Route
We bought the Lands End to John O Groats pack from the CTC and we are more or less following their Youth Hostels route. The pack recommends the use of the Philips NAVIGATOR Britain Atlas at about 1.5 miles to the inch in England and 3 miles to the inch in Scotland.
We have torn out the necessary pages, trimmed them so that we only have the bits we need and laminated them in case it rains :-) We know it will! This makes for a lot of maps at this scale and they're rather heavier than we would ideally like. The advice is to use them though so that's what we're doing. Route and accommodation is listed below.
We have torn out the necessary pages, trimmed them so that we only have the bits we need and laminated them in case it rains :-) We know it will! This makes for a lot of maps at this scale and they're rather heavier than we would ideally like. The advice is to use them though so that's what we're doing. Route and accommodation is listed below.
DAY 01 26 JUL 2011 Lands End to Golant YHA - (near Fowey)
DAY 02 27 JUL 2011 Golant to Yelverton - staying in Rosemont B and B. This is an extra stop on the CTC route.
DAY 03 28 JUL 2011 Yelverton to Exeter - staying in Globe Backpackers because the YHA has closed.
DAY 04 29 JUL 2011 Exeter to Cheddar YHA - this should have been Street but the YHA there was fully booked all week.
DAY 05 30 JUL 2011 Cheddar to Welsh Bicknor YHA
DAY 06 31 JUL 2011 Welsh Bicknor to Clun YHA
DAY 07 01 AUG 2011 Clun to Chester - staying in Chester Backpackers because the YHA has closed.
DAY 08 02 AUG 2011 Chester to Slaidburn YHA
DAY 09 03 AUG 2011 Slaidburn to Windermere YHA - this is an extra stop compared with the CTC route.
DAY 10 04 AUG 2011 Winderemere to Carlisle - staying in Travelodge because the YHA has closed.
DAY 11 05 AUG 2011 Carlisle to New Lanark SYHA
DAY 12 06 AUG 2011 New Lanark to Stirling SYHA
DAY 13 07 AUG 2011 Stirling to Glencoe SYHA
DAY 14 08 AUG 2011 Glencoe to Loch Ness SYHA
DAY 15 09 AUG 2011 Loch Ness to Kyle House - Bonar Bridge. Carbisdale Castle was flood damaged unfortunately..
DAY 16 10 AUG 2011 Kyle House to Tongue SYHA
DAY 17 11 AUG 2011 Tongue to John O Groats SYHA
DAY 02 27 JUL 2011 Golant to Yelverton - staying in Rosemont B and B. This is an extra stop on the CTC route.
DAY 03 28 JUL 2011 Yelverton to Exeter - staying in Globe Backpackers because the YHA has closed.
DAY 04 29 JUL 2011 Exeter to Cheddar YHA - this should have been Street but the YHA there was fully booked all week.
DAY 05 30 JUL 2011 Cheddar to Welsh Bicknor YHA
DAY 06 31 JUL 2011 Welsh Bicknor to Clun YHA
DAY 07 01 AUG 2011 Clun to Chester - staying in Chester Backpackers because the YHA has closed.
DAY 08 02 AUG 2011 Chester to Slaidburn YHA
DAY 09 03 AUG 2011 Slaidburn to Windermere YHA - this is an extra stop compared with the CTC route.
DAY 10 04 AUG 2011 Winderemere to Carlisle - staying in Travelodge because the YHA has closed.
DAY 11 05 AUG 2011 Carlisle to New Lanark SYHA
DAY 12 06 AUG 2011 New Lanark to Stirling SYHA
DAY 13 07 AUG 2011 Stirling to Glencoe SYHA
DAY 14 08 AUG 2011 Glencoe to Loch Ness SYHA
DAY 15 09 AUG 2011 Loch Ness to Kyle House - Bonar Bridge. Carbisdale Castle was flood damaged unfortunately..
DAY 16 10 AUG 2011 Kyle House to Tongue SYHA
DAY 17 11 AUG 2011 Tongue to John O Groats SYHA