JOGLE: the facts

The straight-line distance from Lands End to John O’Groats is 603 miles. Signposts found at either end read 874 miles, however the current quickest route by road, utilising modern bridges, is 814 miles (1,310 km). There is also a network of long distance footpaths for off-road walkers, who typically end up walking about 1,200 miles (1,900 km).

The end to end journey can be walked, ran, cycled on a regular bike, tandem, quadricycle, even unicycle. It has been completed on a horse, wheelchair, skateboard, with a shopping trolley… it has even been swum. You can do it on your own, in a group, frontward, backwards, with or without shoes, carrying all your belongings including a tent, or let a support vehicle take the load. The oldest person to complete the journey on foot was 74.

Duration

Obviously you can take as long as you like, but you have to complete it in one go to qualify as being an end to ender. This list gives you some idea as to how little time you could do it:

 47 minutes. Flown in a McDonnell Douglas F-4K Phantom
 1 day, 21 hours. The current record for a push-bike
 10 days. The current running record, set by Don Ritchie and Richard Brown
 12 days, 3 hours. The current male walking record, set by Malcolm Barnish of the 19th Regiment
 13 days, 17 hours. The current female walking record, set by Ann Sayer
 26 days, 7 hours. Time taken by one person to walk it backwards
 49 days. Time taken for David Sullivan to walk, hitting golf balls all the way
 71 days. My current record… never to be beaten by me!

Direction

Starting at Lands End (LEJOG)

Starting at John O’Groats (JOGLE)

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