Postscript

Now I'm home, I've added the main route maps to the relevant posts and all of them to this postscript. I've also added an Index so you can find individual posts more easily.

The numbers for the ascent and descent on the maps are sometimes exaggerated, the mileage is accurate apart from a few days when my GPS did a few miles on its own while I was sitting in a cafe. I must turn it off inside!

Today I've washed all the clothes I took and unpacked.
And walked the dog.
I had one accident on the trip. On the narrow stone road through Stromness used by both cars and pedestrians, I hit the almost invisible stone kerb. I had a few minor bruises but pulled some muscle at the top of my leg. The next day I struggled to lift my leg over the saddle even with the saddle dropped as low as possible. Cycling was fine, I just had to mount the bike out of sight of people to avoid looking a complete wreck! 🤣
 
Day 0 - Edinburgh 
Day 1 Morning - Dunfermline 
Day 1 Afternoon - Lomond Hills
Day 2 - Dundee 
Day 3 - Edzell
Day 4 - Ballater 
Dav 5 - Glenlivet
Day 6 - Culbin Forest 
Day 7 - Inverness 
Day 8 - Dingwall 
Day 9 Glencalvie
Day 10 - Brora 
Day 11 - Berriedale 
Day 12 - Thurso 
Day 13 - Dunnet Head 
Day 14 - Scrabster for Ferry to Stromness
Day 15 - Stones of Stenness and Ring of Brodgar
 Day 16 - Hoy
Day 17 - Kirkwall via Skara Brae 
Day 18 - Around Kirkwall
Day 19 - Edinburgh between stations!
Route Statistics (corrected and including some extra short rides not in maps).


Comments

  1. HazelMay 23, 2026 at 3:20 AM

    Gosh! All that climbing! Amazing Alistair

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  2. HazelMay 23, 2026 at 3:23 AM

    What a wonderful achievement! Land’s End to John O’Groat’s next??

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