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DAVE WALKS LEJOG
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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
Highlights
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![Day 67: Buachaille](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77a9c6_695851d6ab784d91a4f9f64609d73299~mv2_d_1800_1203_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_454,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/77a9c6_695851d6ab784d91a4f9f64609d73299~mv2_d_1800_1203_s_2.webp)
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![Day 47: Tees](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77a9c6_e755a9cbe46d4046a4487c04aa5edf91~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_454,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/77a9c6_e755a9cbe46d4046a4487c04aa5edf91~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.webp)
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![Day 33: Dove](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77a9c6_2bc0485f75e64e81a6cdbe16defc178d~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_454,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/77a9c6_2bc0485f75e64e81a6cdbe16defc178d~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.webp)
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![Day 10: Retreat](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77a9c6_49e33965b16c42f4aa14c2409c2e12cd~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_454,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/77a9c6_49e33965b16c42f4aa14c2409c2e12cd~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.webp)
Walking blog
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![Day 78: Shoreline](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77a9c6_05fcc18250624225a4d117d01b9a9cff~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/77a9c6_05fcc18250624225a4d117d01b9a9cff~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.webp)
dave7057
Jul 31, 20177 min read
Day 78: Shoreline
Tain to Golspie. 23.3 miles. Miles to date: 1184.8. I wake to the cries of seagulls and gold streaked above the Dornoch firth. It has...
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![Day 63: Up](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77a9c6_36a96e0836144c3693153ab1aac86e4a~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/77a9c6_36a96e0836144c3693153ab1aac86e4a~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.webp)
dave7057
Jul 16, 20176 min read
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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![Day 50: Highest](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77a9c6_ad6577698e9948889bb55f375674b9b5~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/77a9c6_ad6577698e9948889bb55f375674b9b5~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.webp)
dave7057
Jul 3, 20176 min read
Day 50: Highest
Alston to Greenhead. 15.7 miles. Miles to date: 737.1. Here’s a fact for you: the market town of Alston, where today’s walk started, is...
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![Day 44: Droveroads](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77a9c6_70be75cdb2364018b19579265b95c885~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/77a9c6_70be75cdb2364018b19579265b95c885~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.webp)
dave7057
Jun 27, 20176 min read
Day 44: Droveroads
Horton in Ribblesdale to Hawes. 14.3 miles. Miles to date: 643. It's not often that I set off harbouring a general feeling of dread. But...
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![Day 33: Dove](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77a9c6_2bc0485f75e64e81a6cdbe16defc178d~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/77a9c6_2bc0485f75e64e81a6cdbe16defc178d~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.webp)
dave7057
Jun 16, 20174 min read
Day 33: Dove
Thorpe to Miller's Dale. 22 miles. Miles to date: 514.9. Maybe you need days like Wednesday to appreciate the great things about LeJog....
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![Day 30: Uttoxeter](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77a9c6_6e0fe18f0edc4daf87494db2d705993c~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/77a9c6_6e0fe18f0edc4daf87494db2d705993c~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.webp)
dave7057
Jun 13, 20179 min read
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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![Day 27: Gongoozling](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77a9c6_c4ca0d1e602d441da7fb22ba8caf78f3~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/77a9c6_c4ca0d1e602d441da7fb22ba8caf78f3~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.webp)
dave7057
Jun 10, 20177 min read
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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![Day 20: Relics](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77a9c6_8a238f41a40d484b861fd6122fb1499f~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/77a9c6_8a238f41a40d484b861fd6122fb1499f~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.webp)
dave7057
Jun 3, 20176 min read
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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![Day 16: Quantocking](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77a9c6_0b987ad37c1c47a4a76847018235b468~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/77a9c6_0b987ad37c1c47a4a76847018235b468~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.webp)
dave7057
May 30, 20175 min read
Day 16: Quantocking
Williton to North Petherton. 19.4 miles. Miles to date: 240.2. After 16 days on the road I have got my pre-flight routine down to a fine...
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![Day 12: Pressure](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77a9c6_bd0eab3349c646c890c9f2eef788df5c~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/77a9c6_bd0eab3349c646c890c9f2eef788df5c~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.webp)
dave7057
May 26, 20175 min read
Day 12: Pressure
Clovelly to Barnstaple. 23 miles. Miles to date: 174.8. I knew today would be long, but not that it would so tough. I left Clovelly...
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