LEJOG on a bicycle

[ymfb]

Completed the LEJOG on Friday on my gravel bike.

1005 miles
46,000 ft climbed
18 days

One puncture for two riders.

Best section was Perth to Pitlochry

Shortest day was 27, longest 80 miles.

We loosely followed the Ciccerone route.

Biggest challenge was getting home, we caught a ferry to Orkney, cycled across to Kirkwall then overnight ferry to Aberdeen. Five hour wait for a train with bike spaces to Edinburgh, change for Birmingham, change for Basingstoke, change for Salisbury. Problems elsewhere put masses of grumpy Bath fans on the train making it tricky getting on/off.

Absolutely fantastic experience, highly recommended.

The much lauded Crask Inn and the Altnaharra Hotel were both closed, although to fair we ended up having possibly the best lunch of the whole trip at the Bettyhill Bistro. If I venture there on the motorbike I will head straight to the Farr Bay Inn.

 

[Ex-Call Centre Chimp]

Fair play, a good effort.

 

[Posh Pete]

Well done the pair of you.

 

[L2RKE]

Blimey Well done. Never heard of this challenge. Hats off to you.

 

[jonnie comet]

Blimey Well done. Never heard of this challenge. Hats off to you.

LEJOG or even JOGLE are well known challenges in the cycling world - I've done it in well under a day.....on an R1150GS -

ymfb - VERY well done Sir -

 

[Monsieur]

An excellent accomplishment!

 

[Davey B]

Excellent, I too, loved it. Proper life affirming stuff. (I did the A9 route from Pitlochry, ignoring the naysayers...and loved it. Riding along the old road for mile after mile, seeing no one and gradually gaining height. I did the first bit, then the last bit and still have the middle bit to do...bloody illness...)

 

[jonnie comet]

ymfb and Davey B - Did you pre-plan your routes into a Garmin/Wahoo/Whatever GPS, and if so, what exact model did you use?