Tag: Glencoe

Would you believe it?!?!? It was a whole 11 years ago today, that I finished doing the End to End cycle. A cycle covering 990.30 miles, which of course took me from John O’Groats to Land’s End.

Even after 11 years, would still rate it has one of the best things, that I’ve ever done! Really hope, that one day, I get to it again!

Here are, just some of my favourite photos from the cycle.

You can check out the route, I took below:-

Day 1 | Sun Aug 9 2009 | John O’Groats to Tongue
Day 2 | Mon Aug 10 2009 | Tongue to Carbisdale Castle
Day 3 | Tue Aug 11 2009 | Carbisdale Castle to Loch Ness
Day 4 | Wed Aug 12 2009 | Loch Ness to Glencoe
Day 5 | Thu Aug 13 2009 | Glencoe to Killearn
Day 6 | Fri 14 Aug 2009 | Killearn to New Lanark
Day 7 | Sat 15 Aug 2009 | New Lanark to Carlisle
Day 8 | Sun 16 Aug 2009 | Carlisle to Slaidburn
Day 9 | Mon 17 Aug 2009 | Slaidburn to Chester
Day 10 | Tue 18 Aug 2009 | Rest day
Day 11 | Wed 19 Aug 2009 | Chester to Clun
Day 12 | Thu 20 Aug 2009 | Clun to Welsh Bicknor
Day 13 | Fri 21 Aug 2009 | Welsh Bicknor to Street | No GPS data
Day 14 | Sat 22 Aug 2009 | Street to Okehampton
Day 15 | Sun 23 Aug 2009 | Okehampton to Perranporth
Day 16 | Mon 24 Aug 2009 | Perranporth to Land’s End

Glencoe to Killearn 8 years on

13 August 2017

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This time 8 years ago, I would have been cycling between Glencoe and Killearn has part of the End to End cycle! A distance of 63.84 miles, but I will let you into a secret, we only cycled has far, as the Loch Lomond Youth Hostel (now closed). Then my Dad, give leave a lift with our bikes to Killearn. The part had been, the next day to get a left back to that location. But for reasons, I am sure most of you know. That never happened!

I would still rate this day, has one of favourites. Watch this video, I filmed some years later and I am sure, you will see why!!

Please do check out the route, we took at www.strava.com/activities/445506861.

7 year ago, cycling from Glencoe to Killearn

13 August 2016

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On this day, seven years ago. I would have been cycling all the way from Glencoe to Killearn! On day five of the End to End cycle.

So a number of years, I filmed part of the same route from car! I filmed the part between Glencoe and Tyndrum.

Driving from Glencoe to Green Welly Stop (Tyndrum)

5 October 2014

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Driving along the A82 from just outside Glencoe to Green Welly Stop (Tyndrum). This is one of my favourite roads in Scotland! It also brings back, great memories of doing the End to End cycle. Since I cycled, the whole of this road!

Scotland Tour : September 2014

16 September 2014

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Neil and myself set off on a mini tour of the Scottish Highlands today. At first we were only going to drive from Killearn up to Glen Coe. A one way trip of around 80 miles. But by what point it was only around 11 miles to Fort William! So we ended up doing that also! Ended up doing, just over 200 miles by the time we got back to Killearn.

It was a great road trip! Nice lots of the road followed/went very near the West Highland Line, we kept stopping at stations along the time to get photos! Which was great fun, since I number of weeks ago, I did the line by train. Then going by train, you don’t have the time to have a good look at the stations. So was nice getting to walk around some of them.

Also loved the drive, since back in August 2009, I cycled the same route while doing the End to End cycle.