Mark Walks

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

  • Mark Walks LEJOG Day 50 – Balmaha to Inversnaid

    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… My first ever experience of glamping turned out to be a rip roaring success. I was given a tiny wooden pod with its own sun deck and had possibly the best night…

  • Mark Walks LEJOG Day 49 – Drymen to Balmaha

    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 wasn’t really part of the plan. I had intended to make it to Balmaha yesterday, but couldn’t find anywhere to stay. So, I had the pleasure of a very short…

  • Mark Walks LEJOG Day 48 – Strathblane to Drymen

    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 set off on today’s walk bathed in glorious sunshine, which made the hills and forests around me look otherworldly and enticing. The little town of Strathblane took on the appearance of…

  • 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…