Land's End to John O'Groats
1368 km / 850 miles
There is no set route for this, one of the ultimate walking challenges in the UK and whatever the chosen route, it will not be less than 850 miles. There are inherent dangers in using lanes/roads but there are various established long distance routes of which advantage can be taken to avoid such hazards.
The LDWA/Harvey Maps Long Distance Paths Chart (still available from the LDWA Shop or Amazon online on this website or direct from Harvey Maps) and the LDWA/Blacks Long Distance Walkers' Handbook (now going out of print) are useful aids to planning the overall routing using long distance paths if footpaths are to be used.
Mark Moxon's book is also available to download as an E-book or PDF.
For a comprehensive bibliography of the challenge see the 'longwalks' website below. This includes reviews.
An older publication from Andrew McCloy (listed) describes a walk around the coast of England & Wales (approx 2970 miles/4780 km) which provides additional alternatives in reaching the border with Scotland. John Merril's earlier classic is also still available secondhand.
Connected Paths:
Details:
| Attributes: | Challenging; Moorland |
| Start: | SW343251 - Land's End, Cornwall  |
| Finish: | ND379734 - John O'Groats, Highland |
| User Group: | Land's End to John O'Groats Association |
| 18 Coberley Ave, Davyhulme, MANCHESTER, M41 8QE | |
| http://www.landsend-johnogroats-assoc.com/ | |
| Email: don@dondyer75.wanadoo.co.uk | |
| Web Sites: | Land's End to John O'Groats Association Website |
| Walking Land's End to John o'Groats with Mark Moxon | |
| Andy Robinson's long distance walking website |
Maps:The map to the right is from the Ordnance Survey. You can use the interactive controls to zoom in and out and to move around the map, or click on a marker for more info. (interactive map help) |
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| Other Paper Maps: | |
| Map (Other): | Long Distance Paths Chart (Harvey Maps - 2002) |
Publications, Badges and Certificates:
| Paperback: | End to End Trail: Land's End to John O'Groats on Foot (Cicerone Press - 2007) |
| Paperback: | Land's End to John O'Groats Walk (Cordee Ltd - 2001) |
| Paperback: | John O'Groats to Land's End: The Official Challenge Guide (Challenge Publications - 2004) |
| Paperback: | Lands End to John O'Groats Cycle Guide (Challenge Publications - 2004) |
| Certificate: | Trophy for Land's End to John O'Groats (Land's End to John O'Groats Association) |
| Paperback: | Long Distance Walkers' Handbook (LDWA Merchandise - 2002) |
| Paperback: | When I Walk, I Bounce: Walking from Land's End to John O'Groats (Mark Moxon - 2007) |
| Paperback: | End to End (Book Guild Publishing Ltd - 2008) |
| Paperback: | Coastwalk: Walking the Coastline of England & Wales (Andrew McCloy - 1997) |
| Book: | Turn Right at Land's End (John Merrill Foundation - 1979) |