Walking the John o' Groats Trail - Coastal walking from Inverness to John o' Groats (Robinson Andy)(Paperback / softback) - diskuze

Discover the John o’ Groats Trail, a strikingly remote and challenging long-distance walk across northeast Scotland. Stretching approximately 233km (145 miles) from Inverness to John o’ Groats, this coastal route leads you through wild Highland landscapes, along sandy beaches, cliff tops and quiet shorelines, and past attractive towns and villages that offer a welcome break from the solitude of the open coast. Far less well known than many of Scotland’s established long-distance trails, the John o’ Groats Trail offers a true sense of adventure for seasoned walkers seeking solitude and variety. While the terrain is fairly level overall, the northern half of the route is challenging and remote, often following rough ground, exposed cliff edges and uneven coastal paths that require sound navigation and good fitness. Best walked in the Spring, the trail takes around two weeks to complete. This comprehensive Cicerone guidebook provides everything you need to plan and walk the trail in either direction, with detailed route descriptions broken into 14 stages (each 10–25km/6–16 miles) from south to north, plus summary notes for walkers heading southbound. Stage-by-stage mapping keeps you oriented from Inverness to John o'Groats through hazards along the coast like crumbling cliff edges and gorse thicketsDownloadable GPX files are also provided for all 14 stages of the John O'Groats Trail, a digital navi
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