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Land’s End to John O’Groats Bike Challenge


Day 0 ~ Wednesday 24th October 2007 Purton to Penzance, thankfully in cars
Night: Penzance YHA (YHA Penzance, Castle Horneck, Penzance, TR20 8TF. Tel. 01736 362666


Day 1 ~ Thursday 25th October 2007 ~ Lands End to Launceston ~ 144km
  • Lands End (B3315) to Penzance
    		•  20km
  • Penzance (A30, A394) to Goldsithney
    		•  8km
  • Goldsithney (B3280) through Godolphin Cross to Porkellis
    		•  16km
  • Porkellis (tour of Stithians reservoir) to Stithians
    		•  8km
  • Stithans (A39) to Truro
    		•  15km
  • Truro (A390) to St Austell
    		•  23km
  • St Austell (A390) to Lostwithiel
    		•  12km
  • Lostwithiel (B3269) to Trebyan
    		•  5km
  • Trebyan (A30) over Bodmin Moor to Altarnun
    		•  25km
  • Altarnan (A30) to Launceston
    		•  12km
    Night: Bideford ~ with family and friends


    Day 2 ~ Friday 26th October 2007 ~ Launceston to Whitestaunton ~ 133km
  • Launceston (A30) to Liftondown, turn right to Chillaton & Mary Tavey
    		•  19km
  • Mary Tavey (A386) to Tavistock
    		•  8km
  • Tavistock (B3357) to Two Bridges
    		•  14km
  • Two Bridges (B3212) to Moretownhampstead
    		•  19km
  • Moretownhampstead (through Tedburn St Mary) to Crediton
    		•  18km
  • Crediton (A3072) to Tiverton
    		•  19km
  • Tiverton to Halberton
    		•  6km
  • Halberton to Culmstock
    		•  12km
  • Culmstock to Whitestaunton
    		•  18km
    Night: Exeter ~ Cathedral School, Exeter


    Day 3 ~ Saturday 27th 2007 ~ Whitestaunton to Purton ~ 133km
  • Whitestaunton (A303, B3168) to Curry Rivel
    		•  22km
  • Curry Rivel (via Langport then turn Left to Henley, over Kings Sedge Moor) to Pedwell
    		•  15km
  • Pedwell (A39) to Street
    		•  6km
  • Street (A39) to Wells
    		•  11km
  • Wells (A39, B3115) to Bath
    		•  31km
  • Bath (A4) to Corsham
    		•  14km
  • Corsham (A4) to Chippenham
    		•  8km
    FUN RIDE 1.30pm ~ Start Tally Wacker Farm, Stanton Lane, Kington St Michael ~ 26kms
  • Tally Wacker Farm to Stanton St Quinton
    		•  2km
  • Stanton St Quinton across A429 to Upper Seagry
    		•  4km
  • Upper Seagry to Great Somerford
    		•  3km
  • Great Somerford across B4042 to Cleverton
    		•  3km
  • Cleverton to Holland Handling, Queens street (refreshment stop)
    		•  6km
  • Holland Handling across B4969 to Purton
    		•  8km
    WE HAVE GOT A GREAT START VENUE FOR THE FUN RIDE JUST OUTSIDE CHIPPENHAM - ANOTHER ORGANIC FARM IN KINGSTON ST MICHAEL, TALLY WACKER FARM. THE ROUTE IS ALL VERY QUIET COUNTRY LANES AND ONLY 3 MAIN ROADS TO CROSS WHERE WE WILL HAVE MARSHALLS STATIONED - THE ROUTE WILL BE CLEARLY MARKED - CLICK HERE FOR A MAP TO TALLY WACKER ~ ROWIE

    NB. Evening Meal and Music in Veggie Shed at Purton House
    Night: Purton House


    Day 4 ~ Sunday 28th October 2007 ~ Purton to Coalbrookdale ~ 153km
  • Purton (B4453) to Chelworth Green
    		•  7km
  • Chelworth Green to Ashton Keynes
    		•  6km
  • Ashton Keynes to Cirencester
    		•  9km
  • Cirencester (A435) to Colesbourne
    		•  14km
  • Colesbourne (A435) to Cheltenham
    		•  12km
  • Cheltenham (A435, onto B4079 to Pershore, then B4084) to Worecester
    		•  41km
  • Worecester (A443, onto B4196 to Stourport on Severn, then B4194) to Bewdley
    		•  24km
  • Bewdley On A4199 turn right onto B4363. At Chelmarsh rd changes to B455
    • to Bridgnorth, then onto B4373) to Coalbrookdale     		40km
    Night: YHA Coalbrookdale (YHA Ironbridge Gorge, John Rose Building, High St, Coalport, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7HT. Tel 0870 7705882)


    Day 5 ~ Monday 29th October 2007 ~ Coalbrookdale to Slaidburn ~ 177km
  • Coalbrookdale (A5223, then A442, over A53 to Sandford, then A41) to Whitchurch
    		•  44km
  • Whitchurch (A49) to Warrington
    		•  52km
  • Warrington (A49) to Wigan
    		•  20km
  • Wigan (A49 to Boars Head, onto A5106, A673 to Chorley, then A674) to Blackburn
    		•  30km
  • Blackburn (A666 to Whalley and onto Barrow then A671) to Clitheroe
    		•  18km
  • Clitheroe (A6478 )to Slaidburn
    		•  13km
    Night: Slaidburn YHA (King’s House, Slaidburn, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 3ER Tel 0870 7706034)


    Day 6 ~ Tuesday 30th October 2007 ~ Slaidburn to Dumfries ~ 186km
  • Slaidburn up to High Bentham, through Burton in Lonsdale onto A65 to Kirkby Lonsdale
    		•  31km
  • Kirkby Lonsdale (A65 towards Kendal, minor roads through Brigsteer and Crook) to Winde
    • mere     		30km
  • Windermere (A592 over Kirkstone Pass onto A5091) to Troutbeck (north)
    		•  34km
  • Troutbeck (A66, onto minor rd to Hesket Newmarket, onto Caldbeck, then B5299) to Carli
    • le     		38km
  • Carlisle (A7 then onto A74) to Gretna
    		•  15km
  • Gretna (A75) to Dumfries
    		•  38km
    Night: Mabie Forest Roundhouse! Marthrown of Mabie, Mabie Forest, Dumfries, DG2 8HB Tel 01387 247900)


    Day 7 ~ Wednesday 31st October 2007 ~ Dumfries to Howwood ~ 129km
  • Dumfries (A76 onto B729 to Dunscore, through Glenmidge, Keir Mill, onto Enterkinfoot, join A76
    • to Sanquhar     		49km
  • Sanquhar (A76) to New Cumnock
    		•  18km
  • New Cumnock (A76) to Mauchline
    		•  21km
  • Mauchline (A76) to Kilmarnock
    		•  16km
  • Kilmarnock (to Kilmaurs onto A735 to Stewarton and continue onto Lugton and then B776 to
    • Howwood     		25km
    Night: B & B Fenwick (Nancy Cuthbertson, West Tannacrieff Farm, Fenwick, Kilmarnock, KA3 6AZ Tel 0044 1560 600258)


    Day 8 ~ Thursday 1st November 2007 ~ Howwood to Fort William ~ 156km
  • Howwood (B787) to Paisley
    		•  11km
  • Paisley (A726 over Erskine Bridge onto A814) to Dumbarton
    		•  17km
  • Dumbarton (A813 to Balloch, onto A82) to Crainlarick
    		•  47km
  • Crainlarick (A82) to Clifton Tyndram
    		•  8km
  • Clifton Tyndram (A82) to North Ballachulish
    		•  56km
  • North Ballachulish (A82) to Fort William
    		•  17km
    Night: Chase the Wild Goose Hostel, (Lochiel Cresent, Banavie, Nr Fort William, PH33 7LY Tel 01397 772531)


    Day 9 ~ Friday 2nd November 2007 ~ Fort William to Golspie ~ 165km
  • Fort William (A82) to Invergarry
    		•  38km
  • Invergarry (A82) to Drumnadrochit
    		•  42km
  • Drumnadrochit (A833 to Beauly, onto A862) to Dingwall
    		•  25km
  • Dingwall (A862, join A9 then onto B9176 to Easterfearn, onto A836) to Bonar Bridge
    		•  33km
  • Bonar Bridge (A949 to Clashmore, onto A9) to Golspie
    		•  27km
    Night: Sleeperzzz Hostel, (Rogart Station, Sutherland, Scotland, IV28 3XA Tel 01408 641343)


    Day 10 ~ Saturday 3rd November 2007 ~ Golspie to John O’Groats ~ 89km
  • Golspie (A9) to Helmsdale
    		•  23km
  • Helmsdale (A9 to Latheronwheel, onto A99) to Wick
    		•  44km
  • Wick (A99) to John O’ Groats
    		•  22km
    Night: The Glen Urquart Hostel, (Bearnock, Glen Urquhart, Inverness-shire IV63 6TN, Telephone: 01463 230 218)


    TOTAL DISTANCE ~ 1465km