Day 5, St Austell to Lostwithiel.
An early start today with a walk along a busy road out of St Austell, we knew it was going to be hot so wanted to make the most of the cool early morning. Stopped to check our route in a park. A number of people have asked if we are carrying maps for the […]
Day 4, Truro to St Austell.
We left behind the industrial landscape from yesterday (and yesteryear) as we moved in to vast agricultural fields with well defined paths. We really like well defined paths! Lots of ascent and decent, sometimes the downhill is tougher than the uphill! A highlight from today was our lunchtime stop at the community shop and cafe […]
Day 3, Camborne to Truro.
Our route today took us through the sizeable towns of Camborne, Redruth and Truro as well small villages. From the very start it was a journey through Cornwall’s industrial heritage. There are several Mineral Tramway Trails, one of which we followed letting us see the remains of the industrial infrastructure of the 19th century. The […]
Day 2, Penzance to Camborne.
There is no doubt St Michael’s Mount dominates the coast in this area, and we can understand why. It certainly looked striking in the sunshine this morning. We have spent more time on quiet country lanes today. This was a conscious decision as some smaller and more remote paths have disappeared or are inaccessible due […]
Day 1, Land’s End to Penzance.
8 o’clock start at Land’s End saw us and three other people at the iconic signpost. It turned out they were also doing the LEJOG, but cycling it in an impressive 14 days. We set off on coastal paths with amazing views before heading inland along quiet country lanes and then tiny paths in woodlands […]