Who's REALLY done the 'end to end'?

[sidevalve]

Just curious really LEJOG is fine but how many have really gone from end to end by starting at Dunnet head ?

 

[Ajay]

You'd really need to finish at the Lizard if you were doing a north/south end to end
DH2LP

 

[Milkfloat]

I guess it depends how you define E2E. I don't necessarily define E2E as furthest point north/south.

 

[Ajay]

Exactly, my understanding is that LEJOG are the furthest two points away from each other. The North/south extremes are slightly closer.

 

[steveindenmark]

Most people visit Dunnet head I think. Quite often the day before they set off on the ride proper.

 

[spen666]

Most people visit Dunnet head I think. Quite often the day before they set off on the ride proper.

It's a bloody long trip from there to get to Lands End to start the next morning

 

[jonny jeez]

Me...lejog, via dunnet....btw you cant do lejog by starting at dunnet...jogle yes but not the other way round. As @spen666 quite correctly mentions

Didn't enjoy dunnet as it was the only time...on the entire ride, that I was made to retrace my steps.
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/lands-end-to-john-ogroats.155855/

 

[Ajax Bay]

it depends how you define E2E. I don't necessarily define E2E as furthest point north/south.

my understanding is that LEJOG are the furthest two points away from each other. The North/south extremes are slightly closer.

Inspired by your quote and informed using Ride with GPS in its 'Draw Lines' mode, I offer the following detail for the furthest two points away from each other on mainland Britain.
NB Limited by roads (which may not be public) as the start and finish.

LEJOG at 970.2km (sign to sign) is a (tiny) bit shorter than the following:
Road leading to St Levan's Church (past the Minack Theatre, Porthcurno a few km SE of Land's End) to Duncansby Head = 972.9km
Lizard Point (Polpeor Cafe) to Duncansby Head = 977.1km
Lizard Point (Polpeor Cafe) to Dunnet Head = 977.1km (this is the south > north maximum)

So in the "furthest two points away from each other" competition it's a tie, but it's not LEJOG.

For the record, the NW-SE maximum is Cape Wrath to Beachy Head = 940.7km (a few (13)km further than CW to Dover).

 

[ColinJ]

Inspired by your quote and informed using Ride with GPS in its 'Draw Lines' mode, I offer the following detail for the furthest two points away from each other on mainland Britain.
NB Limited by roads (which may not be public) as the start and finish.

LEJOG at 970.2km (sign to sign) is a (tiny) bit shorter than the following:
Road leading to St Levan's Church (past the Minack Theatre, Porthcurno a few km SE of Land's End) to Duncansby Head = 972.9km
Lizard Point (Polpeor Cafe) to Duncansby Head = 977.1km
Lizard Point (Polpeor Cafe) to Dunnet Head = 977.1km (this is the south > north maximum)

So in the "furthest two points away from each other" competition it's a tie, but it's not LEJOG.

For the record, the NW-SE maximum is Cape Wrath to Beachy Head = 940.7km (a few (13)km further than CW to Dover).

I don't think that is right! I just measured LEJOG as the crow flies, not using roads, and crossing vast swathes of sea and that is 603 miles or 970 kms.

 

[Ajax Bay]

@ColinJ I think you're right (970km, per mare per terram) even if you don't reciprocate. Please re-read my caveat ('roads' refers to start and finish not to 'using').

I don't think that is right! I just measured LEJOG as the crow flies, not using roads, and crossing vast swathes of sea

NB Limited by roads (which may not be public) as the start and finish.
LEJOG at 970.2km (sign to sign)

While on a roll and, having looked at your 'vast swathes of sea' condition (it's just over half over the sea), the point to point distance for LEJOG over land, using cyclist crossable bridges across estuaries, firths. sea lochs and substantial rivers is 1109km (http://ridewithgps.com/routes/11724790). These are:

Bridgwater (R Parrett)
Severn Bridge
Widnes-Runcorn bridge (across the Mersey)
Preston (R Ribble)
Levens Bridge (SE corner of Lake District, over R Kent)
Carlisle (R Eden)
Longtown bridge (over R Esk)
Forth road bridge (Edinburgh)
Kessock bridge (Inverness, across the Moray Firth)
Cromarty Bridge
Dornoch Firth bridge (A9)
A9 bridge across Loch Fleet

So what? Well, I think it points up the chokes/turning points for route planning (whatever other criteria one applies (eg minimise English A roads, east or west coast).

 

[ColinJ]

I liked the attitude of two local female pensioners who did a more ambitious LEJOG of 1,200 miles and raised £5k for Cancer Research - LINK. (I mentioned it recently in the 'Pedal power' thread.)

I worked out a rough and very extended LEJOGLE route which came to about 8,000 miles. I will probably never be able to afford the time and money to do it, nor find a 4-6 month spell of warmish, dryish weather without strong winds. Still, it is good to dream!

Maybe I will split my LEJOGLE into 5 or 6 more manageable chunks. The only real reason for doing the whole thing in one go is to be able to say that you had!

 

[Tigerbiten]

I've done all the Cardinal points on the way between LE and JOG before now.
So yes .....
I cannot do all the Ordinal points. I cannot get my recumbent trike-trailer on/off the Cape Wraith ferry.