Mark Walks

Mark is trekking solo from Land’s End to John O’Groats.

  • Mark Walks LEJOG Day 47 – Kirkintilloch to Strathblane

    Hullo. How are you? I hope you are having a good day. I’m Mark and I’m walking from Land’s End to John O’Groats… Today’s walk was an easy nine mile amble along the John Muir Way. This is the first of three shorter than usual walks to take me to Balmaha. I hadn’t planned to…

  • Mark Walks LEJOG Day 46 – Bellshill to Kirkintilloch

    Hullo. How are you? I hope you are having a good day. I’m Mark and I’m walking from Land’s End to John O’Groats… Today’s walk started with an urban trek through Bellshill and Coatbridge before following the busy road to Glenboig, which, although noisy, gave some nice vantage points. At Glenboig, i joined the lovely…

  • Mark Walks LEJOG Day 45 – Rosebank to Bellshill

    Hullo. How are you? I hope you are having a good day. I’m Mark and I’m walking from Land’s End to John O’Groats… The day started with a full Scottish breakfast, which I wouldn’t usually recommend at the beginning of a hike, but Day 45 was a flat, relatively short walk along the easy Clyde…

  • Mark Walks LEJOG Day 44 – New Lanark to Rosebank

    Hullo. How are you? I hope you are having a good day I’m Mark and I’m walking from Land’s End to John O’Groats… I awoke to a very cold but gloriously sunny morning at New Lanark. Today is a day I’ve been looking forward to since plotting the route – the whole day is a…

  • Mark Walks LEJOG Day 43 – Abington to New Lanark

    Hullo. How are you? I hope you are having a good day. I’m Mark and I’m walking from Land’s End to John O’Groats… The first half of the walk today was along the B-Road I’ve been following since Lockerbie, with a long but easy ascent for the first 8 miles or so. I met a…

  • Mark Walks LEJOG Day 42 – Beattock to Abington

    Hullo. How are you? I hope you are having a good day. I’m Mark and I’m walking from Land’s End to John O’Groats… I started out early this morning after a great night at The Old Stables in Beattock. Such a friendly and welcoming place with very tasty food. I can highly recommend it. The…

  • Mark Walks LEJOG Day 41 – Lockerbie to Beattock

    Hullo. How are you? I hope you are having a good day. I’m Mark and I’m walking from Land’s End to John O’Groats… I started the day with a delicious lorne sausage sandwich, which put a spring in my step as I walked through Lockerbie in the company of sheep. Leaving the town, I joined…

  • Mark Walks LEJOG Day 40 – Annan to Lockerbie

    Hullo. How are you? I hope you are having a good day. I’m Mark and I’m walking from Land’s End to John O’Groats… Even before leaving the hotel I was excited about today’s walk; I was to spend the whole day walking along the remarkably beautiful Annandale Way. I set off early and found the…

  • Mark Walks LEJOG Day 39 – Carlisle to Annan

    Hullo. How are you? I hope you are having a good day. I’m Mark and I’m walking from Land’s End to John O’Groats… The walk from Carlisle to Annan is mostly a road walk, which started by walking along a B-Road separated from the M6 motorway by a small fence, giving a noisy and exciting…

  • Mark Walks LEJOG Day 38 – Southwaite to Carlisle

    Hullo. How are you? I hope you are having a good day. I’m Mark and I’m walking from Land’s End to John O’Groats… I started the day by returning to the long, straight, empty road I had been walking on at the end of Day 37 and headed towards Durdar. Clouds gathered and a sudden,…