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DAVE WALKS LEJOG

Photo diary of a 1,269 mile walk of a lifetime
Land's End to John o'Groats,
15 May – 4 August, 2017
By David Felton
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Jul 20, 20176 min read
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Walking blog


Day 72: Commute
Laggan Locks to Invermoriston. 21.4 miles. Miles to date: 1090.5. A usual LeJog day starts with me pulling on the boots and walking into...
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Jul 25, 20176 min read
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Day 71: Caledonia
Fort William to Laggan Locks. 23 miles. Miles to date: 1069.1. Around 400 million years ago, at the end of the Caledonian orogeny, the...
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Jul 24, 20176 min read
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Day 63: Up
Kilsyth to Killearn. 20.9 miles. Miles to date: 952.8. Sometimes the accommodation makes all the difference. In Allanfauld Farm B&B I...
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Jul 16, 20176 min read
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Day 62: Tarmac
Winchburgh to Kilsyth. 28.6 miles. Miles to date: 931.9. I was swimming against the tide and gradually losing buoyancy. That’s how it...
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Jul 15, 201710 min read
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Day 61: Bings
West Linton to Winchburgh. 22.9 miles. Miles to date: 903.3. As the miles and days drop away on the trip north, the things you love – and...
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Jul 14, 20179 min read
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Day 40: Wish
Cowling to Kirkby Malham. 17.5 miles. Miles to date: 609.3. You should be careful what you wish for, of course. Yesterday I said to...
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Jun 23, 20177 min read
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Day 37: Bleak
Crowden (Old House) to Standedge. 14 miles. Miles to date: 557.2. The A62 is a trans-Pennine highway that links Manchester and Leeds....
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Jun 20, 20177 min read
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Day 30: Uttoxeter
Lichfield to Uttoxeter. 20.5 miles. Miles to date: 477.3. The market town of Uttoxeter was my goal for today. Uttoxeter is known for its...
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Jun 13, 20179 min read
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Day 29: Trust
Nechells (Star City, Birmingham) to Lichfield. 21.8 miles. Miles to date: 456.8. A grim start. Leaving Star City I headed north on the...
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Jun 12, 20177 min read
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Day 28: City
Knowle to Nechells (Star City, Birmingham). 14.5 miles. Miles to date: 435. When I checked into my overnight accommodation in Knowles the...
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Jun 11, 20177 min read
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Day 27: Gongoozling
Long Marston to Knowle. 22.5 miles. Miles to date: 420.5. Today was fast forward. A means to an end. The impatient LeJoger’s dream: a...
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Jun 10, 20177 min read
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Day 20: Relics
Midsomer Norton to Bath. 18.7 miles. Miles to date: 297.1. Somewhere between weeks two and three - probably after turning right at...
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Jun 3, 20176 min read
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