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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 82: The End
Wick to John o'Groats. 22.3 miles. Total walk length: 1268.9 miles. I did it. At just after 3pm I rounded Duncansby Head – the furthest...
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Aug 4, 201710 min read


Day 81: Near
Dunbeath to Wick. 25.1 miles. Miles to date: 1246.6. If ever there was a walk of two halves, this was surely it. For the first 13 miles I...
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Aug 3, 20178 min read


Day 79: Fishing
Golspie to Helmsdale. 20.2 miles. Miles to date: 1,205. The day starts well. My B&B owner asks if I’m walking LeJog in my uni summer...
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Aug 1, 20178 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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Jul 31, 20177 min read


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


Day 57: Uplands
Melrose to Innerleithen. 19.7 miles. Miles to date: 858.1. When I left well-to-do Melrose this morning I was still trying to work out why...
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Jul 10, 20176 min read


Day 48: Canyon
Langdon Beck to Dufton. 12.9 miles. Mile to date: 700.8. There’s only one navigational rule for those who travel from Land’s End to John...
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Jul 1, 20178 min read


Day 46: Moor
Keld to Middleton-in-Teesdale. 21.9 miles. Miles to date: 678.8. There are two moments each day that give the long distance walker unique...
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Jun 29, 201711 min read


Day 26: Hello
Stanton to Long Marston. 18.6 miles. Miles to date: 398. “There must be something in the air,” said the cashier at Blandford Books in...
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Jun 9, 20179 min read


Day 25: Race
Birdlip to Stanton. 21.4 miles. Miles to date: 379.4. There were nearly four seasons in a day. I started out in rain, found shelter until...
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Jun 8, 20175 min read


Day 17: Battle
North Pellerton to Glastonbury. 20.1 miles. Miles to date: 260.3. I knew today was not going to be great. And it wasn't. It was...
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May 31, 20177 min read


Day 15: Wet
Wheddon Cross to Williton. 14 miles. Miles to date: 220.8 I didn’t sleep well. There were three different things going bang in the night....
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May 29, 20175 min read


Day 13: Inland
Barnstaple to Warren Farm. 22 miles. Miles to date: 196.8. What a difference a day makes. Yesterday I was sweating my way along the South...
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May 27, 20175 min read


Day 11: Time
Hartland Quay to Clovelly. 11.2 miles. Miles to date: 151.8. I am writing this from one of the strangest villages I've ever visited. A...
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May 25, 20175 min read
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