West Coast of Scotland Ride May 2010 - Completed!

On Sunday 16th May I started cycling a 700 mile route close to the coast of Western and Northern Scotland on my recumbent trike. Finally, on Thursday 28th May I reached John o' Groats. To keep me focused, I raised £1690 sponsorship on behalf of the RNLI.

The route covered two extreme points of mainland Britain – the most Westerly point of mainland Britain at Ardnamurchan as well as the most Northerly at Dunnet Head. I also took in  significant points, John O'Groats and Cape Wrath and have started the trip with a visit to the Isle of Iona.  Along the way I visited some the major mainland lighthouses and the RNLI lifeboat stations.  

The website banner above illustrates one of the challenges: the route I completed on day six (Friday 21st May) climbing up the Bealach na Ba (2053') from sea level before descending to Applecross.  It took 2 hours and 10 minutes to reach the summit...and only 9 minutes to descend!

Route maps and details of the itinerary are available on this site. I hope this will be helpful to anyone planning a similar adventure.