This guidebook describes the classic cycle tour from Lands End to John O'Groats, which can be completed in a couple of weeks, but with enough leisure to enjoy the variety of British landscapes along the way. The trip takes the cyclist through much of Britain's most dramatic scenery, including the Cornish coast, Dartmoor, the Welsh Border country, the central Pennines, the Cumbrian fells and the Scottish Highlands, and takes in many attractive, off-the-tourist-track towns and villages. The author has divided the 950-mile trip into 14 daily rides, averaging 68 miles a day on a variety of open roads and gentle cycle ways. Each section includes a detailed route map, relief map, route description, points of interest along the way, details of major towns and a summary of facilities. An informative introduction provides the basics of cycle touring and cycle maintenance for the less experienced cyclist.
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52 of 52 people found the following review helpful
By StuBow
Format:Paperback
In April this year I cycled from end to end and decided to use this book as a guide. As a small history of the route its a nice cheap book to keep you inspired but really you can't use this as a guide.
The book is over 10 years old (See the picture on the front and you'll see for yourself). Any gear information is so out of date e.g. Mountain bikes were a new fad, the author suggests taking a cycling cape instead of new fangled waterproof clothing etc. Advice is also given on the kind of places to stay, there are rarely hostels in the areas where the book suggests.
The book is written in the style of a period drama. If you're cycling on your own, carrying your gear in British weather you may rather know exactly when and where big hills will arrive rather than the next rose bordered sweeping bend.
The suggested route, e.g. through the Cotswolds, often takes the most scenic but also hilliest route.
Probably the most important point, the mileage is hugely inaccurate, sometimes by 20 miles. On a hilly day the difference between 80 and 100 miles can be a dangerous and upsetting experience.
I had to abandon the route on this book at Warrington. An old fella on a bike said the route the book proposed for the following day was suicidal, only to be attempted on a one off day. I did so much better using an old AA atlas for the rest of the trip.
Due to inexperience I thought I'd rely on this book. If you read the other review you'll notice they didn't actually use the route in this book, I strongly advise against it. I often wondered if this guy actually cycled this route. Could seem a lot easier in a car with a dodgy milometer.
My advice, pay the money, join the CTC and use their maps.
The book is over 10 years old (See the picture on the front and you'll see for yourself). Any gear information is so out of date e.g. Mountain bikes were a new fad, the author suggests taking a cycling cape instead of new fangled waterproof clothing etc. Advice is also given on the kind of places to stay, there are rarely hostels in the areas where the book suggests.
The book is written in the style of a period drama. If you're cycling on your own, carrying your gear in British weather you may rather know exactly when and where big hills will arrive rather than the next rose bordered sweeping bend.
The suggested route, e.g. through the Cotswolds, often takes the most scenic but also hilliest route.
Probably the most important point, the mileage is hugely inaccurate, sometimes by 20 miles. On a hilly day the difference between 80 and 100 miles can be a dangerous and upsetting experience.
I had to abandon the route on this book at Warrington. An old fella on a bike said the route the book proposed for the following day was suicidal, only to be attempted on a one off day. I did so much better using an old AA atlas for the rest of the trip.
Due to inexperience I thought I'd rely on this book. If you read the other review you'll notice they didn't actually use the route in this book, I strongly advise against it. I often wondered if this guy actually cycled this route. Could seem a lot easier in a car with a dodgy milometer.
My advice, pay the money, join the CTC and use their maps.
32 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you're planning on cycling from Land's End to John o'Groats, it's probably worth getting this book (especially since it's quite cheap), even if you don't end up using the route it describes. We used the CTC "YHA" route in the end, but even so this book was invaluable on the journey, and a good read before we set off. The "elevation" maps (that tell you height gained/lost over a day) are particularly useful. Plus, it's small and light.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book in March 2009 for my 1st LE2JoG trip. I used the authors (Simon Brown) route as a good start for the planning then revised it onto a more detailed road map. The route in the book is based around a 14 day journey which again is a good time scale to work on. I am doing the journey again next summer and I will be taking the book with me. The book its self was published in 1995 and contains LOTS of useful information. It has over 100 pages and also offers different route information at various points of the journey for example on day 4 (Bridgewater to Stroud) BROWN has added a second, more scenic route through Cheddar and the tiny City of Wells instead of Bristol.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
A Faded Gem
This book in its day was probably a definitive guide to the end-to-end but now needs updated to reflect the faster pace of modern life.
Published 12 months ago by rabtech
4.0 out of 5 stars
I followed this route and survived
To balance what the previous reviewer has written I would like to say that I followed the route detailed in this book and survived. Read more
Published on 30 Jan 2011 by A. J. Hawkins
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