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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
Highlights
Walking blog
dave7057
Aug 3, 20178 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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dave7057
Jul 24, 20176 min read
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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dave7057
Jul 15, 201710 min read
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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dave7057
Jul 14, 20179 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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dave7057
Jul 7, 201711 min read
Day 54: Scotland
Byrness to Kirk Yetholm. 25.4 miles. Miles to date: 802.1. At around 10.30am in the remote Coquet Valley I passed through a nondescript...
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dave7057
Jul 2, 20177 min read
Day 49: Fell
Dufton to Alston. 20.6 miles. 721.4 miles to date. Cross Fell is not only the highest point in the Pennines at 2,930ft, and the highest...
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dave7057
Jun 29, 201711 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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dave7057
Jun 24, 20179 min read
Day 41: Rockin'
Kirkby Malham to Horton in Ribblesdale. 19.4 miles. Miles to date: 628.7. Mention the Three Peaks and a few years back most people would...
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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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dave7057
Jun 8, 20175 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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dave7057
Jun 5, 20176 min read
Day 22: Marathon
Old Sodbury to Stroud. 26.7 miles. Miles to date: 342.2. Over the past few days I've been staying with friends and family. First Mark and...
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