The Route through the UK and Northern Ireland
DETAILED ROUTE
STAGE 1
DAY 1 June 22
Litlington
A27
A23 North
A272 Billingshurst, Petersfield, Winchester
A34
A303 Andover
A338 Marlborough
DAY 2 June 23
Marlborough
A346 Swindon
A419 Cirencester
A417 Gloucester
A40
A49 Hereford, Ludlow
DAY 3 June 24
Ludlow
A489 Newtown
A470 Beddgelert
DAY 4 June 25
SNOWDON
STAGE 2
DAY 4 June 25
Beddgelert
A498 Pen-y-Gwryd
A4086 Capel Curig
Lanes Llanwrst
A548 Llanfair Talhaiarn
Lanes Llannefydd
B5428 Trefnant
A541 Bodfari, Afon-Wen, Nannerch, Buckley
A5104 Broughton, Bretton, Chester
DAY 5 June 26
Chester
A541 Stamford Bridge
A54
A556 Sandiway, Hartford
A559 Leftwich, Broken Cross, Lostock Gralam, Knutsford
A537 Ollerton
Lanes Alderely Edge, Dean Row
A5102 Poynton
A523 Hazel Grove
DAY 5 June 26
A6 Disley, New Mills
DAY 5 June 26
KINDER SCOUT
STAGE 3
DAY 6 June 27
New Mills
B6101 Romiley
A627 Ashton-under-Lyme, Oldham
A671 Bacup, Burnley
(cross the M6)
A682 Howgill
(cross A59 on to lanes)
Lanes Bolton-by-Bowland, Keasden, Wray, Wennington, Tunstall,
Kirkby Lonsdale
A65 Nook, Crooklands
A590 Sedgwick
A591 Windermere, Ambleside
B5343 Great Langdale
DAY 7 June 28
SCAFELL PIKE
STAGE 4
DAY 7 June 28
Great Langdale
A591 Keswick
A66 Scales
Lanes Mungrisdale, Hesket Market, Caldbeck
B5299 Carlisle
DAY 8 June 29
Carlisle
A74 Gretna Green
A75 Dumfries
A76 Thornhill, Sanquar, New Cumnock, Cumnock, Crosshands
B744 Galston
(A719 until meets the A77 to Newton Mearns)
DAY 9 June 30
Newton Mearns
Lanes Neilston, Paisley, Inchinnan
(A8 until the A726)
A726 Old Kilpatrick
A814 Kirtonhill
B857 Balloch
A82 Aldochlay, Inverbeg (follow Western edge of whole of Loch Lomond)
Ardlui, Inverarnan, Crianlarich, Glencoe
Fort William
DAY 10 July 1
BEN NEVIS
STAGE 5
DAY 11 July 2
Fort William or Crianlarich
A82 Down Western edge of Loch Lomond to Erskine Bridge
A726 timeets the A737 Johnstone
DAY 12 July 2
Johnstone
A737 Dalry
A78 or B roads to TROON
Crossing
Larne to Newcastle
Slieve Donard
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| DATE |
DAY |
Journey Section |
Distance |
| June 22 |
1 |
Litlington to Marlborough |
120 |
| 23 |
2 |
Marlborough to Ludlow |
92 |
| 24 |
3 |
Ludlow to Beddgelert |
98 |
| 25 |
4 |
Climbing Snowden |
|
| 25 |
4 |
Beddgelert to Chester |
80 |
| 26 |
5 |
Chester to New Mills |
50 |
| 26 |
5 |
Climb Kinder Scout |
|
| 27 |
6 |
New Mills to Great Langdale |
111 |
| 28 |
7 |
Climb Scafell Pike |
|
| 28 |
7 |
Great Langdale to Carlisle |
53 |
| 29 |
8 |
Carlisle to Newton Mearns |
105 |
| 30 |
9 |
Newton Mearns to Fort William |
110 |
| July 1 |
10 |
Climb Ben Nevis |
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| 2 |
11 |
Fort William to Johnstone |
103 |
| 3 |
12 |
Johnston to Troon
Crossing
Larne to Newcastle
Climb Slieve Donard
Newcastle to Troon
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102 |
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Stage 1
Litlington to Snowdon
310 miles cycling
3,560 ft climbing
Stage 2
Snowdon to Kinder Scout
126 miles cycling
2,087 ft climbing
Stage 3
Kinder Scout to Scafell Pike
107 miles cycling
3,210 ft climbing
Stage 4
Scafell Pike to Ben Nevis
263 miles cycling
4,406 ft climbing
Stage 5
Ben Nevis to Slieve Donard
181 miles cycling
2,796 ft climbing
Total
1080 miles cycling
16059 ft climbing
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