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John O'Groats to Lands End

Never one to sit still for long, whilst recovering from his Kilimanjaro Expedition, Jimmy set off on his next trip - only this time something closer to home.

With the car fully loaded, Jimmy and two friends, Duncan and John, headed up to John O'Groats, the most Northerly point of mainland Britain, for the start of their End2End challenge. The route they had selected was over 1000 miles and they planned to cycle it in 3 weeks, john on his standard touring bike andJimmy and Duncan on their road handbikes. Both paraplegics Jimmy and Duncan set up an ingenious rif to tow their wheelchairs with all their camping gear piled high on top – like some sort of crazy caravan procession.    

They set off from John O'Groats on Sunday 10 September 2006. Their intended Itinery is below.  But did they keep to it…?  See the Updates link on the left for more…!  All of the photos of the trip can be found in the Photos page, link on the left.

Stage 1:
John O'Groats to Dunbeath = 40 miles
Dunbeath to Dornoch = 45 miles
Dornoch to Drumnadrochit = 60 miles
TOTAL: 145 miles

Stage 2:
Drumnadrochit to Fort William = 51 miles
Fort William to Connel = 40 miles
Connel to Lochgilphead = 43 miles
Lochgilphead to Brodick = 43 miles
TOTAL: 177 miles

Stage 3:
Brodick to Sanquhar = 62 miles
Sanquhar to Dalston = 65 miles
Dalston to Carnforth = 70 miles
TOTAL: 197 miles

Stage 4:
Carnforth to Newton le Willows = 55 miles
Newton le Willows to Kinnerley = 65 miles
Kinnerley to Eardisley = 70 miles
TOTAL: 190 miles

Stage 5:
Eardisley to Clevedon = 85 miles
Clevedon to Greenham (Wellington) = 50 miles
Greenham (Wellington) to Launceston = 70 miles
TOTAL: 205 miles

Stage 6:
Launceston to Constantine Bay = 40 miles
Constantine Bay to Lands End = 65 miles
TOTAL: 105 miles

GRAND TOTAL: 1019 miles