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Great North Trail Blog

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 few years, (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): 361.97

ACTUAL KMS SO FAR: 732.81

Great North Trail Blog ARCHIVE:

  • 18 May 2023 - Bike (GNT) - Rowter Farm to bridge over Monsal Trail, England
  • 19 Jun 2022 - Bike (GNT) - Eskadale road to wee stream, Scotland
  • 12 Jun 2022 - Bike (GNT) – Friden Brickworks Car Park to Calton Hill Landfill Site, England
  • 03 Jun 2022 - Bike (GNT) - Appersett, (road sections north & south), England
  • 04 May 2022 - Bike (GNT) - River Moriston to top of hill (heading north), Scotland
  • 03 May 2022 - Bike (GNT) - Plodda Falls to the Eskadale road (heading north), Scotland
  • 02 May 2022 - Bike (GNT) - Plodda Falls to top of hill (heading south), Scotland
  • 01 May 2022 - Bike (GNT) - River Moriston to top of hill (heading south), Scotland
  • 01 May 2022 - Bike (GNT) - Fort Augustus to top of hill (heading west), Scotland
  • 18 Apr 2022 - Bike (GNT) - Kilin to Big Rock, Scotland
  • 30 Jan 2022 - Bike (GNT) - Wee Hoose to Corrieyairack Pass, Scotland
  • 21 Nov 2021 - Bike (GNT) - Hawick to wee gate
  • 20 Nov 2021 - Bike (GNT) - Middleton Top to Friden, England
  • 04 Oct 2021 - Bike (GNT) - Kielder Reservoir, England
  • 26 Sep 2021 - Bike (GNT) - Fort Augustus to Corrieyairack Pass
  • 20 Sep 2021 - Bike (GNT) - Loch Laggan to Wee Hoose, Scotland
  • 18 Sep 2021 - Bike (GNT) - Duncansby Head to Loch Watten, Scotland
  • 21 Aug 2021 - Bike (GNT) - Innerwick to 4th bridge, Scotland
  • 17 Aug 2021 - Bike (GNT) – Rannoch Station to the 4th bridge (No, not that Forth Bridge!)
  • 14 Aug 2021 - Bike (GNT) – Rannoch Station to Loch Ossian, Scotland
  • 27 Jul 2021 - Bike (GNT) - Loch Laggan to Loch Ossian, Scotland
  • 26 Jul 2021 - Bike (GNT) - Loch Laggan, Scotland

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