Welcome to my Great North Trail blog.
The Great North Trail is a long-distance off-road trail from the Peak District to Cape Wrath or John o’ Groats, covering a distance of 1327.71km, (825 miles).
Over the next couple of years or so, (in between other adventures), Rhona and I plan to see how much of this route, (in no particular order), can be done by a blind guy and his guide #BLINDRIDER #GUIDERIDER
As we only have the 1 vehicle, the majority of the route will have to be done “there and back”, meaning that by the time we finish, we may well have done almost double the distance.
Follow our progress below, and maybe we’ll bump into you, (not literally, I hope), along the way.
GNT KMS SO FAR (ONE WAY): 294.99
ACTUAL KMS SO FAR: 599.96
Bike (GNT) – Innerwick to Lochan Learg Nan Lunn, Scotland
Jun 25, 2023
There was heavy rain forecast for today, so our plan was to get as far as we could on this Great North Trail section before having to turn around. (Also, I’ve had an enforced lay-off from paddling due
Bike (GNT) – Rowter Farm to bridge over Monsal Trail, England
May 18, 2023
This was an EXPLORATION of the Great North Trail.
Yes, “EXPLORATION” has a certain ring to it, don’t you think? It conjures up images of 2 intrepid adventurers setting off on their two-wheeled steeds, on an epic exploration of
Bike (GNT) – Eskadale road to wee stream, Scotland
Jun 19, 2022
After setting off from Cannich, we soon joined the top of the Eskadale road, where we had finished back in May.
From here it was around 11km of quiet country roads until we took a left turn, straight up
Bike (GNT) – Friden Brickworks Car Park to Calton Hill Landfill Site, England
Jun 12, 2022
On our way back up north, we took on another little bit of the southern end of the Great North Trail, starting at the exotic location of the Friden Brickworks Car Park, where we finished our last trip
Bike (GNT) – Appersett, (road sections north & south), England
Jun 3, 2022
On our way down south on holiday we crossed the Great North Trail so stopped for a wee recce.
Parking up in Appersett, in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, we cycled the short road section north, to where the route
Bike (GNT) – River Moriston to top of hill (heading north), Scotland
May 4, 2022
Today was Day 4 and ride 5 of our short trip north on the Great North Trail.
This was our final hill climb of this trip, (5.5km to the top of the hill), which joined up the larger section
