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Below you will find the links for each day of my walk. If you want to read my most recent blog post, go here: https://jlemarinel-lejog.com

Leg 0: Preparation

A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.

When you’re alone, but you’re not on your own

So today’s the day! Or is it tomorrow?!

Leg 1: The South West

Day 1: Land’s End to Penzance
Day 2: Penzance to St. Ives
Day 3: St. Ives to Camborne
Day 4: Camborne to Perranporth
Day 5: Perranporth to Tregonetha
Day 6: Tregonetha to Ruthernbridge
Day 7: Rest day
Day 8: Ruthernbridge to South Penquite Farm
Day 9: South Penquite Farm to Altarnun
Day 10: Altarnun to Launceston
Day 11: Launceston to Nodden Gate
Day 12: Nodden Gate to Sticklepath
Day 13: Sticklepath to Crediton
Day 14: Crediton to Tiverton
Day 15: Tiverton to Taunton
Day 16: Taunton to Langport
Day 17: (Mostly a) rest day!
Day 18: Langport to Wells
Day 19: Wells to Chew Stoke
Day 20: Chew Stoke to Bristol (and beyond)
Day 21: Bristol to Chepstow


Leg 2: Offa’s Dyke

Day 22: Chepstow to Monmouth
Day 23: Monmouth to Pandy
Day 24: Rest day
Day 25: Pandy to Hay-on-Wye
Day 26: Hay-on-Wye to Kington
Day 27: Kington to Knighton
Day 28: Knighton to Cwm
Day 29: Cwm to Buttington
Day 30: Buttington to Llanymynech
Day 31: Rest Day
Day 32: Llanymynech to Pontcysyllte
Day 33: Pontcysyllte to Llandegla
Day 34: Llandegla to Bodfari
Day 35: Bodfari to Prestatyn


Leg 3: Cheshire

Day 36: Prestatyn to Bagillt
Day 37: Bagillt to Chester
Day 38: Chester to Acton Bridge
Day 39: Rest Day
Day 40: Acton Bridge to Knolls Green
Day 41: Knolls Green to Poynton
Day 42: Poynton to Edale


Leg 4: The Pennine Way

Day 43: Edale to Crowden
Day 44: Crowden to Standedge
Day 45: Standedge to Colden
Day 46: Colden to Ickornshaw
Day 47: Rest day
Day 48: Ickornshaw to Malham
Day 49: Malham to Horton-in-Ribblesdale
Day 50: Horton-in-Ribblesdale to Hardraw
Day 51: Hardraw to Tan Hill
Day 52: Tan Hill to Middleton-in-Teesdale
Day 53: Rest Day
Day 54: Middleton-in-Teesdale to Dufton
Day 55: Dufton to Garrigill
Day 56: Garrigill to Greenhead
Day 57: Greenhead to Haughtongreen Bothy
Day 58: Haughtongreen Bothy to Bellingham
Day 59: Rest day
Day 60: Bellingham to Spithope Bothy
Day 61: Spithope Bothy to Davidson’s Linn
Day 62: Davidson’s Linn to Kirk Yetholm to Morebattle


Leg 5: The Scottish Borders

Day 63: Morebattle to Jedburgh
Day 64: Jedburgh to Melrose
Day 65: Rest day – Melrose
Day 66: Melrose to a hill in the middle of nowhere
Day 67: A hill in the middle of nowhere to a hill just outside of Peebles
Day 68: Peebles to Biggar
Day 69: Rest Day – Biggar
Day 70: Biggar to New Lanark
Day 71: New Lanark to Maudslie Bridge
Day 72: Maudslie Bridge to Strathclyde Country Park
Day 73: Strathclyde Country Park to Glasgow
Day 74: Rest Day


Leg 6: The West Highland Way

Day 75: Glasgow to Milngavie
Day 76: Milngavie to Drymen

Day 77: Drymen to Rowardennan

Day 78: Rowardennan to Inverarnan

Day 79: Inverarnan to Tyndrum

Day 80: Rest Day

Day 81: Tyndrum to Ba Cottage, Rannoch Moor

Day 82: Ba Cottage to Kinlochleven

Day 83: Kinlochleven to Fort William

Day 84: Rest Day

Day 85: Ben Nevis


Leg 7: The Great Glen Way

Day 86: Fort William to Glas-dhoire (Loch Lochy)

Day 87: Glas-dhoire to Fort Augustus

Day 88: Fort Augustus to Drumnadrochit

Day 89: Drumnadrochit to Inverness

Day 90: Rest (and major planning!) day


Leg 8: The Final Leg – The John O’Groats Trail

Day 91: Inverness to Evanton

Day 92: Evanton to Dornoch Firth Bridge

Day 93: Dornoch Firth Bridge to Embo

Day 94: Embo to Doll (Brora)

Day 95: Doll to Helmsdale

Day 96: Rest Day

Day 97: Helmsdale to Berriedale

Day 98: Berriedale to Latheronwheel

Day 99

Day 100: Whaligoe to Wick

Day 101: Wick to Keiss

Day 102: Keiss to the Stacks of Duncansby

Day 103: The Stacks of Duncansby to John O’Groats

After the walk…

Orcadian adventures

The Homecoming

Finding strength in the wild