The links are provided below as being sites with LEJOG relevance or other info that may be of use or interest for which I am not responsible. If there is any inappropriate content in any of the links below, let me know and I will remove the link. Also if you know of any good links worth adding let me know by email
If you enjoy my site and you have your own, please add a link to my site and I will happily add one to yours.
For links to LEJOG travelogues and journey accounts click here
The list has been separated into the following sections:
- My own links
- Accommodation
- Cycling Equipment & Accessories
- General Cycling Related
- Tours, routes, route planning and GPS
- Transport
- End to End Information
- Charity & Sponsorship
- Weather
- Miscellaneous
List last updated – 28/08/2012
My own links
- Photos of my own LEJOG trip
- Flickr – My photo feed
- My cycle routes hosted on Bikemap – End to End and other cycle routes in the UK and abroad
Accommodation – See also accommodation section
- Beds For Cyclists – Accommodation search for cyclist friendly accommodation
- Youth Hostel Association
- Scottish Youth Hostel Association
Transport
- John O’Groats Transport Service
- Expedition tandem hire business
- Caladonian MacBraine – Scottish ferry operator including Corran ferry and ferries to/from Arran
- Camasnagaul Ferry – Ferry to cross Loch Linnhe to Fort William if you cycle on the West side of the Loch. Corran ferry takes you across at Corran operated by Caledonian MacBraine
End to End Information
- Lands End to John O’Groats entry on Wikipedia
- Cycle Journey Planning
- LEJOG Resource Rob has been working hard at offering LEJOG resources on his site
- Everytrail Online route mapping site
- Bikemap – Website where you can create and upload your own cycle routes
Tours, Routes and Route Planning (inc GPS resources)
- Audax – End-to-End – Mark Hummerstone’s site details how to do the End2End as an Audax
- Satmap – Excellent GPS device. I own one and they are superb.
- Viewranger – Excellent ‘App’ that turns your Smartphone into a fully functioning GPS with OS mapping. Again I use this and find it excellent.
- GMAP Pedometer – Plan your own LEJOG route using Google Maps
- GPS Visualizer – Load your GPS route file into Google Maps and view online.To download my route files for the LEJOG trip click here
- Bikemap – An excellent mapping site. Incredibly easy to use map based route planning for cyclists. View my route too by clicking Here!
- EndtoEnd Tours We are a young company with a passion for cycle touring, at the moment we specialise in two UK routes, the Classic Lands End to John o’Groats over fourteen days and the Trans Pennine Trail over four days.www.pedalnation.co.uk
General Cycling Information
- Sustains National Cycle Route Charity
- Devon County Council Cycling Information for Exeter & Devon
- Exeter Cycle Map Download the map in pdf format Exeter Cycle Map PDF
- Why Cycle? Site providing general information on cycling including sizing http://www.whycycle.co.uk/
- Bike For All – The Essential Resource for anyone who cycles … or whose thinking about it”
- Bikereader.com More End to End links and other cycling related matters http://www.bikereader.com/e2e2.html
- Bike Register Identity marking for your pride and joy www.bikeregister.com
Bike Sizing links
- Advice on how to set your bike up properly and which size is right for you Google Search for cycle sizing
- Cycle Touring Club Good source of info, advice and routeswww.ctc.org.uk
- Cycle to work guarantee www.cycletoworkguarantee.org.uk/
- Cycle Tourer A really interesting site recounting cycle touring trips from all over the World, and gives help and information to those who might consider cycle touring as an alternative type of holiday. http://www.cycletourer.co.uk
- Cycle Exeter A site dedicated to cycling in Exeter www.cycleexeter.org.uk
- Exeter Wheelers An Exeter based cycle racing club www.exeterwheelers.co.uk
Charity and Sponsorship
- Donate to my chosen charity, Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team
Weather
- Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team – weather widgets and tools
- Accuweather. Weather forecasting http://www.accuweather.com/ukie/index.asp
- Met office weather forecasting http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/
- Metcheck weather forecasting www.metcheck.com
Other Miscellaneous Links
- Mountain Search Find a UK mountain, any mountain http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/search.php
- Ents24Gig Guide www.ents24.com
- A good source of links to the West Country.
- Active Devon is a countywide partnership for physical activity and sport and is one of 49 county partnerships supported by Sport England. Active Devon comprises a diverse range of organisations involved in or with physical activity and sport all committed to achieving our vision:’