The Route

Day 1

Day 1 Wednesday, 3 June
Lands End to Launceston


From to Road Comments Mileage Cumulative mileage
Lands End Penzance A30 Minor road 10 10
Penzance J A394/A30 A30 Primary route with some dual carriageway 2 12
A394/A30 Blackwater A3075 Left hand turn towards Newquay 20 32
Blackwater Trevemper Mill A392 Head towards Quintrell Downs 9 41
Quintrell Downs J A392/A39 A39 Left turn onto A39 to Wadebridge 6 47
J A392/A39 Wadebridge A39 Primary route 12 59
Wadebride Camelford A39 Primary route 10 69
Camelford J A39/A395 A39 Right turn onto A395 signposted Launceston 3 72
J A39/A395 Trethorne Golfclub A395 Minor road 10 82


Day 2

Day 2 Thursday, 4th June
Launceston to Bridgwater


From to Road Comments Mileage Cumulative mileage
Trethorne Golfclub A30 A395 1 1
JA30 Liftondown A30 Option to take A30 to Okehampton or backroads as below 6 7
Liftondown Sourton Services Lifton, Portgate, Lewdown, Bridestowe 12 19
Sourton Services Okehampton A30 1 20
Okehampton Dartmoor Railway Museum B3215 Left turn off A30 then right turn onto B3215/A3072 5 25
JA377 Crediton A377 At JA377 turn right to Crediton 15 40
Crediton Tiverton A3072 7 roundabouts 14 54
Tiverton Taunton A361 Right turn under M5 onto A38 24 78
Taunton Huntsworth A38 4 82


Day 3

Day 3 Friday, 5th June
Bridgwater to Hereford


From to Road Comments Mileage Cumulative mileage
Huntsworth Bridgwater A38 2 2
Bridgwater Bath Road A39 Right turn just north of Bridgwater 3 5
Bath Road Woolavington B3141 Left turn off Bath Road onto B3141 signposted Woolavington 1 6
Woolavington Wedmore B3139 Join B3139 turning roght towards Wedmore 10 16
Wedmore Cheddar B3151 Left turn to Cheddar 5 21
Cheddar Cheddar Gorge B371 3 24
Cheddar Gorge Yoxter B371 2 26
Yoxter Burrington B371 Left at T junction on B3134 to Burrington 2 28
Burrington J A368 B3134 Joining Bath Road A368 3 31
J A368 Lower Langford A38 Right turn onto A38 cut across to Lower Langford B3133 3 34
Lower Langford Congresbury B3133 Join A370 Clifton Suspension Bridge 4 38
Congressbury Bristol A370/A4018 Through Bristol 2 50
Catbrian Bridge A4055 East Compton, Pilning 11 61
Bridge over Severn Chepstowe M4???? 3 64
Chepstowe Monmouth A466 14 78
Monmouth Grafton A466 Just south of Hereford 16 94


Day 4

Day 4 Saturday, 6th June
Hereford to Shrewsbury


From to Road Comments Mileage Cumulative mileage
Grafton Hereford A465 2 2
Hereford Cannon Pyon A4110 Right turn onto A4110 8 10
Cannon Pyon J 4385 A4110 15 25
J A4385 Craven Arms 9 34
Craven Arms Shrewsbury A49 19 53


Day 5

Day 5 Sunday, 7th June
Shrewsbury to Garstang


From to Road Comments Mileage Cumulative mileage
Shrewsbury Whitcurch A49 20 20
Whitchurch Nantwich A525/A530 Turn right onto A525 and left onto A530 signposted Audlem, Burleydown 10 30
Nantwich Northwich B5074/A5018/A533 16 46
Northwich Dones Green A533 Left turn after Notrhwich follow signs for Runcorn 5 51
Dones Green Warrington A49 turn right at crossroads at Dones Green 7 58
Warrington Wigan A49 14 72
Wigan Preston A49 16 88
Preston Bilsburrow A6 8 96


Day 6

Day 6 Monday, 8th June
Garstang - Gretna


From to Road Comments Mileage Cumulative mileage
Bilsborrow Carlisle A6 Garstang, Lancaster, Kendal, Penrith, Carlisle 81 81
Carlisle Longtown A7 9 90
Longtown Gretna A6071 4 94


Day 7

Day 7 Tuesday, 9th June
Gretna to Clarkston


From to Road Comments Mileage Cumulative mileage
Gretna Abington B7076 50 50
Abington Lesmahagow B7078 13 63
Lasmahagow Strathaven B7086 8 71
Strathaven East Kilbride A726 12 83
East Kilbride Clarkeston A725 A726 joins A725 major road through EK . Stay on main road 3 86


Day 8

Day 8, Wednesday, 10th June
Clarkston to Bridge of Orchy


From to Road Comments Mileage Cumulative mileage
Clarkeston Erskine Bridge A726 through Paisley 15 15
Erskine Bridge Balloch A814/A812 10 25
Balloch Tarbert A82 18 43
Tarbert Crianlarich A82 17 60
Tyndrum Bridge of Orchy A82 10 70


Day 9

Day 9, Thursday, 11 June 2009
Bridge of Orchy to Beauley


From to Road Comments Mileage Cumulative mileage
Bridge of Orchy Fort William A82 Rannoch Moor, Glencoe, Right at Ballachulish to Fort William 40 40
Fort William Spean Bridge A82 9 49
Spean Bridge Invergarry A82 Loch Lochy on left
Invergarry Drumnodrochit A82 41 90
Drumnodrochit Beauly A831/A862 Briefly jopin A831 then take 2nd right to Beauly 12 102


Day 10

Day 10, Friday, 12 June
Beauley to Helmsdale


From to Road Comments Mileage Cumulative mileage
Beauley Muir of Ord A862 4 4
Muir of Ord Dingwall A862 8 12
Dingwall Just before Alness A9 Join A9 straight on at roundabout 4 18
Just before Alness Dornoch B9176 Alternative route stay on A9 22 40
Dornoch Helmsdale A9 Passing Alness, Glenmorangie distillary, Clashmore, Golospie, Brora 29 69


Day 11

Day 11, Saturday, 13th June
Helmsdale to JOG


From to Road Comments Mileage Cumulative mileage
Helmsdale Latherton A9 19 19
Latherton JOG A99 Right hand turn at Latherton heading to Wick and JOG 33 52