is aiming to do the first LEJoG entirely on the Sustrans National Cycle Network and is planning his whole route by GPS. This is available at gpscycle.com If you would like to accompany Simon on any of the stages he has 8 places per stage.
138	Salmon Cycle	Three female Salmon siblings migrate from LE to JoG in September 2006, with the support of Matilda. Read the blog from the beginning.
137	S.P.O.K.E	Spalding Peddlers on Killer Expedition - 5 rider supported trip
136	Richard's JoGLE	Solo 'downhill' B&B July 2007
135	Lardy to Lean II	MacPanda is slimming and raising money with the trip
134	Solo End to End	For Kings Mill Special School
133	1000 Mile Bike Ride	Gareth, also on the Bike Adventures Organised Tour
132	3 Scroats to John o'Groats	Mike, Jim and Robs trip to John O'Groats from Lands End in June 2006
131	Walking The Length Of Britain	.....before or after you have cycled it - an ebook ( If you are aged around 17 and fancy walking next year see - Great Walk 2008)
130	Gavin's Lejog Offroad 2006	3rd Successful LEJoG Offroad, in 23 days
129	Richard's Solo Camping	14 days on CTC Route
128	Very Nice People	George & Ben start at Land's End in boxer shorts and rely on spontaneous generosity for everything else to complete the trip!!
127	Bike in a box from Tasmania	More of a Solo camping tour of Britain, including 3 Peaks & LEJoG! Just get on your bike and do it! - Done on a Moulton - Opens as .pdf file
126	JoGLE	A site in German - Solo 1,946 km (1,209 miles) over 18 days in June 2006
125	Anglo-Swiss Charity Bike Ride RECOMMENDED	Two man JoGLE in 2003. A site that has grown into not just a LEJOG site, but a site that documents Mark's journeys around Europe. Also includes GPS information
124	Russell Snowden	LEJG 13 day B&B trip - great blog
123	Girl Solo	Kiwi Kim's 20 day ride
122	LEJoG for Laurel Brown	LE2JOG For Laurel Brown, April 2006
121	Kipperonabike	A very quick kipper, who entered Scotland on the 4th day of the LEJoG!
120	Bob's J.O.G.L.E 2006	Marking his half-century by riding North to South for the British Heart Foundation
119	US Cyclist Does UK	William Thompson has done 2 trips in 2005 & 2006, as well as visiting other parts of the world at his Global Travel page
118	AwsomeLEJoG	Five Blog the LEJoG for charity
117	ClemJoGLE06	Paul Clements cycled South solo
116	Jerry Anderson's East of Pennines Route, May 2006	The route went through Meriden, England's central point
115	Steveybo.com	Steve is off, solo, in July 2006
114	http://www.bike1000.co.uk/index.htm	14 Days in June 2006
113	Silver Wedding Ride	Margaret & Dave celebrate by doing the trip on their anniversary - They have on-bike sat nav too
112	LEJoG4Matt	50 somethings, Graham and Stephs' June 2006 trip
111	Cycle NE2SW	A four man JoGLE in May 2006
110	Farm-Boy.co.uk	Jake's Solo Hostel Trip - Well written site
109	The Bike Ride	Anthony & Steves' ride in May 2006
108	Martin The Cyclist	Solo Camping trip blog, June 2006
107	David & Terrys' Odyssey	for Dr Hadwen Trust against animal testing, July 2006
106	May 1999	4 man trip in 1999
105	Jogleandbeyond	Senor Bones JOGLE webblog, 10 days in April 2006
104	Specialride	for special needs - Julian, Jon, Lawrence and Stephen ride for Ravenswood Village in Berkshire
103	Passion For Cycling	Photos of an E2E in 1999 and links to other cycle rides
102	Sheila's Wheelers	Ride from North to South in tribute to mum
101	LEJoG May 2006 for Saxon Wood School	A 13 day Route to the East of The Pennines - Lots of determination to finish through bad weather - Full maps
100	The End to End Girls 2006	Pat & Janie cycle North to South in April 2006
99	LEJOG 2006	Steve Butler raising money for St Clare Hospice
98	Thomas Parkin	Solo B&B trip, going to Orkney & Shetland as well
97	Lejog in April, Kilimanjaro in Sept	Raising money for AMREF
96	Dale's Trip - 1st to 9th June 2006	Raising money Cancer Research UK
95	Cyclaid	Andrew Auld sets out in May 2006 raising money for AIDS
94	End2End Summer 2005	1000 miles, two cyclists and one very unreliable bike
93	Whiteboard Riders	Jon Rouse is riding John O'Groats to Lands End in Aug 2006 to raise money to pay for IT equipment at Racemeadow Primary School in Atherstone, Warwickshire
92	tra-velo-gue.co.uk	Lightweight; in just 6 days he did it. Very smart site with good kit & packing list
91	The Longroad Ahead	Paul's ride in May 2006 for The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign
90	Keith's Solo End to End for Doncaster's Civic Charity in June 2005
89	VHL Lejog 2006	14 days in aid of Von Hippel Lindau Cancer by Father and Son, aged 14, whose Wife and 10 year old sister have been diagnosed with this incurable condition - Support the family in the fight against VHL
88	A LEJoG Blog	Mark Campbell's 12 day trip, Sept - Oct 2005
87	Dr Feelgood's Guitarist 2003	Steve Walwyn's ride raising money for the Down's Syndrome Association
86	End to End To Celebrate 60	by Esther & Michael Abrahams - B&B
85	My End to End	by Steve Keens solo
84	LEJOGing for Whittington Babies 2005	by father & son, Barry & David Turner
83	Gary & Lee 2006	For Great Ormond Street Hospital
82	Jonathan Lewis Solo	LEJOG Summer 2005 : The ‘Ring’ Road
81	Ian Wallace's End to End	On his bike, on his own
80	All the way in a Trice	......or on a Trice? Steve Ingham's Trice Recumbent Trip
79	Breathe For You Tour	Jerry Clinch's second LeJoG for The Wisdom Hospice, Rochester, Kent and PitPat, Bristol
78	Brompton Trip	Brian Dembrey's 1029 mile JoGLE by Brompton folding bike that proves what a great bike it is and solves the travel problems each end - Just fold whether you've done a 3 mile or 1029 mile trip!
77	Jasons Quick Trip	4 days and 850 miles on a bike for Whizz-Kidz June 2005
76	JOGLE June 2005	Rob & Joe's bike ride of 935M South from John O'Groats to Lands End. CD Rom in aid of MacMillan Cancer care available
75	Dave & Jo's E2E 2005	A trip in April/May 2005
74	Minimalist LEJoG	Two cyclists, racing bikes, half a change of clothes each in a backpack and finding B&B on the way
73	Mark & Richard Cycle Britain	Thorough planning, great site & after the ride they flew home by EasyJet
72	JoGLE 2005	Martin's Solo North to South
71	John o'Groats - Lands End	Le tour de Jean Arnould, en francais
70	Cycling Britain	Cycling Gatwick to LE to JoG, train to Margate then cycle to Gatwick - Solo tour 1500 miles 20 days
69	2men1bike	9 day tandem ride on two tandems, the first one broke en route! 2men2tandems?
68	Rob Woods End to End	14 day solo trip in June 2004
67	Andy & John's End to End in 5 Years	4 stages over 5 years
66	RandomTandem	1000 Miles, 2 Idiots, 1 Bike (Their words!) - 1000 miles in 9 days May 2005
65	Ellonwheels 2005	Ellen Loois does the ride in 12 days starting on 5th June for Huntington's Chorea.
64	Richard's 9 Day Ride	A Solo fundraiser
63	Daughter & Dad	1003 miles - One rider is 14 years old and the other is "aren't policemen looking young" age
62	Liz & Stu's End to End	15 days on 2001
61	Ben and Graham Brodie	17 days riding & 2 days off - July/Aug 2004 - Site has good links to other cycling and End to Ends
60	15 Days via Arran	My site! I & 3 friends' 2003 trip taking in the isle of Arran en route (Alan Pewsey)
59	Steve's Solo YHA Trip	A 13 Day trip where planning ambitious mileage in Cornwall and Devon started it hard
58	72 hour Non-Stop End to End 2005	Raising Money for The Meningitis Trust
57	Off-Road End to End 2003	James Spencer and David Broddle do their mainly Off-Road route. (This page is 248Kb, being html generated by MS Word)
56	Duffsters Solo East of Pennines End to End 2003	Jason Duffy got the opportunity to do the ride he had wanted to attempt for a while.
55	D2D 2003	Dover to Durness, a different end to end - The pictures on this site show they picked a great route
54	GalFromDownUnder's End to End	In 1997 on a Bike Friday folder and camping. The main site galfromdownunder.com is worth a read too - Lynnette has been cycling ever since her End to End
53	Pete's UK End to End 1999	A solo camping trip in 11 days
52	Deutsche End2End	Zwei Liegeräder - Two German recumbent riders complete a camping LEJoG
51	Dad and Daughter - 1000 miles	Dad & 14 year old daughter just get on their touring bikes with their camping kit and maps and ride the LEJoG - simple!
50	Ken's Autumnal LEJoG 2003	Ken Middlemiss's solo B&B trip in 18 days and 1021 miles
49	1000 Mile Tandem Ride	Sponsored ride in July 2003 by Phil & Tim Catt
48	End2End 2003	Doing it the hard way: JOG to LE in 8 days. Supported ride by 8 cyclists in aid of Breakthrough Breast Cancer
47	Vinnie's Land's End to John O'Groats Cycle Ride	Fast solo ride in September 2003
46	Chris Gibson	Solo 9-10 day fundraiser staying in B&B, starting 5th June 2003 and updating site daily
45	Cycling for Life	Ambitious fundraising planned for Sept 2003, via a route which passes through Keighley. 3 man team supported by a van
44	Phoebe's Wish	Phoebe was born at 26 weeks, weighing only 620g (1lb 5oz). Her dad and his 40 something friends are off on a LEJoG to raise money for the neonatal unit at Middlesborough on June 9th
43	Two-Way in 1983	Robert Kletz's trip from home to Jo'G then to LE then home again
42	Now Go And Do It	Lee Hargreaves June 2002, 9 day End to End, solo, unsupported. Anyone can do it!
41	Cees van't Hoff's Fietstocht door Engeland	For Dutch readers
40	Ron Strutt's RuralRides.net	Ron has done 3 End to Ends, including a '4 Sides' route including the most Easterly and Westerly UK points
39	Derek Higbee's Three Peaks Trip	via Snowdon, Scafell Pike, and Ben Nevis. 1,195 miles on the bike and some 25 miles walking. Computer and GPS tracking
38	Because There's Nothing on Telly	LEJOG in July 2002, by Stuart Mackenzie
37	Mission Difficult.org	Tandem trip in May 2002
36	Andy Stevenson	June/July 2002 - Solo Ride
35	Tour de Frank	July 2002 - Solo Ride
34	Chris Gooderham & John Birch	Chose their own route and rode unsupported using B&B accommodation
33	Three On A Bike	On a three seater bike in Summer 2001
32	Edward Peters	Great site which I enjoyed watching 'live' as the trip progressed. His data proves how you do more climbing in The West Country than you do in Scotland!
31	Ride For Life	John o'Groats to Land's End - Starts 24th June 2002 - Route via Essex - Very smart, thorough and technical site
30	7 Year Old Takes Record	Excellent site about Bow-Jango and his cycling familys' trip in July 2002 - He raised money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, and has the condition himself. He is an experienced cycle tourist already, having ridden since the age of four and completed about 1000 miles on tours in the West Country, France, and Holland! He eats lots of Weetabix for breakfast!
29	LE To JO'G by Tandem	1st to 13th June 2000 by Angela & Stephen
28	Fife Flyers	8 day sponsored ride
27	Becontree Wheelers	Veterans of their 1975 ride repeat it with some newbies in 2000
26	Will Watson	9 day trip in June 2000
25	N Coomber	some pictures of a 1978 trip
24	Maidenhead Rotaract Club	Summer 2000 trip
23	End to End	in 15 days on a tandem by Janice Newman & Peter Allocco in June 1996
22	Steveonabike.co.uk	Raising money for breast cancer
21	Colin Langdon's Site	Colin leads LE to JoG trips and is organising four in Summer 2002. They are for CTC members only, so join now if you are interested in going!! Also has details of a previous trip
20	Bike Tours Great British Bike Ride	August 2001 trip organised for 19 people camping - Excellent site by John Ennor, which thoroughly details the route, which is an East of the Pennines one at 1099 miles
19	14 Day End to End in 20 years	finished in 2001 by Tony Wallis
18	August 2001 Adventure	by Derek Hunter
17	http://www.end2end.me.uk/	by Chris Humphrey & Mark Bayliss raising money for Albinism in 8 days in July 2001
16	2001 Cycling Odyssey	Trip starting in June - Excellent site with full maps and route description
15	September 2000 Trip by Tandem	Ken & Linda Hardy have done a great site about their trip
14	Debbie Hargreaves & Dave Yates' August 2000 Trip
13	Bernard Naylor's Site	about a Sept 2000 trip by Bill Barker, Chris Smith & Phil Owens
12	Chris Smith's Site	about a Sept 2000 trip by Bill Barker, Chris Smith & Phil Owens
11	June 2000 Trip	Allen Freeman's trip, from the American perspective.
10	The Sore Butt Bike Ride	An Aug 2000 trip, of 13 days, to raise money for The Motor Neurone Disease Association - Impressive site, with a foreword by Tony Blair!
9	Next Time I'll Stay in Youth Hostels	A Journey from Land's End to John O'Groats On An Overloaded Recumbent Cycle In June 1999 - A self supported solo camping trip
8	Martin Wittram's Account	of his cycle tour along the West side of the UK in 1999
7	Traditional Touring Club	1997 trip by this interesting looking club from Leigh-on Sea, Essex, by a route taking in Yorkshire, Carlisle, Peebles and Edinburgh
6	Diary of an Alcohol Fuelled 1997 Tour	By Martin Prince
5	Land's End to John o'Groats Trip 1996	by Paul Smee and Ann French. See also their 1993 Trip. Also links to pages about their trips to other parts of the world
4	LE to J'oG With Three Others	A 1994 Trip with a fair bit of detail about personal relationships in a group and how they can be strained........ Also2000 Tour - with satellite tracking on a 2 man tour along the CTC scenic route! Very thorough route description
3	Land's End To John o'Groats, By Bicycle	A charity cycle ride, in aid of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund ( http://www.icnet.uk )
2	Ralph Dadswell's Record Trip	on a trike in 53 hours 29 minutes!!!
1	Windheetah Record	Andy Wilkinson's record run in a Windcheetah recumbent in 41 hours 4 mins and 22 secs for an 861 mile route!