Route

Proposed route of Welsh coast walk.

 

Route	Mileage	Culm/miles
Chester to Flint	12.0	12.0
Flint to Prestatyn	16.9	28.9
Prestatyn to Colwyn bay	14.6	43.5
Colwyn bay to Conwy	14.2	57.7
Conwy to Bangor	17.5	75.2
Bangor to Pentrellwyn	16.5	91.7
Pentrellwyn to Llaneilian	17.8	109.5
Llaneilian to Borthwen	20.8	130.3
Borthwen to Holyhead	13.7	144.0
Holyhead to Pwll preban	17.4	161.4
Pwll preban to Aberffraw	14.5	175.9
Aberffraw to Brynsiencyn	18.8	194.7
Brynsiencyn to Caernarfon	12.5	207.2
Caernarfon to Nant Gwrtheyrn	24.2	231.4
Nant Gwrtheyrn to Morfa	15.5	246.9
Morfa to Rhiw	16.3	263.2
Rhiw to Llanbedrog	15.8	279.0
Llanbedrog to Cricieth	16.7	295.7
Cricieth to Harlech	17.9	313.6
Harlech to Barmouth	15.5	329.1
Barmouth to Tywyn	17.7	346.8
Tywyn to Ynys Tachwedd	19.4	366.2
Ynys Tachwedd to Llanrhystud	17.9	384.1
Llanrhystud to Llangrannog	20.7	404.8
Llangrannog to Cardigan	19.5	424.3
Cardigan to Newport	17.2	441.5
Newport to Fishguard	12.2	453.7
Fishguard to Trefin	17.8	471.5
Trefin to Solva	21.7	493.2
Solva to St Brides	15.8	509.0
St Brides to Dale	14.5	523.5
Dale to Llanstadwell	17.4	540.9
Llanstadwell to Angle	19.2	560.1
Angle to Bosherston	19.1	579.2
Bosherston to Tenby	16.0	595.2
Tenby to Talacharn	19.2	614.4
Talacharn to Carmarthen	22.8	637.2
Carmarthen to Burry port	23.0	660.2
Burry port to Llanrhidian	18.4	678.6
Llanrhidian to Port eynon	21.2	699.8
Port eynon to Oystermouth	19.3	719.1
Oystermouth to Port talbot	15.8	734.9
Port talbot to Ewenny	19.8	754.7
Ewenny to West aberthaw	20.1	774.8
West aberthaw to Penarth	19.5	794.3
Penarth to Newport	22.1	816.4
Newport to Severn beach	20.2	836.6
Total	836.6

 

Proposed route of wide coast to coast (St Davids head to Lowestoft) walk.

 

Walk	Miles	Culm/dist
St Davids head to Haverford west	28.02	28.02
Haverford west to Camarthen	36.22	64.24
Camarthen to Senny bridge	40.09	104.33
Senny bridge to Hereford	48.45	152.78
Hereford to Great malvern	20.39	173.17
Great malvern to Stratford upon avon	31.22	204.39
Stratford upon avon to Northampton	39.53	243.92
Northampton to Huntingdon	36.85	280.77
Huntingdon to Ely	26.68	307.45
Ely to Thetford	26.5	333.95
Thetford to Diss	18.76	352.71
Diss to Bungay	20.61	373.32
Bungay to Lowestoft	18.46	391.78

 

Proposed route of John O Groat’s to lands end hike 2011

 

Walk	Miles	Culm/dist
John O Groat’s to Thurso	21.4	21.4
Thurso to Strathy	20.3	41.7
Strathy to Tongue	23.3	65.0
Tongue to Strabeg	18.5	83.5
Strabeg to Durness	13.4	96.9
Durness to Cape wrath, around the kyle	21.6	118.5
Cape wrath to Kinlochbervie	16.3	134.8
Kinlochbervie to Scourie	16.0	150.8
Scourie to Ledmore	24.9	175.7
Ledmore to Ullapool	17.4	193.1
Ullapool to Strath garve	32.8	225.9
Strath Garve to Muir of Ord	12.7	238.6
Muir of Ord to Drumnacrochit	16.7	255.3
Drumnadrochit to Fort Augustus	18.2	273.5
Fort Augustus to Spean bridge	22.2	295.7
Spean bridge to Corrour station	19.2	314.9
Carrour station to Innerwick	25.7	340.6
Innerwick to Lochearnhead	21.6	362.2
Lochearnhead to Callander	14.1	376.3
Callander to Dumgoyne	20.7	397.0
Dumgoyne to Glasgow	14.7	411.7
Glasgow to Strathaven	16.7	428.4
Strathaven to Abington	24.4	452.8
Abington to Moffat	18.0	470.8
Moffat to Lockerbie	16.4	487.2
Lockerbie to Gretna	16.3	503.5
Gretna to Carlisle	9.5	513.0
Carlisle to Lazenby	17.2	530.2
Lazenby to Great armside	20.0	550.2
Great armside to Garsdale station	20.3	570.5
Garsdale station to Horton in ribblesdale	15.6	586.1
Horton in ribblesdale to Earby	22.6	608.7
Earby to Todmorden	19.8	628.5
Todmorden to Bridge water canal	22.3	650.8
Bridgewater canal to Preston brook marina	23.5	674.3
Preston brook marina to Middlewich	17.5	691.8
Middlewich to Barbridge	10.0	701.8
Barbridge to Ellesmere	27.9	729.7
Ellesmere to Shrewsbury	19.9	749.6
Shrewsbury to Iron bridge	18.9	768.5
Iron bridge to Bewdly	23.4	791.9
Bewdly to Great Malvern	25.6	817.5
Great Malvern to Gloucester	21.6	839.1
Gloucester to Wotton under edge	21.3	860.4
Wotton under edge to Bath	21.4	881.8
Bath to Wells	19.7	901.5
Wells to Curry rivel	21.0	922.5
Curry rivel to Honiton	26.0	948.5
Honiton to Exeter	16.7	965.2
Exeter to Moretonhampstead	13.7	978.9
Moretonhampstead to Tavistock	20.9	999.8
Tavistock to Liskeard	17.3	1017.1
Liskeard to Bugle	19.4	1036.5
Bugle to Truro	18.3	1054.8
Truro to St Erth	21.2	1076.0
St Erth to Lands end	16.3	1092.3

 

Details for South west coast path,

I’m using a guide (The south west coast path by Paddy Dillon) and a some road map sheets to give me the big picture and inland info.

Walk	Distance	Culm/dist
Minehead to Porlock	9.5	9.5
Porlock to Lynmouth	12.5	22
Lynmouth to Combe martin	13	35
Combe martin to Woolacombe	12.5	47.5
Woolacombe to Braunton	15.5	63
Braunton to Westward ho!	23.5	86.5
Westward ho! To Clovelly	11.2	97.7
Clovelly to Hartland quay	10.5	108.2
Hartland quay to Bude	15.5	123.7
Bude to Boscastle	16.8	140.5
Boscastle to Port Isaac	13.7	154.2
Port Isaac to Padstow	11.8	166
Padstow to Porthcothan	13.7	179.7
Porthcothan to Newquay	11.3	191
Newquay to Perranporth	10.5	201.5
Perranporth to Portreath	12.5	214
Portreath to St Ives	18	232
St Ives to Pendeen watch	13.5	245.5
Pendeen watch to Porthcurno	16	261.5
Porthcurno to Penzance	11.3	272.8
Penzance to Porthleven	14.2	287
Porthleven to The Lizard	13.5	300.5
The Lizard to Porthallow	15	315.5
Porthallow to Falmouth	18	333.5
Falmouth to Portloe	13.7	347.2
Portloe to Mevagissey	12.5	359.7
Mevagissey to Polmear	11.3	371
Polmear to Polperro	13	384
Polperro to Portwrinkle	12.5	396.5
Portwrinkle to Plymouth	13.5	410
Plymouth to Wembury Beach	13.5	423.5
Wembury B to Bigburyonsea	14.3	437.8
Bigbury-on-Sea to Salcombe	13	450.8
Salcombe to Stoke Fleming	19.2	470
Stoke Fleming to Brixham	15	485
Brixham to Shaldon	19.2	504.2
Shaldon to Budleigh salterton	14.3	518.5
Budleight salterton to Seaton	17.5	536
Seaton to Seatown	13	549
Seatown to Abbotsbury	12.5	561.5
Abbotsbury to Ferrybridge	11.3	572.8
an Isle of Portland circuit	15.5	588.3
Ferrybridge to Lulworth cove	14.2	602.5
Lulworth cove to Swanage	20.5	623
Swanage to South haven point	7.5	630.5

Details for LeJogPlod2010

Here i will add in time my route (Lands end to John O Groats) which at the moment is around 1050 miles long. (rather daunting).

The only fixed points for this walk are the start and finnish, so there is plenty of scope for design around the idividuals choice, Andrew  Mc Cloy’s “the lands’s end to John O Groats walk” is good starting point for suggested routes which can be augmented by other peoples accounts of their journeys (see links). I imagine all peoples routes are a compromise missing out many places they would love to traverse but which are major detours. (Iron bridge and Dovedale are two places i would like to have enjoyed).

Daily mileage : 16-17 miles per day would be  a good average, but a soft start if need be seems a good idea, a proper sense of what feels acceptable will probably emerge by week two of the continuous plodding.

Start April/May 2010 (at the moment April 20th looks good, sun rise/set around 06:15/20:15). Day length increasing, hopefully this will allow reasonable amount of evening time to find a suitable spot to camp and cook before nightfall.

Provisional plan of LeJog route.

Walk	Miles	Culm/dist	Trail
Land’s End to Penzance	11	11	Paths/Roads (H)
Penzance to Helston	17	28	Paths/Roads
Helston to Truro	17	45	Paths/Roads (H)
Truro to Indian queens	14	59	Idless wood
Indian queens to St Breward	20.5	79.5	Camel trail
St Breward to Treween	14.5	94	Roads (B, moor)
Treween to Launceston	8.5	102.5	Paths/Roads
Launceston to Bridestowe	17	119.5	Two castle trail
Bridestowe to Oakhampton	7	126.5	Granite way (H)
Okehampton to Crediton	19.5	146	Paths/Roads
Crediton to Tiverton	14.5	160.5	Exe valley way
Tiverton to Taunton	24	184.5	Great western canal
Taunton to Shapwick	18	202.5	T/B canal
Shapwick to Cheddar	11.8	214.3	Paths/Roads (H)
Cheddar to Clifton	19.5	233.8	Paths/Roads
Clifton to Severn beach	9.4	243.2	Severn val way (H)
Severn beach to Berkeley	15.1	258.3	Severn valley way
Berkeley to Slimbridge (25%)	7.9	266.2	Severn valley way
Slimbridge to Gloucester	19.2	285.4	Severn valley way
Gloucester to Tewkesbury	13.5	298.9	Severn valley way
Tewkesbury to Worcester	19.5	318.4	Severn valley way
Worcester to Stourport	14.1	332.5	Severn valley way
Stourport on7 to kinver	10.4	342.9	Staffs/Worcs canal
Kinver to Penkridge	25.7	368.6	Staffs/Worcs canal
Penkridge to Trent/Mersey	10	378.6	Staffs/Worcs canal
TrentMersey to Macclesfield	24.6	403.2	Tren/Mersey canal
Macclesfield canal to Peak	18	421.2	Macclesfield canal
Peak forest canal to Ashton	8.1	429.3	Peak forestcanal
Ashton canal/Hudersfield	0.5	429.8	Ashton canal
Huddersfield nc to Standedge	10.4	440.2	Huddersfield canal
Standedge to Hebden Bridge	15	455.2	Pennine way
Hebden Bridge to Lothersdale	18	473.2	Pennine way
Lothersdale to Kirkby Malham	13.5	486.7	Pennine way
Kirkby Mal- Horton-in-Ribblesdale	15.5	502.2	Pennine way (H)
Horton-in-Ribblesdale to Hawes	14	516.2	Pennine way (H)
Hawes to Keld (50%)	12.5	528.7	Pennine way (H)
Keld to Baldersdale	15	543.7	Pennine way (H)
B dale to Middleton-in-Teesdale	8.5	552.2	Pennine way
Mid-in-Teesdale to LangdonBeck	6.5	558.7	Pennine way (H)
Langdon Beck- Dufton- Alston	0	558.7	Pennine way
Langdon beck to Alston	14.5	573.2	Pennine way (H)
Alston to Haltwhistle	14	587.2	Pennine way
Haltwhistle to Bellingham	19.5	606.7	Pennine way (H)
Bellingham to Byrness	15	621.7	Pennine way (H)
Byrness to Jedburgh	21.5	643.2	Dere street
Jedburgh to Melrose	16.5	659.7	St Cuthberts way(H)
Melrose to Peebles	24	683.7	Southern upland way
Peebles to Carlops	16	699.7	Paths/Roads
Carlops to Balerno	8	707.7	Pentland hills
Balerno to Linlithgow	18	725.7	Union canal
Linlithgow to Kilsyth	21.5	747.2	Union canal
Kilsyth to Drymen	23.5	770.7	Forth and Clyde
Drymen to Rowardennan	11.5	782.2	West highland way(H)
R nan to Inverarnan (75%)	14	796.2	West highland way
Inverarnan to Tyndrum	12	808.2	West highland way(H)
Tyndrum to Kings House	18.5	826.7	West highland way
Kings House to Kinlochleven	9	835.7	West highland way
Kinlochleven to Fort William	14	849.7	West highland way(H)
Fort William to South Laggan	22.5	872.2	Great glen way (H)
South Laggan to Alltsigh	21.5	893.7	Great glen way
Alltsigh to Drumnadrochit	11	904.7	Great glen way
Drumnadrochit to Inverness	18	922.7	Great glen way (H)
Inverness to Dingwall	16	938.7	Paths/Roads
Dingwall to Alness	9	947.7	Paths/Roads
Alness to Dornoch	20	967.7	Paths/Roads
Dornoch to Brora	17.5	985.2	Paths/Roads
Brora to Helmsdale	11	996.2	Paths/Roads (H)
Helmsdale to Dunbeath	15	1011.2	Paths/Roads
Dunbeath to Watten	21	1032.2	Paths/Roads
Watten to John o’Groats	17.5	1049.7	Paths/Roads (H)
Total:	1049.7

 Some place names abbreviated to fit the column. 

I’m trying to plan alternative routes to the east (lee) of the pennine way (northern section) if weather is grim, hence one row indicates alternative route marked as 0 milage. (H) indicates potential youth hostel accomodation on that leg, these will be updated regarding availability in the new year.

Distances approximate, gleaned from guides, other peoples accounts, canal logs, google maps and OS maps. shortcuts may present themselves and getting lost could increase distance so an approximate seems the best claim.