Sittingduck
Legendary Member
- Location
- Somewhere flat
Best month to do LEJOG
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alans
black belt lounge lizard
- Location
- Staffordshire
I did it in May & reckon I benefited from this...................
I would go for May.
It's nearer to mid-summer so longer daylight.
Further from peak tourist season so fewer car tourists on the road and less pressure on available accommodation.
Met office climate records indicate drier weather with more hours of sunshine in May with lower average maximum temperatures..........
from Snorri is pertinent.
I also did an east-of-Pennines route.
I turned right at Chesterfield which in retrospect was a mistake.I should have continued south past Lincoln before turning right for Uttoxeter:much less lumpy.
I too stopped off at home,originally intending it to be for one night but the death of a friend occurred while I was on the road & my wish to attend the funeral dictated that it was a week before I re-started.
Again in retrospect this was not a wise decision (ignoring the loss of my friend).It was very hard to ride away from home:very different from riding away from a B&B or whatever.
I would go for May.
It's nearer to mid-summer so longer daylight.
Further from peak tourist season so fewer car tourists on the road and less pressure on available accommodation.
Met office climate records indicate drier weather with more hours of sunshine in May with lower average maximum temperatures..........
from Snorri is pertinent.
I also did an east-of-Pennines route.
I turned right at Chesterfield which in retrospect was a mistake.I should have continued south past Lincoln before turning right for Uttoxeter:much less lumpy.
I too stopped off at home,originally intending it to be for one night but the death of a friend occurred while I was on the road & my wish to attend the funeral dictated that it was a week before I re-started.
Again in retrospect this was not a wise decision (ignoring the loss of my friend).It was very hard to ride away from home:very different from riding away from a B&B or whatever.
princemyheart
New Member
I'm planning to jump on a plane from Australia and do the LeJog in may 2013..... wild camping with an old foldie... Cheers Royce
If I were you I'd go for May as well. The last few years, May has seen the best of the sunshine in the UK, and the longer daylight hours are an added bonus. There's nothing worse than cycling in the gloom, think of all the scenery you're missing! August is usually rubbish weather wise.
http://www.lejogcycling.co.uk/
My lad cycled LEJOG in September, which in hindsight was a poor decision, but like you say, you can only go when time allows!
http://www.lejogcycling.co.uk/
My lad cycled LEJOG in September, which in hindsight was a poor decision, but like you say, you can only go when time allows!
Roger Oliver
New Member
My son and I are going to cycle lejog next May (last week to take three weeks) to miss bank holiday and to celebrate my 70th birthday, we are going to use B&Bs and YHA.
October: I finished my LEJOG a week ago. Had reasonable weather - considering what it has been like this summer - but that's luck.
On the plus side Scotland's Autumnal colouring was lovely, no midges, not too many tourists (though I did catch Scottish half term on the A82 towards Ft William). It was quite cool by the time I got to the far north - 2C with showers and some wind and snow down to about 400m at dawn, so I needed lots of layers and it was getting dark by around 6pm. It was hotels/B&Bs for me.
I think another couple of weeks on would be the latest I would do it - the days would simply get too short and the risk of ice too high.
On the plus side Scotland's Autumnal colouring was lovely, no midges, not too many tourists (though I did catch Scottish half term on the A82 towards Ft William). It was quite cool by the time I got to the far north - 2C with showers and some wind and snow down to about 400m at dawn, so I needed lots of layers and it was getting dark by around 6pm. It was hotels/B&Bs for me.
I think another couple of weeks on would be the latest I would do it - the days would simply get too short and the risk of ice too high.
robgul
Legendary Member
June is pretty good - before the school hols and masses of tourists get on the roads ... (possibly) pre-midge in Scotland .. long hours of daylight, especially in the far north.
.... but then I'm biased having ridden both JOGLE & LEJOG in June (five years apart)
Rob
snorri
Legendary Member
- Location
- East coast, up a bit.
Wot Robgul said
@BruceF - from your posts over in the Welcome section, I see that you are concerned about the highland midge ... 
Here's a useful little page to review at intervals and another with suggestions to avoid being fed upon
Here's a useful little page to review at intervals and another with suggestions to avoid being fed upon
CopperBrompton
Bicycle: a means of transport between cake-stops
- Location
- London
DEET works for me - just put it on your clothes (collars and cuffs) not your skin!
wintonbina
Über Member
- Location
- Bournemouth
If you're lucky
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